Most of us can remember the days when we didnt use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into our life. E-mail is a valuable tool for college students at any level. Its available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and even at holidays. Most universities assign students an account upon entrance, so there is usually not even a choice involved.

　　我們大多數人都還記得不用電子郵件作為每日通信工具的那些日子，但是它慢慢地卻毫無疑問的悄悄地進^了我們的生活。電子郵件對各類大學生來說都是一種頗有價值的通信工具。因為它-天24小時，一周7天甚至是在假日都可以使用。許多大學在學生^學時就分給每人一個電子郵件賬戶，所以你幾乎沒有選擇，必須使用。

　　You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects, keeping in touch with classmates, family and friends, getting daily news services to keep you posted on world events. But, what are the disadvantages?

　　從討論家庭作業和研究項目，保持與同學的聯系，同家里和朋友通信，獲得日常信息服務到了解世界的最新發展動態，所有這一切都可以通過電子郵件而完成。但是電子郵件有什么樣的缺點昵7

　　E-mail can be E-jail. You might spend hours writing and responding to e-mails when you should be hitting the books for an upcoming exam. Or you might be signed up for so many daily services, such as horoscopes, news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so filled up with junk mail that finding the important e-mails through your mailbox might take hours.

　　電子郵件可能成為電子監獄。你可能本應該埋頭讀書以應付即將到來的考試，而你卻會花上幾個小時去回復你的電子郵件。或者，你的郵箱可能因注冊了太多的日常項目，如星相算命、資訊服務、私人廣告而充滿了垃圾郵件，因而你必須花上幾個小時的時間來找一些重要的信件。

　　If youre a student, time is valuable. Create and organize your e-mail folders into imporant school related mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a folder for jokers, horoscopes, and other news services. Always put the mail into the proper folders first, and when youve finished, head for the important school related folder first, respond to the folder for the important e-mails first, and if you have time, you can get to the others.

　　如果你是個學生，時間就是很寶貴的。因而你需要建立和整理你的文件夾，將其分為與學校有關的重要郵件文件夾、與朋友和家里通信的文件夾以及放笑話、星相算命和其他資訊服務的綜臺文件夾。總是首先將郵件放A適當的文件夾，完了以后，先打開與學校有關的重要郵件的文件夾。先回復那些最重要的郵件，如果你還有時間，再回復其他的郵件。

　　Discourage yor friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minute you realize youve got one, delete it immediately so you wont be tempted to read it.

　　不要讓你的朋友轉發那些無聊的笑話和電子郵件鏈接。一發現此糞郵件，你應該立即刪除，以免受其誘惑。

　　CET4四級詞匯：

　　vehicle 傳播媒介

　　creep 悄悄地行進

　　hit 埋頭于

　　forward 轉發

　　post 向提供堆新消息

　　CET4閱讀單詞短語考點：

　　Most of us can remember the days when we didnt use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into our life.

　　我們大多數人都還記得不用電子郵件作為每日通信工具的那些日子，但是它慢慢地卻毫無疑問的悄悄地進^了我們的生活。

　　本段中，第一句的主語為most of us，謂語為can remember， 賓語為the days，從甸when we did not use e-maiL as an everyday vehicle for communication為定語從句，修飾限定the days。

　　Most of us can remember the days when we didnt use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into our life. E-mail is a valuable tool for college students at any level. Its available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and even at holidays. Most universities assign students an account upon entrance, so there is usually not even a choice involved.

　　我們大多數人都還記得不用電子郵件作為每日通信工具的那些日子，但是它慢慢地卻毫無疑問的悄悄地進^了我們的生活。電子郵件對各類大學生來說都是一種頗有價值的通信工具。因為它-天24小時，一周7天甚至是在假日都可以使用。許多大學在學生^學時就分給每人一個電子郵件賬戶，所以你幾乎沒有選擇，必須使用。

　　You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects, keeping in touch with classmates, family and friends, getting daily news services to keep you posted on world events. But, what are the disadvantages?

　　從討論家庭作業和研究項目，保持與同學的聯系，同家里和朋友通信，獲得日常信息服務到了解世界的最新發展動態，所有這一切都可以通過電子郵件而完成。但是電子郵件有什么樣的缺點昵7

　　E-mail can be E-jail. You might spend hours writing and responding to e-mails when you should be hitting the books for an upcoming exam. Or you might be signed up for so many daily services, such as horoscopes, news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so filled up with junk mail that finding the important e-mails through your mailbox might take hours.

　　電子郵件可能成為電子監獄。你可能本應該埋頭讀書以應付即將到來的考試，而你卻會花上幾個小時去回復你的電子郵件。或者，你的郵箱可能因注冊了太多的日常項目，如星相算命、資訊服務、私人廣告而充滿了垃圾郵件，因而你必須花上幾個小時的時間來找一些重要的信件。

　　If youre a student, time is valuable. Create and organize your e-mail folders into imporant school related mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a folder for jokers, horoscopes, and other news services. Always put the mail into the proper folders first, and when youve finished, head for the important school related folder first, respond to the folder for the important e-mails first, and if you have time, you can get to the others.

　　如果你是個學生，時間就是很寶貴的。因而你需要建立和整理你的文件夾，將其分為與學校有關的重要郵件文件夾、與朋友和家里通信的文件夾以及放笑話、星相算命和其他資訊服務的綜臺文件夾。總是首先將郵件放A適當的文件夾，完了以后，先打開與學校有關的重要郵件的文件夾。先回復那些最重要的郵件，如果你還有時間，再回復其他的郵件。

　　Discourage yor friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minute you realize youve got one, delete it immediately so you wont be tempted to read it.

　　不要讓你的朋友轉發那些無聊的笑話和電子郵件鏈接。一發現此糞郵件，你應該立即刪除，以免受其誘惑。

　　CET4四級詞匯：

　　vehicle 傳播媒介

　　creep 悄悄地行進

　　hit 埋頭于

　　forward 轉發

　　post 向提供堆新消息

　　CET4閱讀單詞短語考點：

　　Most of us can remember the days when we didnt use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into our life.

　　我們大多數人都還記得不用電子郵件作為每日通信工具的那些日子，但是它慢慢地卻毫無疑問的悄悄地進^了我們的生活。

　　本段中，第一句的主語為most of us，謂語為can remember， 賓語為the days，從甸when we did not use e-maiL as an everyday vehicle for communication為定語從句，修飾限定the days。