【正确答案】远程交流的发展必然会对社会产生深远的影响。就其本身而言，远程交流指的是办公 室职员大部分时间在家工作，并通过电子技术与上司进行交流。然而从更广泛意义上来说，远程交流意味着公司结构、职员生活方式乃至城市规划的变化。许多远程交流者将能在他们所希望的时间工作：例如在下午小睡一会儿，然后再晚上工作数小时。

【答案解析】[解析]
The spread of telecommuting is sure to have far-reaching effects to society. By itself, telecommuting refers to office workers spending most of their time working at home using electronic technologies to communicate with their employers. The broader implications of telecommuting, however, may involve changes to corporate structure, worker's lifestyles and even urban planning. Many telecommuters would be able to work the hours they wished: having a nap in the afternoon, for example, but working some hours in the evening.

【正确答案】时下正值金秋季节，温哥华同加拿大的许多其他地方一样，显得异常美丽。红光溢彩的枫树叶在蔚蓝色晴空的衬托下，给这座城市披上了火红的盛装。每年春天，枫树会产生一种独特的液汁，可以用来制作甘甜可口的糖浆。我们加拿大人对这神奇之树都怀有一种感激之情，因为这枫树给秋天的加拿大带来了美景，给春天的加拿大带来了口福。

【答案解析】[解析]
At this time of the golden autumn season, Vancouver, like many other places of Canada, is extremely beautiful. Backgrounded by the bright blue sky, the leaves on maple trees, with brilliant hues of red, give a flaming tribute to the city. Maple trees produce a peculiar sap each spring, which in turn produces sweet and delicious syrup. We Canadians are very grateful to these magic trees, because they color the Canadian landscape in the autumn and sweeten the Canadian palate in the spring.