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I,Robot
Questions:
1).Whywasthepoliceofficerscoldedbythewoman?
2).Ifyouhadarobotasyourassistant,whatwouldyouwantittodo?
2.GroupDiscussion
1.Whattheworldmaybeiftherewereonlyrobots?
2.Canrobotsfinallytaketheplaceofhumanbeings?
Whatcanwedotoavoid?
II.Culturalbackground
Withtheriseofhumancivilizationabout8,000yearsagoandespeciallysincetheIndustrialRevolutioninthemid-1700s,humanbeingsbegantoalterthesurface,water,andatmosphereofEarth.Indoingso,theyhavebecomeactivegeologicalagents,notunlikeotherforcesofchangethatinfluencetheplanet.Asaresult,Earth’simmediatefuturedependstoagreatextentonthebehaviorofhumans.Forexample,thewidespreaduseoffossilfuelsisreleasingcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintotheatmosphereandthreatenstowarmtheplanet’ssurface.Thisglobalwarmingcouldmeltglaciersandthepolaricecaps,whichcouldfloodcoastlinesaroundtheworldandmanyislandnations.Ineffect,thecarbondioxidethatwasremovedfromEarth’searlyatmospherebytheoceansandbyprimitiveplantandanimallife,andsubsequentlyburiedasfossilizedremainsinsedimentaryrock,isbeingreleasedbackintotheatmosphereandisthreateningtheexistenceoflivingthings.
III.Textintroduction
Throughoutthetext,thewriterdescribesortellsthewonderfulthingsofthefuturefacetofacewithyouasareader,whichisappropriateandimpressive,andwhichsoundsmoreobjectiveandbelievable.Somequestionsareaskedeithertointroducethemaintopicortoprojectparagraphtopics.
IV.Structuralanalysis
Paragraphs1–4
Thispartdescribesafuturejourneytothewonderfulunderseaworldandputsforwardthetopictoberelated.
Paragraphs5–7
Inthispart,theauthordescribesafuture
journeyintospacetovisittheMoon,the
MarsandtheVenus
Paragraphs8–12
Inthispart,theauthordescribessomewonderfulthingsthatmaycometrueinthefarfuture.
Paragraphs13–21
Inthispart,theauthordescribessuchgreatwondersofthefutureaswilldirectlyinfluenceorbecloselyrelatedtofuturelife.
V.Languagestudy:
…powerfulenginepurrstolife.
Paraphrase:
…powerfulenginestarts,producingaquiet,continuous,slightlyshakingsound.
强大的引擎隆隆发动。
youhavefunlookingoutthewindow
Explanation:
Thewordfunnydescribessomethingthatmakesyoulaughorthatisstrange.Itisnotthesameasthewordfun.
e.g.Thepartywasfun.(itwasenjoyable)
e.g.Thefilmwasfunny.(itmadeuslaugh)
看着窗外你会觉得很有趣
…takeafuturejourneytheotherway—upinsteadofdown.
…takeafuturejourneytheotherway—travelinginspaceinsteadofunderthewater.
以另一种方式进行未来之旅――去太空而不是潜水旅行。
rocketliner
apassengerspacecraftpoweredbyrocketengines火箭太空飞船
MoonCamp
animaginaryplaceonthemoonwhereagroupofspeciallydesignedbuildingsareerectedforscientistsandmoonvacationers
月球营地
MarsColony
Marsisoneoftheplanetsinthesolarsystem,itisthefourthplanetfromthesunandorbitsthesunatanaveragedistanceofabout228millionkilometers.MarsisnamedfortheRomangodofwarandissometimescalledtheredplanetbecauseitappearsfieryredinEarth’snightsky.MarsColonyisanimaginaryplaceonMarsthatispopulatedwithpermanentresidents.
火星殖民地
VenusExplorationOutpost
Venusisoneoftheplanetsinthesolarsystem,thesecondindistancefromthesun.Exceptforthesunandthemoon,Venusisthebrightestobjectinthesky.VenusExplorationOutpostisanimaginarybaseonVenuswhereagroupofspeciallydesignedbuildingsareestablishedforVenusexploration.
金星探险前哨基地
telepathyhelmet
aspecialhatworntocommunicatewithothersmentallywithoutusingwordsorotherphysicalsignals
心灵感应头盔
bodybank
a“bank”wheredifferentpartsororgansofhumanbodiesarekeptforreplacingthediseasedordamagedpartororganofaperson
人体器官银行
submarinen.&
adj.
1)n.aship,especiallyamilitaryone,thatcanstayunderwater
Ifyoustoppedtheflights,theirsubmarineswouldgoundetected.
2)adj.growingorusedunderthesea
submarineplantlife
Practice:
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese:
1)submarinecables
海底电缆
2)submarinesandwich
长卷三明治
shapedadj.
havingthetypeofshapementioned
hugeballoonshapedlikeagiantcow
Derivation:
shapev.shapen.shapelessadj.shapelyadj.
Comparison:
shape,form,mould
shape:
tomakesomethinghaveaparticularshape,especiallybypressingit
form:
tomakesomethingintoaparticularshape,especiallywithyourhands
mould:
tomakeclayorsomeothersoftmaterialintoaparticularshapebypressingitorputtingitintoaspecialhollowobject
Fillintheblankswithproperwords:
1)Gelisgreatforholdingand_________(shape,form,mould)shorterhairstyles.
2)_________(shape,form,mould)thesausagemeatintolittleballs.
3)Shecutawaythecornersto_________(shape,form,mould)acircle.
sharkn.
alargeseafishwithseveralrowsofverysharpteeththatisconsideredtobedangeroustohumans
Sharkswerecirclingaroundourboat.
ItwasonlyasmallsharkaboutthreefeetlongsoIignoreditandbeganthesurvey.
Collocation:
loanshark:
someonewholendsmoneyatveryhighratesofinterestandwilloftenusethreatsorviolencetogetthemoneyback
pool/cardshark:
someonewhousestheirskillatpoolorcardstocheatotherplayersoutofmoney
purrv.
1)ifacatpurrs,itmakesasoftlowsoundinitsthroattoshowthatitispleased
Thecatlookedintomyeyesandbegantopurr.
2)iftheengineofavehicleormachinepurrs,itworksperfectlyandmakesaquietsmoothsound
Ourlimopurredsmoothlyalongthetree-linedroad.
TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:
1)那辆卡车一路呜呜地开着。
Thattruckpurredalongtheroad.
2)那猫发出大声的咕噜声。
Thecatpurredloudly.
slidev.
tomovesmoothlyoverasurfacewhilecontinuingtotouchit,ortomakesomethingmoveinthisway
Francescaslidacrosstheice.
Danielslidoutoftheroomwhennoonewaslooking.
slip,glide
slip:
toaccidentallyslideashortdistance,especiallysothatyoufalldown
glide:
tomovesmoothlyandquietlyacrossasurface,especiallyinagracefulway
Practice:
1)He_________(slip,glide)andfell.Ithinkhe’sbrokenhisarm.
2)Yourskisshould_________(slip,glide)naturallyasyoumoveacrossthesnow.
divev.
1)togounderwaterortoadeeperlevelunderwater
2)tojumpintodeepwaterwithone’sheadandarmsgoinginfirst
Lookatthosechildrendivingforoystersoverthere!
1)Thegirldivedintothewatertocatchfish.
那个女孩跳入水中去抓鱼。
2)TheyaredivingforgoldfromtheSpanishwreck.
他们正潜水寻找西班牙沉船上的黄金。
jetn.
1)anarrowstreamofliquidorgasthatcomesquicklyoutofasmallhole,ortheholeitself
Shesoapedherselfbeneaththerefreshingjetsofwater.
2)afastplanewithajetengine
Enemyjetsattackedourpositions.
1)Theoilgushedoutofthegroundingreatjets.
原油从地下大股大股喷涌而出。
2)Manyrichpeoplehaveprivatejets.
很多富人都有喷气式飞机。
skimv.
tomovealongquicklyoverasurface,nevertouchingitornottouchingitoften
Theballskimmedacrossthegrassandstoppedagainstthewall.
Seagullsskimmedthewater,lookingforfish.
skimstones/pebbles:
tothrowsmooth,flatstonesintoalake,river,etc.inawaythatmakesthemjumpacrossthesurface
skimthrough/over:
toreadsomethingquicklytofindthemainfactsorideasinit
skimsomebody/somethingoff:
totakethebestpeopleorthebestpartofsomethingforyourself
1)Theswallowswereskimming_________(over,off)thewater.
2)Professionalsportskims_________(over,off)allthebestplayers.
sightn.
1)somethingyoucansee
StreetdentistsareacommonsightinPakistan.
2)thephysicalabilitytosee
Hebegantolosehissightsixyearsago.
atthesightofsomething
in/withinsight
comeintosight
Idiom:
outofsight,outofmind
1)Thesunriseattheseasidewasquiteasighttobehold.
海边日出真是个奇观。
2)Theirfirstsightoflandcameaftersevendaysonthesea.
在海上航行7天之后,他们见到了陆地。
cliffn.
alargeareaofrockoramountainwithaverysteepside,oftenattheedgeoftheseaorariver
Heranoffthecliffandleaptintotheair.
valleyn.
anareaoflowerlandbetweentwolinesofhillsormountains,usuallywithariverflowingthroughit
Eachyearseveralthousandpeopleleavethevalleysandfewarrive.
Themarineswouldlandonthebeachnorthofthevalley.
1)Asmalltownsituatedinthevalley.
山谷中坐落着一个小城镇。
2)Manypeoplepreferthequitelifeinthevalley.
许多人喜欢山谷里平静的生活。
comet
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