515 Para. 16 This new leadership has abandoned all talk of economic imperialism in favor of market economics Indians now put flowers around Bill Gates' neck and offer him the kind of reception once offered only to the Queen And thumbs Up is a branch of coca Cola Para. 17 Mid-sized cities like Bangalore are now the Silicon Valleys of India-their workers generate demand for the very products that they produce. But the nation is slowly disintegrating. India's population recently hit 1 billion, but its interior framework in water, transportation and health care is fast falling apart; its citizens breathe air that is dangerously polluted
Para.16 This new leadership has abandoned all talk of economic imperialism in favor of market economics. Indians now put flowers around Bill Gates’ neck and offer him the kind of reception once offered only to the Queen. A n d T h u m b s U p i s a b r a n c h o f C o c a - Cola. Para.17 Mid-sized cities like Bangalore are now the Silicon Valleys of India—their workers generate demand for the very products that they produce. But the nation is slowly disintegrating. India’s population recently hit 1 billion, but its interior framework in water, transportation a n d h e a l t h c a r e i s f a s t f a l l i n g a p a r t ; i t s citizens breathe air that is dangerously polluted
Para. 18 India had gone from an agricultural society to the cyber-revolution, without passing through intermediate stages such as the welfare state and the creation of social services Para. 19 Perhaps it is time to pass legislation calling for a "Brain Trust. Funded by corporations like Microsoft and Intel which have drained India of its brains for decades, the trust could set up new institutes in India aimed at training students not in symbol manipulation, but in social thought. Such an effort is our only hope of creating the social structure needed in the next century
Para.18 India had gone from an agricultural society to the cyber-revolution, without passing through intermediate stages such as the welfare state and the creation of social services. Para.19 Perhaps it is time to pass legislation calling for a “Brain Trust”. Funded by corporations like Microsoft and Intel which have drained India of its brains for decades, the trust could set up new institutes in India aimed at training students not in symbol manipulation, but in social thought. Such an effort is our only hope of creating the social structure needed in the next century
B 1)sth that uses up strength, energy, or resources drain n 耗竭;外流 2)[c] a pipe to carry away the unwanted water排水管 FOR EXAMPLE: 1)Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.军费开支是对这个国家财源的巨大消耗 2)I think the kitchen drain is blocked 我想是厨房的下水道堵住了。 Now you try: 这个国家的资金外流是一个严重的问题。 The drain of money from the country is a serious problem. 大雨之后下水道里的水溢了出来。 The drains overflowed after the heavy rain To see more of the word in the next page B8
1) Military spending is a huge drain on the country’s resources. 军费开支是对这个国家财源的巨大消耗。 2) I think the kitchen drain is blocked. 我想是厨房的下水道堵住了。 drain n. 1) sth. that uses up strength, energy, or resources 耗竭；外流 2) [C] a pipe to carry away the unwanted water 排水管 这个国家的资金外流是一个严重的问题。 大雨之后下水道里的水溢了出来。 FOR EXAMPLE: The drain of money from the country is a serious problem. The drains overflowed after the heavy rain. Now you try: To see more of the word in the next page
B 1)( cause to) flow off gradually or com pletely慢慢流掉 drain v. 2)(cause to) become gradually dry, as water or other liquid is removed渐渐耗尽 FOR EXAMPLE. 1)We drained the pool and filled it with pure water 我们将池塘里的水排干,然后又注入了干净水 2)With illness, her strength drained away. 她生病了,身体很虚弱。 Now you try. 他们把地面上的水排掉。 They drained water from the land. 战争使该国的资源枯竭了。 The war drained the country of its resources
1) We drained the pool and filled it with pure water. 我们将池塘里的水排干，然后又注入了干净水。 2) With illness, her strength drained away. 她生病了，身体很虚弱。 drain v. 1) (cause to) flow off gradually or completely 慢慢流掉 2) (cause to) become gradually dry, as water or other liquid is removed 渐渐耗尽 他们把地面上的水排掉。 战争使该国的资源枯竭了。 FOR EXAMPLE: They drained water from the land. The war drained the country of its resources. Now you try: