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Unit 1 Living with technology Section Ⅴ Project[原文呈现][读文清障]To phone or not to phone?In the USA, the Amish — a Christian① group — are famous because they drive carriages② instead of③ cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators④ ， and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume⑤ the Amish must have religious⑥ reasons for⑦ their many rules, but this is not true. In truth⑧， whenever a new technology is introduced ⑨ ， the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote⑩ on whether they will accept it ⑪ . The Amish reject⑫cars because they like having tight⑬ communities where everyone lives close together⑭. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity — they do not think it⑮ is necessary and dislike dealing⑯ with⑰ strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company ⑱ .Since the Amish value⑲ seeing each other face to face⑳ ， they oppose○ having telephones in their houses. However, in each community there is often a small building that has a telephone for ①Christian/'krIstn/ʃəadj.( 信 奉 ) 基 督 教 的 n．基督徒 a Christian group 是 the Amish 的同位语。②carriage/'kærId /ʒ n．四轮马车；(火车)车厢③instead of 代替，而不是，连接两个对等成分。④refrigerator/rI'frIdreIt (r)/ʒəən．冰箱⑤assume (that) 假定，假设，认为⑥religious/rI'lIds/ʒəadj.宗教的，宗教信仰的⑦reasons for ... ……的原因⑧in truth 的确，事实上(＝in reality)⑨whenever 引导时间状语从句，意为“每当”。⑩vote/vt/əʊvi. &vt.投票，选举，表决 n．选票；选举，表决 vote on 就……投票⑪whether 引导宾语从句，作介词 on 的宾语。⑫reject/rI'd ekt/ʒvt.拒绝，拒收⑬tight/taIt/adj.亲密的，紧密的⑭where 引导定语从句，修饰 communities。⑮it 指代破折号前的 electricity。⑯dislike doing sth.不喜欢做某...