unit 1 ：introduction to the topic

the development of IT（ information technology ）has brought the word "cyberspace " into contemporary 永久的 English usage . Cyberspace generally refers to是指 the Internet and the information contained on it .Useful information is easily accessible 可访问的 to any computer user via 通过a modem and a server .For this reason ,出于这个原因many people are fascinated with着迷于 cyberspace .Unfortunately ,cyberspace also offers undesirable令人讨厌的 information and indecent下流的 pictures .Some websites even give instructions in stealing ,gambling and other crimes ,thus creating造成社会问题 social problems .Therfore ,for some ,cyberspace is a nasty place which good citizens should avoid and government should control .what should be done ? Should cyberspace be destroyed ? Should it be strictly regulated 被严厉监管 by the government ? The answers to these questions are diverse and controversial .These issuses事件 have prompted 促使 Esther Dyson to write the article "cyberspace " if you Don't Love it ,Leave it ".



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