Technology in Our Modern
Lives
Throughout the 20 century, from 1900
onwards, people have dreamt of the technological advances that the advent of the
new millennium(千禧年) would bring. {{U}} (46) {{/U}}The year 2000 has now
come and gone and while flying cars are still left to the realm of the
imagination, the infusion(注入) of technology into all areas of life has indeed
become a reality.
Leading the technological change is the
ever-present computer. In the United States, fully one-half of all
households are connected to the Internet, and the pace is rapidly increasing,
with 700 more households becoming connected every hour. The computer industry
has produced over one million new jobs, spurring rapid and
unprecedented(前所未有的)growth in economic output and prosperity.{{U}} (47)
{{/U}}In 1999, 27% of companies monitored(监视) their employee