唐静 考研阅读逐句译2001年第2篇第1句和第2句 A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide—the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today.

词汇：

division //n.

    1 [U]

    (a) dividing or being divided 分，分割，划分

    *the division of wealth 财产的分配

    (b) dividing one number by another 除，除法

    *Are you any good at division? 你的除法好吗?

    2 [sing] (often preceded by an adj 常用于形容词之後) result of dividing 分的结果

    *a fair/unfair division of money 金钱的公平[不公平]分配.

    3 [C]

    (a) any of the parts into which sth is divided 分出来的一部分

    (b) (abbr 缩写 Div) major unit or section of an organization （组织或机构的）单位, 部门（如处、科、组、军队的师等）

    *the sales division of our company 本公司的销售部

    *Our team plays in the first division (of the football league). 本队在（足球联赛）甲组参赛。

    *the parachute division 空降师

    4 [C] dividing line 分界线

    *A hedge forms the division between her land and mine. 有一道树篱在她的土地和我的土地之间形成了分界线。

    5 [C, U] (instance of) disagreement or difference in thought, way of life, etc （思想、生活方式等的）歧异，差别，分化现象

    *the deep/widening divisions in society today 当今社会中巨大的[日益加大的]差距

    6 [C] (esp Brit) (in Parliament) act of voting （议会中的）分组表决

    *The Bill was read without a division. 该法案未经分组表决即进行宣读。

    *The opposition threatened to force a division on the motion. 反对派威胁要强行将该动议分组表决。

结构：

    A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide（主干，其中有一个被动态attention is being paid to…） //—the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor（破折号后面是同位语，在解释digital divide）.

译文：

    今天，人们非常关注所谓“数字鸿沟”的问题——世界上信息资源丰富的地区和信息资源贫乏的地区之间的差异。这种差异确实存在。

翻译思路：开头——作文中话题的引入