[句式分析]

　　[尝试翻译]　我今天所要谈及的因特网的主要缺点是网上有太多未经核准的信息，以及它正改变人们消磨时间的方式。

　　3．In 2003, eBay, a famous website where people buy and sell things, said that 70 per cent of their problems were with people who sold things that did not exist, or who lied about the products they were selling.

　　[句式分析]

　　本句的主干为eBay said that ...，said后的宾语从句较为复杂，现将其结构分析如下：

　　[尝试翻译]　2003年，易趣网--网上交易的著名网站指出，他们70%的麻烦都是由那些贩卖不存在的东西或者对销售的产品进行虚假宣传的人引起的。

　　Ⅳ.Post­reading

　　Fill in the blanks according to the text.

　　Two students gave their speeches about ①the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet use at a debate.

　　One of them is ②in favour of the Internet.In her view, the Internet has positive effects ③on our lives.She offered us two explanations：the Internet is now the first source people turn ④to when they need information.Besides, the Internet is also helpful for people ⑤to_build (build) social bonds.What is ⑥more,_the disabled can correspond and communicate with others with the help of the Internet.

　　However, the other one doesn't think so.In his speech, he mainly addressed the drawbacks of the Internet. ⑦On the one hand, the information provided by the Internet has not been evaluated for ⑧accuracy (accurate)．On the other hand, the Internet not only affects people's private lives but also damages people's ability ⑨to_live (live) normal lives.So he advised that people should either limit the use of it ⑩or learn how to handle the problems it caused.

　　[课 文 对 译]

　　THE EFFECTS OF THE INTERNET ON OUR LIVES

　　The Internet has positive effects on our lives

　　My name is Zhu Fei and I am speaking in favour of the Internet - I believe that the Internet has positive effects on our lives. There are two main points which must be included when we analyse the Internet. The first is its value for people who are looking for information. The second is our ability to relate to others through the Internet.

When people need information, from the news and weather forecasts to travel packages and