Tech in Your Life: English-Chinese Comparative Reader

Author: Cheng Xiufang
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: In daily life, as long as we pay attention to observing the things around us, we will find that science and technology are everywhere and at all times. The selection of materials in this book starts from real-life situations, is lively and vivid, and provides scientific and reasonable explanations and descriptions for commonplace phenomena. It integrates many dull and tasteless English knowledge into daily life. The book is divided into three modules: the Information World, Diet and Health, and the Kaleidoscope of Technology. Starting from the technology of the information age, it then moves on to the diet and health that are closely related to everyone's life, and finally explores the colorful world of technology. It covers a wide range of fields in natural sciences, such as: the new concept of electronic greeting cards, learning foreign languages online, being an electronic person, foods that can prevent and treat diseases—kale, new insights into the causes of human obesity, SARS, the trial use of fingerprint payment technology by merchants, and future survival issues for humans. The content is rich yet not overly complex or purely technical, making it easy to understand. The book is presented in both English and Chinese, and its comprehensive themes and natural and standardized language make it both informative, entertaining, and practical. Anyone who is determined to improve their English level can use this book as a leisure read. After meals, with a relaxed and pleasant mood, readers can learn English and understand the scientific knowledge around them, gradually acquiring more English knowledge while learning natural science.