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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