Week 2 Wednesday

“What is done by night appears by day.”

若要人不知，除非己莫为。

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CLOSE READING

Step 1 朗读下面一段话。

One reason computer security is so bad today is that few people were taking it seriously yesterday. When the Internet was new, that was forgivable. Now that the consequences are known, and the risks posed by bugs and hacking are large and growing, there is no excuse for repeating the mistake. But changing attitudes and behavior will require economic tools, not just technical ones.

Step 2 回答问题。

What's the author's preferred solution to computer security?

A. Raising users' full awareness of encoding.

B. Reporting hackers' attacks to high-tech firms.

C. Urging firms to further improve faulty products.

D. Strengthening economic means further.

答案见文章末尾

Step 3 精读

1.One reasoncomputer securityis so bad today is that few people weretaking it seriouslyyesterday.

现在网络安全如此糟糕的一个原因是，过去少有人认真对待这个问题。

2. When the Internet was new, that wasforgivable.

那时候网络是新事物，安全问题人们并不计较。

3. Now that theconsequencesare known, and therisks posed bybugs and hackingare large and growing, there is noexcuseforrepeatingthe mistake.

如今过去不论安全的后果已显现，软件漏洞与黑客袭击带来的风险是巨大的且日益严重，我们还有什么理由重蹈覆辙？

4. But changingattitudesand behavior willrequireeconomic tools, not justtechnicalones.

然而，转变人们对网络安全的态度与表现，需要技术手段，更需要经济手段。

答案解析

What's the author's preferred solution to computer security?

作者倾向于通过哪种途径解决网络安全问题？

A. Raising users' full awareness of encoding.

A. 充分提升用户对编码的意识

B. Reporting hackers' attacks to high-tech firms.

B. 将黑客袭击事件上报高科技公司

C. Urging firms to further improve faulty products.

C. 驱使公司进一步改良劣质产品

D. Strengthening economic means further.

D. 进一步推进经济手段

依据原文最后一句话，答案是D。

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NATURE

春分Spring Equinox

咏柳

The Willow

贺知章唐

He Zhizhang Tang Dynasty

碧玉妆成一树高，

Theslendertree is dressed inemeraldall about,

万条垂下绿丝绦。

A thousandbranchesdroop likefringesmade of jade.

不知细叶谁裁出，

But do you know by whom theseslimleaves arecut out?

二月春风似剪刀。

The wind of early spring issharpas scissor blade.

slender 细长的，苗条的

emerald 翡翠；翠路色的

branch 树枝

fringe 流苏；边缘

made of jade 玉制的

slim 苗条的；修长的

cut out 剪出；删除

sharp as scissor blade 像剪刀的刀刃一样锋利

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