2024年3月8日发(作者：爱奇艺会员免费账号)

信息时代(The

information age)

“Knowledge is power.” This is more

obviously true with the advent(到来) of

the information age. With the rapid

development of science and technology,

man’s knowledge is increasing very

quickly. More and more books and

scientific papers are published every

year. It is said that the total of man’s

knowledge doubles every ten years.

Besides, information spreads very

quickly through television and computer

networks, and people in different

countries can share their knowledge and

information in a fantastic(惊人的)

short period. Like population explosion,

information explosion in our times.

At the beginning of the industrial

revolution, a country‘s comparative(相

对的,比较的) advantage depended largely

on the natural resources endowed(天生具有) by nature. Then, people

experienced several phases(阶段) in

industry revolution: the primary

industry(agriculture), the secondary

industry(manufacturing 工业), and the

tertiary(第三的) industry(服务). Now,

we are in the fourth industry

stage----the information industry.

It is argued that in future people

should no longer be classified(分类的)

as white collars(衣领) or blue collars,

but rather as knowledge or non-knowledge

workers. The knowledge workers can not

only read and write, and perform rote(死记硬背) tasks, they must meet the basic

requirements(需要) of computer

literacy(读写能力) and constantly(不断地) conceive(想象，构想) new way to

match(相适合) the changing demands of

increasing productivity(生产率,生产力).

It is people mastering the most

advanced knowledge who will take the

lead. Systems developers(开发者),

computer scientists and programmers,

management analysts and inventors are in

most demand in the industry countries.

The challenge(挑战) facing every

country is to resuscitate(复苏) its

investment(投资) and training. The only

way to get greater knowledge is though

education and training. Knowledge, like

capital(首都) and material resources,

has become an essential(不可缺的)

factor of production. Therefore, the

educational system of a society ought to

enable its members to make a rapid

transition(过渡) to adapt to the

knowledge-based war. Otherwise, that

society will inevitably(不可避免的)

lag(落后) behind.