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　　大学体验英语第四册Unit2-PassageA

　　《WhyDigitalCultureIsGoodforYou?》

　　Thenewsmedia,alongwithsocialandbehavioralscientists,haverecentlysentoutamultitudeofwarningsaboutthemanydangersthatawaitusoutthereincyberspace.ThetruthofthematteristhattheWebisnomoreinherentlydangerousthananythingelseintheworld.Itisnotsomeamorphousentitycapableofinflictingharmfuloutcomesonallwhoenter.Infact,inandofitself,theWebisfairlyharmless.Ithasnospecialpowertoovertakeitsusersandaltertheirveryexistence.Liketheoldtalethatthevampirecannotharmyouunlessyouinviteittocrossyourthreshold,theInternetcannotcorruptwithoutbeinginvited.And,withtheexceptionofchildrenandtheweak-willed,itcannotcreatewhatdoesnotalreadyexist...

　　(1)Likealcohol,theWebsimplymagnifieswhatisalreadythere:ExpertsareconcernedthatthemaskingthatgoesononlineposesadangerforeveryonewhoisapartoftheDigitalCulture.Beforeweknowit,theexpertstellus,wewillallusefakeidentities,becomefragmented,andwillnolongerbesureofjustwhoweare.Wrong.Theonlypeoplewhofeelcompelledtomask,andotherwisemisrepresentthemselvesonlinearethesamepeoplewhoaremysteriousandunfrankin"reallife”...theNetjustgivesthemonemoretooltopracticetheirdeceit.

　　Asfortherestofus,gettingtakeninbythesepeopleisalowprobability.Weknowwhothesefolksareinthe"realworld”.TheInternetdoesnot"cause”peopletodisguiseassomethingtheyarenot.AsfortheDigitalCulturegettingcheatedbythesedishonestfolks,well,therearejustasmany"cues”onlinetodecipherdeceptionasthereareinthe"realworld”.ThecompetentWebHeadcanrecognizemanyredflagsgivenoffbytheonlinebehaviorofothers.Oftentimestheintentionsoffellowusersiscrystalclear,especiallyovertime.

　　Whensomeoneistryingtodeceiveusonline,inconsistencies,theessencethattheyaretrying"toohard”orarejustplainunbelievable,oftencomethroughloudandclear.Likewise,justlikeinthe"realworld”,ahostofotherunacceptabletendenciescanbereadilyrecognizedonline.Narcissism(it’sallabout"meeeee”),thosepeoplewhohavenothingbutnegativityorunpleasantthingstosayaboutothers,andthosewhofeelcompelledtoundermineothersandwhothinktheymustblowouttheotherguys’candlesinorderfortheirowntoshinecanbespottedacybermileaway.

　　(2)TheWebcanbringoutthebestinpeople:Gregarious,frankfolksin"reallife”usuallycarrythesesametraitsovertotheironlinelife.Mostarejustasfun-lovingonlineifnotmoreso,astheyareataparty,atwork,oratthelocalbar.Thoughadmittedly,somearenotquiteasmuchfuntobearoundwithoutastiffdrink.

　　Shyfolkshavea"safer”environmentonlinethaninthe"realworld”andcanlearntoexpressthemselvesmorefreelyontheNet(you’veneverseenanyonestutterone-mail,haveyou?)allowingthemtogainconfidenceandcommunicationskillsthatcaneventuallyspilloverintootheraspectsoftheirlives.Helpfulpeoplein"reallife”areoftenjustaswillingtocometosomeone’sassistanceonlineasanywhereelse.

　　(3)PeoplearejudgeddifferentlyontheWeb:OntheInternetpeoplearejudgedbytheirpersonality,beliefsandonlineactions,NOTbytheirphysicalappearance.Thisisgood.Itnotonlygivesuglyfolksanaid,butcausesBeautiful