一、Reading
Computers are becoming a part of our everyday life. In fact, they are almost everywhere. In many countries, more and more companies are replacing people with computers. Telephone companies are no exception When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you will no longer talk to an operator. Instead, a computer will answer. It will tell you what to do. No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world.
二、解析
■ Computers are becoming a part of our everyday life.
- 时态：一般现在进行时
- 主：Computers
- 系：are becoming
- 定：a part of
- 定：our everyday
- 表：life.
everyday：a.每天的；时常的
（1）使用该单词时其后需接名词。
（2）every day 分开写时作副词，表“每天”，通常置于兔首或句尾使用。
■ In fact, they are almost everywhere.
- 状：In fact
- 主：they
- 系：are
- 状：almost
- 表：everywhere.
■ In many countries, more and more companies are replacing people with computers.
- 时态：一般现在进行时
- 状：In many countries
- 定：more and more（作形容词用）
- 主：companies
- 谓：are replacing
- 宾：people
- 方状：with computers.
replace A with B：用 B 取代 A
■ Telephone companies are no exception.
- 主：Telephone companies
- 系：are
- 定：no
- 表：exception.
be no exception：不例外
■ When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you will no longer talk to an operator.
= When you make a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you ...
- 时状：When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America
- 引导词：When
- 分词短语：making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America
- 谓：making（现在分词）
- 宾：a call
- 方状：on a pay phone
- 介：on 借助（仪器或器械）
- 宾：a pay phone
- 地状：in America
- 时状：一般将来时
- 主：you
- 状：no longer
- 谓：will talk to
- 宾：an operator.
■ Instead, a computer will answer.
- 时态：一般将来时
- 状：Instead
- 主：a computer
- 谓：will answer.
instead：adv.相反地；代替
（1）使用该单词时，通常将其置于句首，其后置逗号，再接主语和动词。
（2）instead 与介词 of 并用时，开成“instead of + 名词/动名词”的介词短语，表“非但不...反而...”之意。
Instead of driving to work, I take the bus.
我不是开车而是乘公共汽车上班的。
■ It will tell you what to do.
- 时态：一般将来时
- 主：It
- 谓：will tell
- 间宾：you
- 直宾：what to do.
■ No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world.
- 状：No wonder
- 主：people
- 谓：say
- 宾从：that computers are taking over the world.
- 时态：现在进行时
- 引导词：that
- 主：computers
- 谓：are taking over
- 宾：he world.
No wonder + 主语 + 动词：难怪...
是由“It is no wonder + that 引导的名词性从句”简化而来，实际应用时，则以上列短语为主。
take over：接管...，接收...
三、语法
3.1 wh- + to do 句型
wh- + to do 不定式是 wh- 疑问分句的一种简略形式，等同 于wh- 分句。还是按照形容词的补足语来分析。
I'm not sure of that.（介词短语作形容词补足语）
I'm sure to come.（不定式作形容词补足语）
I'm sure he is wrong.（that 从句作形容词补足语）
I'm not sure (of) what to do.（wh- to do不定式作形容词补足语）
I'm not sure (of) what I should do.（wh-从句作形容词补足语）
3.2 状语从句变成分词短语
详见教材。