1.科技的影响(工作、学习、生活)

　　2.政府 & 科技(太空探索，理论研究)

　　3.现代媒介 vs传统媒介

　　4.传媒的作用

　　必备表达

　　科技的利弊

　　Pros

　　Cutting edge technology 尖端技术

　　Technological innovations/inventions/advances/progressions 技术创新和进步

　　1.提高工作效率

　　Augment/enhance/boost efficiency/productivity

　　Liberate accountants from repetitive and complex calculations that are Time-consuming and exhausting

　　2.方便信息检索

　　Information regarding(concerning/pertaining to) any area can be immediately accessible

　　Easily obtain/attain/access information

　　3.促进交流

　　Facilitate communication /transcend geographical barrier

　　Communicate on a global scale/across the globe

　　4.方便生活

　　Facilitate people’s daily commuting

　　Multiple household appliances (air-conditioners---enjoy comfortable lives without worrying about whether it is hot,cold or rainy outside; refrigerators preserve food for longer ; vacuum cleaners--energy-saving & time-saving)

　　5.丰富生活

　　Spice up/enrich people’s life

　　Leisure time

　　Listening to music, surfing the internet or watching digital movies

　　6.医疗科技

　　CT-scans and B-type ultrasound scans aid doctors in diagnosing illness for patients

　　With the invention of certain targeted vaccines, people finally put an end to rampant epidemics/eliminate deadly diseases.

　　Cons

　　1.污染

　　Abuse of industrial chemicals has caused irreversible consequences

　　Increasing automobiles bring about air pollution

　　2.伦理问题

　　Ethnic problems caused by cloning human beings

　　3.侵犯隐私

　　Violate/intrude on/infringe on one’s privacy

　　Infected by viruses & attacked by hackers

　　4.阻碍交流

　　Overexposure to...

　　Socially isolated

　　Impede/hinder communication

　　利弊权衡

　　Double-edged sword 双刃剑

　　Advantage/merit/strength/benefit 优点

　　Disadvantage/demerit/weakness/defect/drawback/shortcoming 缺点

　　(Far) outweigh/overshadow/outshine 大于

　　投资科技的优点

　　Inspire/stimulate/nurture/attract scientific minds

　　Turn out to be fruitful much later

　　Exert far-reaching/profound effect/impact

　　社交传媒的利弊

　　Pros

　　Disseminate information

　　Keep in touch with/reconnect with old friends

　　Bridge previously insurmountable physical distances

　　Promote public participation and civic engagement

　　Objective, unbiased and truthful reporting

　　Inform people with updated news

　　Cons

　　The validity of this information cannot always be verified

　　Misleading, misrepresented, distorted news