Language Points 合 9 Anyone expecting an autobiography or a treatise on what it's like to have been as lucky as I have been will be disappointed Perhaps when Pve retired I will get around to writing that book This book looks primarily to the future 10 Anyone hoping for a technological treatise will be disappointed, too. Everyone will be touched by the information highway, and everyone ought to be able to understand its implications. That's why my goal from the very beginning was to write a book that as many people as possible could understand
9 Anyone expecting an autobiography or a treatise on what it’s like to have been as lucky as I have been will be disappointed. Perhaps when I’ve retired I will get around to writing that book. This book looks primarily to the future. 10 Anyone hoping for a technological treatise will be disappointed, too. Everyone will be touched by the information highway, and everyone ought to be able to understand its implications. That’s why my goal from the very beginning was to write a book that as many people as possible could understand. Language Points
Language Points 合 11 The process of thinking about and writing the present book took longer than I expected. Indeed, estimating the time it would take proved to be as difficult as projecting the development schedule of a major software project. The only part that was the cover photo which we finished well ahead of schedule. I enjoy writing speeches and had thought writing a book would be like writing them. I innocently imagined writing a chapter would be the equivalent of writing a speech. The fallacy in my thinking was similar to the one software developers often run into -a program ten times as long is about one hundred times more complicated to write should have known better
11 The process of thinking about and writing the present book took longer than I expected. Indeed, estimating the time it would take proved to be as difficult as projecting the development schedule of a major software project. The only part that was the cover photo which we finished well ahead of schedule. I enjoy writing speeches and had thought writing a book would be like writing them. I innocently imagined writing a chapter would be the equivalent of writing a speech. The fallacy in my thinking was similar to the one software developers often run into — a program ten times as long is about one hundred times more complicated to write. I should have known better. Language Points
Language Points 合 12 And here it is. I hope it stimulates understanding, debate, and creative ideas about how we can take advantage of all that's sure to be happening in the decade ahead
12 And here it is. I hope it stimulates understanding, debate, and creative ideas about how we can take advantage of all that’s sure to be happening in the decade ahead. Language Points
incredible adi unbelievable; extraordinary e.g. Michael jordan is an incredible basketball player. Bill Gates earns an incredible amount of money; he is the youngest multi-billionaire in American history
incredible adj. — unbelievable; extraordinary e.g. • Michael Jordan is an incredible basketball player. • Bill Gates earns an incredible amount of money; he is the youngest multi-billionaire in American history
pore over examine, study with close attention, read attentively ● eafranslate 他重走她森er的昂的据钷 student spent many hours in the library poring over old documents Ke Hey sens faforestispapgr have to pore over my map time and again once in a new place
pore over — examine, study with close attention, read attentively e.g. • To prepare his term paper, the student spent many hours in the library poring over old documents. • I have a poor sense of direction, and have to pore over my map time and again once in a new place. Translate: 他正专心致志地阅读一份主要的报纸。 Key He’s poring over a major newspaper