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Period Ⅰ Reading and Thinking(见学生用书P2)
The progress of science and technology power and future direction will come from the evolution of the human spirit and imagination.
科技力量的进步与未来的方向将来自人类精神与想象力的进化。
Ⅰ.单词认读关(先填后记诵)
1.__fiction__ n. 小说;虚构的事
2.__bonus__ n. 意外收获;奖金;红利
3.ridiculous adj.__愚蠢的;荒谬的;荒唐的__
4.__integrity__ n. 诚实正直;完整;完好
5.__dignity__ n. 庄重;庄严;尊严
6.__salary__ n. 薪水;薪金
7.absurd adj.__荒谬的;荒唐的__
8.__appointment__ n. 预约;约会;委任
9.__nail__ n. 指甲;趾甲;钉子 vt.(用钉子)钉牢;固定
10.saleswoman n.__女售货员;女推销员__
11.__guilty__ adj. 内疚的;有罪的;有过失的
12.__suspend__ vt. 悬;挂;暂停;暂缓
13.ladder n. __梯子;阶梯__
14.__dismiss__ vt. 让(某人)离开;解散;解雇;消除
15.__declare__ vt. 表明;宣称;公布
16.whereas conj.__然而;但是;尽管__
Ⅱ. 语块记诵关(先填后记诵)
1.__science_fiction__ 科幻小说(或影片等)
2.__experiment__ with 用……进行实验
3.__test_out___ 检验;测试
4.be away on a __business__trip 出差
5.__more_like__ 更像是;更接近
6.offer __sympathy__(to sb)__for__…因某事(向某人)表示同情
7.admire one's __wisdom__and __integrity__ 欣赏某人的智慧和正直
8.treat sb with__dignity__ 有尊严地对待某人
9.improve one's __social_position__ 提升某人的社会地位
10.__as_a_favour__ 作为恩惠, 当是帮助
11.__or_rather__ 更精确地说,倒不如说
12.__accompany__sb to… 陪某人去……
13.have/make an__appointment__with 与……有约;与……预约
14.be in a__relationship__with sb 与某人谈恋爱
15.be__guilty__about… 对……感到内疚
16.__dismiss__sb from sb's job 解雇某人
17.__declare__for 声明支持;表示赞成
declare__against__ 声明反对;表示不赞成
Ⅲ. 佳句赏析关(先赏后译)
1.He seemed more like a human than a machine.
[赏析] more...than...为固定表达,意为“与其说……倒不如说……”。
[翻译]__他看上去更像一个人,而不像一台机器。__
2.Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him.
[赏析] 该句为并列复合句。but连接表示转折关系的并列分句;but前的分句含有省略了that的宾语从句,主句为Claire thought,宾语从句中,it作形式主语,真正的主语为that引导的从句。
[翻译]__克莱尔认为她被一个机器人表示同情是荒谬的,但她逐渐钦佩他的智慧和正直,并开始信任他。__
3.As she turned around,there stood Gladys Claffern.
[赏析] 此句是复合句。句中As引导时间状语从句;there stood Gladys Claffern是主句,为完全倒装句。
[翻译]__当她转过身时,格拉迪丝·克拉芬就站在那儿。__
4.Claire tried to help by working on a light suspended from the ceiling, but she fell o