高考写作素材及话题表达积累--平板和电子书的利与弊 2022届高考英语外刊学习

The advantages and disadvantages of tablets and textbooks  外刊原句素材 Advantages of tablets平板学习的优点Tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device, plus homework, quizzes, and other files, eliminating the need for physical storage of books and classroom materials.平板可以在一台设备上存放数百本教科书，以及家庭作业、测验和其他文件，无需占用空间存放书籍和课堂材料。 补充：The average tablet contains anywhere from 8 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of storage space. On the Amazon Kindle Fire, for instance, 1,000 books only take up one GB of space.一般的平板电脑包含8到64GB的存储空间。例如，在亚马逊KindleFire上，1000本书只占用了1GB的空间。 Tablets contain many technological features that cannot be found in print textbooks.平板有很多纸质课本所没有的科技特征。补充：Tablets give users the ability to highlight and edit text and write notes without ruining a textbook for the next user. Tablets have a search function, a backlighting option to read in low light, and a built-in dictionary.平板电脑让用户能够突出显示和编辑文本以及写笔记，同时不会破坏下一个用户的教科书。平板电脑有搜索功能，在低光下阅读的背光选项，以及内置字典。 Tablets help students better prepare for a world immersed in technology. Students who learn technology skills early in life will be better prepared to pursue relevant careers later in life.平板电脑帮助学生更好地为这个科技化的世界作准备。较早学习科技技能的学生将为日后从事相关职业做好更好的准备。  Tablets lower the amount of paper teachers have to print for handouts and assignments, which helps to protect the environment and save money.平板电脑减少了老师打印讲义和作业的纸张量，这有助于保护环境、节省成本。 Disadvantages of tablets平板学习的弊端1. Hand-held technological devices such as tablets are associated with a range of health problems.平板这种手持式科技设备会导致一系列的健康问题。补充：Handhelds contribute to Computer Vision Syndrome, which causes eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, and dry eyes, according to the American Optometric Association.据美国验光协会称，手持设备会导致计算机视觉综合症，这会导致眼睛疲劳、头痛、视力模糊和眼睛干燥。 2. Tablets enable students to cut corners or cheat on schoolwork. Students can easily avoid reading and analyzing texts on their own because they can quickly look up passages in an e-textbook and search for answers on the internet.平板电脑让学生在功课上偷工减料或作弊。学生可以很容易地避免自己阅读和分析文本，因为他们可以快速地在电子教科书中查找文章，并在互联网上搜索答案。 3. Tablets have too many distractions for classroom use. Students may pay attention to apps, email, games, and websites instead of their teachers.平板电脑作为课堂使用，有太多的干扰因素。学生可能会关注应用程序、电子邮件、游戏和网站，而不是他们的老师。 4. The higher cost of tablets marginalizes poorer school districts and increases the “digital divide”.平板更高的成本使贫困学校边缘化，并加剧了“数字差距”。补充：Rich school districts can afford to implement e-textbooks on tablets, while poor school districts cannot. Low-income schools are less likely to implement teacher training programs on how to use digital learning in the classroom.富裕的学校有钱实施平板电子教科书，而贫困学区则没有这个经济实力。低收入学校不太可能实施教师培训计划来帮助教师了解如何在课堂上使用在线学习。    话题词汇及表达积累平板tablets科技特征technological features纸质书print textbooks突出显示和编辑文本highlight and edit text在低光下阅读read in low light内置字典a built-in dictionary相关事业relevant careers讲义和作业handouts and assignments一些列健康问题a range of health problems与……有关be associated with导致contribute to视力模糊blurred vision使边缘化marginalize