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练

习

三

Directions: Read the underlined sentences carefully, and then translate them into

Chinese. You may check your answers after you finish them.

Passage One

The science of. meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure, state,

and

behavior

of

the

atmosphere.

The

subject

may

be

approached

from

several

directions, but the scene cannot be fully approached from any one vantage point (

有利

的地位

). Different view must be integrated to give perspective to the whole picture.

One

may

consider

the

condition

of

the

atmosphere

at

a

given

moment

and

attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few

days

ahead.

This

approach

is

covered

by

the

branch

of

the

science

called

synoptic

meteorology.

Synoptic

meteorology

is

the

scientific

basis

of

the

technique

of

weather

forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps and aerological

diagram

（高空气象图）

. The practical importance of the numerous applications of

weather

forecasting

cannot

be

overestimated

.

In

serving

the

needs

of

shipping,

aviation,

agriculture,

industry,

and

many

other

interests

and

field

of

human

activity

with

accurate

weather

warnings

and

professional

forecast

advice,

great

benefits

are

reaped

in

the

form

of

the

saving

of

human

life

and

property

and

in

economic

advantages of various kinds. One important purpose of the science of meteorology is

constantly to strive, through advanced study and research, to increase our knowledge

of the atmosphere with the aim of improving the accuracy of weather forecasts.

The

tools

needed

to

advance

our

knowledge

in

this

way

are

the

disciplines

of

mathematics and physics applied to solve meteorological problems. The use of these

tools forms that branch of the science called dynamic meteorology.

Passage Two

Much

attention

has

been

given

in

the

media

to

the

so-called

information

superhighway which is supposed to use computer and telecommunication technology

to

completely

change

the

way

Americans

will

do

business

and

receive

information

and

entertainment

at

home

in

the

future.

There

have

been

countless

newspaper

and

magazine articles, television and radio discussions, meetings and conferences about it.

However,

according

to

a

public

opinion

poll,

most

Americans

say

they

have

never

heard of it.

The

people

who

conducted

the

poll

didn't

actually

talk

to

most

Americans,

of

course, but they did talk to 1 255 individuals, and they say the result has a margin of

error

of

plus

or

minus

three

percent

age

points.

13ut

even

if

it's

off

by

three

percentage

points,

it's

still

amazing.

Two-thirds

of

Americans

do

not

recall

having

heard of the in-formation superhighway. And, even among the 34 percent who have

heard of it. Most say that they have little understanding of what it is. J3ut even though

most of those who have heard of it don't know what it is, six out of ten of them say