Unit 1 Science fiction Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit1 Science Fiction Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact. ---Isaac Asimov Watch the video and answer the following questions. Who is Sophia and what does she look like? Lead-in Isaac Asimov（1920－1992），a famous American science fiction writer full of imagination and creativity develop a set of three ‘laws’ for robots 其作品以《基地系列》、《银河帝国三部曲》和《机器人系列》三大系列被誉为“科幻圣经 ”。曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。他提出的“机器人学三定律”被称为“现代机器人学的基石”。 Further information Isaac Asimov and his Three Laws of Robotics Law 1 A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction(无行动), allow a human being to come to harm. 机器人不能伤害人类，或因不作为使人类受到伤害 Law 2 A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict(起冲突) with the first law.机器人必须服从人类的命令，除非这些命令和第一定律相抵触 Law 3 A robot must protect its own existence(存在) as long as such protection does not conflict with the first law or second law.在不违反第一、第二定律的前提下，机器人必须保护自己不受伤害 Satisfaction Guaranteed Claire housewife Larry Belmont worked for a robot company Tony robot: tall; handsome; more like a human Gladys Claffern one of the richest and most powerful women around husband wife Claire envied her. Claire tested out the robot. Tony helped Claire in all aspects. made this household robot Relationships: Activity 1: Read to sort out the relationships between major characters. Activity 2: Read to find out Claire’s reactions to Tony as the story developed. Claire Tony Before Tony’s arrival During Tony’s stay disliked him first meeting daily contact like a human tall and handsome smooth hair and a deep voice felt alarmed felt embarrassed offered to help dressing offered sympathy to her felt ridiculous gradually admired his wisdom and integrity treated her with dignity offered a favor to make her beautiful Claire Tony During Tony’s stay shopping incident house improve-ment spoke to the saleswoman, who immediately changed her attitude called him “dear” managed to catch her in time when she fell off the ladder felt h