New Words

foreword
n. a short introduction at the beginning of a book 序言，前言

incredible
a. unbelievable; extraordinary 难以置信的；了不起的

sophomore
n. a student in the second year of college or high school（中学、大学）二年级学生

pore
vi. (over) study with close attention 专心阅读；钻研

description
n. saying in words what sb. or sth. is like 描写，描述

kit
n. a set of all the parts needed to assemble sth. 配套元件

*compute
v. calculate ( a result, answer, sum, etc.) esp. with a computer（尤指用计算机）计算

barely
ad. only just; hardly 仅仅；几乎不

upcoming
a. about to happen 即将来临的

PC (abbr.)
personal computer 个人计算机

reliable
a. that can be relied on; dependable 可靠的; 确实的

territory
n. (an area of) land, esp. ruled by one government 领土

*creation
n. the act or process of creating sth. 创造; 创作

evolution
n. 1. the gradual change and development 演变，发展
2. (the theory of) the development of the various types of plants, animals, etc., from earlier and simpler forms 进化（论）

evolve
vt. 演化，发展，逐步形成；进化

application
n. 1. (an instance of) putting to practical use 应用，运用
2. a computer software program 应用软件程序

on-line
a. 联机的，联线的

Internet
n. 因特网，国际互联网

connection
n. 连接，连结；联系，关系

electronic
a. 电子的

multimedia
n.& a. 多媒体（的）

title
n. （多媒体）题标；标题；题目

author
vt. 写作；创造
n. 作者

foundation
n. 基础

infancy
n. 婴儿期；幼儿期；初期

attract
vt. cause to like, admire, notice, or turn towards; arouse (interest, etc.); prompt 引起…的注意（或兴趣等），吸引；引起（兴趣等）；激起

possibility
n. 1. (often pi.) power of developing, growing, or being used or useful in the future [常用复数] 发展前途，潜在价值
2. the state of being possible; likelihood 可能；可能性

so-called
a. called or named thus but perhaps wrongly or doubtfully 所谓的，号称的

endless
a. without end, or seeming to be without end（似乎）无穷尽的；没完没了的

conference
n. a meeting for discussion 会议，讨论会

confine
vt. (to) restrict or keep within certain limits 限制，使局限

speculate
vi. 猜测；投机

amount
n. 量，数量；总数，总额

misunderstanding
n. 误解，曲解

misunderstand
v. 误解，误会

delivery
n. 传送；投递；运载

*simultaneous
a. happening or being done at the same time 同时发生的，同时进行的

channel
n. 频道；水道；海峡

create
vt. cause (sth. new) to exist; produce (sth. new) 创造；创作