Passage B
◆Important Words and Expressions◆
coincidence［kəʊˈInsIdəns］n.the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance巧合，凑巧的事
e.g. 1.We both arrived there at the same time by pure coincidence.
我们俩同时到达那儿纯属巧合。
2.It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
他们在这一点上见解一致纯属巧合。
lure［lʊə］vt.to persuade or trick sb.to go somewhere or to do sth.by promising them a reward吸引，诱惑
e.g. 1.Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.
年轻人希望打工赚钱，从而被吸引到城市。
2.The company aims to lure smokers back to cigarettes.
该公司旨在把吸烟人士诱回到香烟上来。
made one's way一直前行，前往
e.g. 1.As soon as he saw us,Henry made his way through the crowd to greet us.
亨利一见到我们，就从人群中挤过来和我们打招呼。
2.The word was a provincialism,but it has made his way into standard speech.
这个词本来是方言，后来变成标准语了。
pop up突然出现
e.g. 1.He suddenly popped up out of nowhere.他不知从哪里突然冒了出来。
2.When you solved one problem,another would immediately pop up.
等你解决完一个问题，另一个问题又会马上出现。
stem from源自……
e.g. 1.Correct decisions stem from correct judgements.正确的决定来源于正确的判断。
2.Our hope stems from our previous achievements.我们的希望来源于我们从前的成就。
◆Explanations of Difficult Sentences◆
（1）The cellular phone enables people to stay in touch regularly and it is considered the must⁃have tool of modern society.
•手机使人们能够经常保持联系，被视为现代社会不可或缺的工具。
•consider sb./sth.（as）sth.意为“认为，以为”，as可省略。本句为被动语态。
e.g. The award is considered as a great honour.这项奖被视为很大的荣誉。
（2）On the planets featured in the Star Wars movies,the vehicles are powered by solar energy and electric currents much like the cars that are popping up in the automotive market today.
•在《星球大战》所描绘的星球上，车辆是由太阳能和电流驱动的，正如现今汽车市场上涌现的一些电动车那样。
•feature作动词，意为“以……为特色”，本句中表示“描绘，表现，表演”。
（3）Science fiction is fiction,but it does have its way of finding itself coming out of the pages and into our hands.
•虽然科幻作品只是虚幻的东西，但它确实不只存在于书本中，而正在为我们所用。
•…it does have its way of finding…此句为强调句型，由助动词do的单数形式加谓语动词原型构成。