150. "Because of television and worldwide computer connections, people can now become familiar with a great many places that they have never visited. As a result, tourism will soon become obsolete."
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由于电视和全球范围内的计算机网络,人们现在可以熟悉很多以前从未涉足过的地方。其结果就是使得旅游变得过时了。 " b" \- h2 [" o8 |# U+ x( m
(旅游将会被淘汰)
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I agree that these technologies might eventually serve to reduce travel for certain purposes other than tourism. However, I strongly disagree that tourism will become obsolete, or that it will even decline, as a result.
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1. As for the claim that television will render tourism obsolete, we already have sufficient empirical evidence that this will simply not happen. $ C: N A8 j. l/ o9 m0 R
2. It is somewhat more tempting to accept the speaker’s further claim that computer connectivity will render tourism obsolete.
; P4 N- ^$ o6 M0 ?6 l! C3. Moreover, in my view tourism will continue to thrive for the same reason that people still go out for dinner or to the movies: we all need to “get away” from our familiar routines and surroundings from time to time. 9 _( ]. ^/ f9 o
4. In fact, computer connectivity might actually provide a boon for tourism. + d# g. r' d8 Y9 ~6 W3 P+ u" ]8 }6 H
5. Admittedly, travel for purposes other than tourism might eventually decline, as the business world becomes increasingly dependent on Internet.
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obsolete: 过时的,废弃的
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151. "High-speed electronic communications media, such as electronic mail and television, tend to prevent meaningful and thoughtful communication." 6 K6 M3 j& y% N) Q0 R! `: H4 U P
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Agree with concession
( p3 h0 ?! d l+ r+ ]3 X$ d* e& JAlthough ample empirical evidence suggests so with respect to television, the answer is far less clear when it comes to communication via computers. 9 H$ z3 Z: G! C4 X; @+ ~4 L# I
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1. Few would argue that since its inception broadcast television has greatly enhanced communication to the masses. - v2 D6 H; b! k$ J
2. Media such as email and the Web are interactive by design, yet email is often used to avoid face-to-face encounters, and in practice is used as a means of distributing quick memos. & D" q( x7 A% c4 c+ q
3. With respect to Web-based communication, the myriad of educational sites, interactive and otherwise, is strong evidence that the Web tends to enhance, rather than prevent, meaningful communication. [; B- O7 G2 ^( I0 H
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