大学体验英语综合教程3(第三版)Unit2

ReturntoMenu,Unit2,PassageAThinkAboutItReadAboutItTalkAboutItWriteAboutIt,1.Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulscientist?,Curiosity,patience,determination,genius,persistence.,Reference:,2.WhatkindofboywasEinsteininhisparentseyes?,Theymighthavethoughthimslowbecausehehardlyspokeuntilhewasalmostthreeyearsold.,Reference:,3.Einsteinoncesaid:“Curiosityhasitsownreasonforexistence.”Howdoyouunderstandthisstatement?,Einsteinwasrightbecausehehimselfwaspassionatelycuriouswhenhewasyoung.Hiscuriositywassparkedbywantingtoknowwhatcontrolledthecompassneedleandthisledtohislatersuccess.,Reference:,ReadAboutItLanguagePointsContentAwarenessLanguageFocus,OneadvantageAlbertEinsteinsdevelopingmindenjoyedwastheopportunitytocommunicatewithadultsinanintellectualway.Hisuncle,anengineer,wouldcometothehouse,andAlbertwouldjoininthediscussions.Histhinkingwasalsostimulatedbyamedicalstudentwhocameoveronceaweekfordinnerandlivelychats.Atage12,AlbertEinsteincameuponasetofideasthatimpressedhimas“holy.”ItwasalittlebookonEuclideanplanegeometry.Theconceptthatonecouldprovetheoremsofanglesandlinesthatwereinnowayobviousmadean“indescribableimpression”ontheyoungstudent.Headoptedmathematicsasthetoolhewouldusetopursuehiscuriosityandprovewhathewoulddiscoveraboutthebehavioroftheuniverse.,AlbertEinsteinswealthofnewideaspeakedwhilehewasstillayoungmanof26.In1905hewrote3fundamentalpapersonthenatureoflight,aproofofatoms,thespecialtheoryofrelativityandthefamousequationofatomicpower:E=mc2.Forthenext20years,thecuriositythatwassparkedbywantingtoknowwhatcontrolledthecompassneedleandhispersistencetokeeppushingforthesimpleanswersledhimtoconnectspaceandtimeandfindanewstateofmatter.Whatwashisultimatequest?“IwanttoknowhowGodcreatedthisworld.IwanttoknowHisthoughts;therestaredetails.”,evidentadj.easilyseenorunderstood;obvious,ExamplesThethreatofinflationisalreadyevidentinbondprices.Theaudiencewaitedwithevidentexcitementfortheperformancetobegin.,evidentadj.easilyseenorunderstood;obvious,ExamplesToeveryquestionthepoliceofficerasked,thesuspectresponded“Idontknow.”Forpatientswhodonotrespondtodrugtreatment,surgeryisapossibleoption.,rmationthatgivesprooforreasonstobelieveoragreewithsth,ExamplesThepolicehavefoundnoevidenceofaterroristlinkwiththemurder.Thebrokenwindowistheevidencethatsomeonehasbrokenin.,respondv.tosayordosthasareactiontosththathasbeensaidordone,ExamplesToeveryquestionthepoliceofficerasked,thesuspectresponded“Idontknow.”Forpatientswhodonotrespondtodrugtreatment,surgeryisapossibleoption.,stirv.1)toexcite,ExamplesThestoryofHarryPotterhasstirredchildrensimagination.Wecreateservicesthatstirthesoul.,stirv.1)toexcite,2)toberoused,ExamplesThemothersgriefstirredwhenshesawthephotoofherson,whodiedinatrafficaccident.Theemotionoftheviewersstirredbytheprogram.,intellectn.1)theabilitytousethepowerofreason,ExamplesBillGatesisamannotedmoreforhisintellectthanhischarm.Theproblemoverstepsmyintellect.,2)apersonofgreatintellectualability,ExamplesMariaGomez,ahistorian,socialistandoneofthegreatintellectsofourtime,diedattheageofeighty-nine.Iadmiretheintellectscapacityofwork.,o.todeceivesbintodoingsth,ExamplesTimwasfooledintospendingallhismoneyonlotterytickets.ItwasnotfairforJeantofoolRobertintobelievingthatshewasinlovewithhim.,invisibleadj.thatcannotbeseen,ExamplesInvisiblemarksonthebanknotemakeitalmostimpossibletofake.TheStealthfighterisanaircraftdesignedtobeinvisibletoradar.,invisibilityn.thestateofnotbeingseen,ExamplesHisnovelfocusedonthesocialinvisibilityofblackpeople.Thepathwasobscuredalmosttothepointofinvisibility.,uptoasamaximumnumberofamount,ExamplesThislanguagelabcanholduptoabout40people.Uptotwohundredpeoplediedintheaircrash.,methodicallyadv.inaveryordered,carefulway,ExamplesJeanmethodicallyputthethingsintohersuitcase.Couldyouarrangethefilesmethodicallysothatitwillbeconvenienttogetanyfileyouneed?,comeovertomakeashortinformalvisit,ExamplesWheneverintrouble,shewouldcomeovertousforhelp.Illcomeovertoseeyouonmynextdayoff.,comeupontomeet,find,ordiscoveresp.bychance,ExamplesBelieveitornot,JohncameuponhiswifetobeinaflighttoChina.IcameuponthiscoolcapinasmallstoreinParis.,innowaynotatall,ExamplesTheorycaninnowaybeseparatedfrompractice.Alcoholwillinnowayeaseyourmiseries.,curiosityn.thedesiretoknoworlearn,ExamplesItisimportanttodevelopthenaturalcuriosityofeachchild.Imburningwithcuriosityyoumusttellmewhoswon!,convincev.tomakesbcompletelycertainaboutsth,ExamplesThewastedisposalindustryisfindingitdifficulttoconvincethepublicthatitsoperationsaresafe.Theattorneymanagedtoconvincethejuryofthedefendantsinnocence.,insightn.(theabilitytohave)aclear,deepunderstandingofacomplicatedproblemorsituation,ExamplesHewasabrilliantactorwhobroughtdeeppsychologicalinsighttomanyofhisroles.ProfessorBeckerofferedsomeinterestinginsightsintothehumansociety.,geniusn.1)greatandrarepowerofthought,skill,orimagination,ExamplesHehasasparkofgeniusthatdistinguisheshimfromtheotheractors.Shehasageniusforraisingmoney.,2)apersonofverygreatabilityorveryhighintelligence,ExamplesChaplinwasnotjustagenius;hewasamongthemostinfluentialfiguresinfilmhistory.Nomanisbornagenius.,apparentlyadv.1)accordingtowhatseemstobetrue,ExamplesWell,apparentlysheshadenoughofhermajorandshesheadingofftofinance.Thewindowhadapparentlybeenforcedopen.,2)actually,ExamplesIthoughttheyweremarriedbutapparentlytheywerenot.Shelooksabout12butapparentlyshes14.,condensev.toreduceinsize,ExamplesYoushouldrewriteyourthesisandcondense120pagesinto50.Allthesuggestionsputforwardwillbecondensedintoasingleplanofaction.,essencen.thecentralormostimportantqualityofathing,ExamplesTheessenceofhisargumentwasthateducationshouldcontinuethroughoutlife.Asharpriseinincometaxistheessenceofthenewpolicy.,inessencebynature;essentially,ExamplesHeisinessenceafighter,andenjoyscompetition.Inessencehismessagewasverysimple.,relatetotounderstandandaccept,ExamplesManyparentsfindithardtorelatetotheirchildrenwhentheyareteenagers.Shecannotrelatetotheideaofworkingwithcomputers.,comeupwithtothinkof(aplan,reply,etc.);toproduce,ExamplesScientistswillhavetocomeupwithnewmethodsofincreasingtheworldsfoodsupply.Manynetservicecompanieshaventcomeupwithaneffectivewaytogetprofits.,peakv.toreachthehighestpointorlevel,ExamplesOfficialfiguresshowthatunemploymentpeakedinNovemberandthenfellslowlyoverthenexttwomonths.Temperatureshavepeakedatover40C.,n.thehighestpointorlevel,ExamplesHolidayflightsreachapeakbeforetheSpringFestival.Atthepeakofhercareershestartledusallwithadecisiontoretire.,fundamentaladj.formingthebase,fromwhicheverythingelseoriginates;moreimportantthananythingelse,ExamplesSomeunderstandingofgrammarisfundamentaltolearningalanguage.Weneedtomakefundamentalchangestothewayinwhichwetreatourenvironment.,sparkv.tobethecauseof;toleadto,ExamplesTheproposalsareexpectedtosparkheateddebate.Thewritersaimwastosparkthereadersimagination.,persistencen.theabilityofcontinuinginacourseofactionorwayofbehaving,ExamplesSkillcomesonlywithpractice,patienceandpersistence.Mostfinancialanalystsdidntforeseethepersistenceoftherecession.,pushfortotryveryhardtoachieveorget,ExamplesBritainshealthexpertsarepushingforabanonallcigaretteadvertising.Theunionleadersofthatcountryarepushingfortwothings:higherwagesandearlierretirement.,ultimateadj.beingorhappeningattheendofaprocessorcourseofaction,ExamplesAlthoughotherpeoplecanadvisehim,theultimatedecisionaboutwhoistobeemployedlieswiththepersonneldirector.HisultimategoalasanathleteistorepresenthiscountryandwingoldattheOlympicGames.,createv.tocausesthnewtoexist,ExamplesThenewgovernmentisexpectedtocreatemorejobs.Itsimportanttocreateagoodimpressionwhenyoumeetaclient.,detailn.1)anunimportantpartofsth,ExamplesCouldyouskipthedetailstogettothemainpoint?Adetailisconsideredinsignificant.,2)asinglepointorfactaboutsth,ExamplesApoliceofficertookdownthedetailsofwhathadhappened.Shehasaphotographicmemoryfordetails.,Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelseevident.,Paraphrase,ParaphraseIftherehadbeennootherevidence,theymighthavethoughthimslow(notquicktolearn).,TheinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlewasevidencetoAlbertthattherewasmoretoourworldthatmeetstheeye.,Paraphrase,ParaphraseTheinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlemadeAlbertbelievethattherewerethingswecouldntsee/thatwerehiddentous.,ItsnotthatImsosmart,itsjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.,Paraphrase,ParaphraseIcandothisnotbecauseImverysmart,butbecauseIammorepersistentatthinkingovertheproblems.*Here“that”isaconjunctionintroducingclausesofreason(thatcanbereplacedbybecause)oraclauseofsubjectcomplement.,Whiletheexpressionofhismathematicsmightbeaccessibletoonlyafewsharpmindsinthescience,.,Paraphrase,ParaphraseWhiletheexpressionofhismathematicsmightbeunderstoodbyonlyafewperceptivescientists,.,ReadandthinkExercise2Exercise3Exercise4,Ex.2Workinagroupoffourtodoaninterview.,Cluesoftheinterview,Ex.2Workinagroupoffourtodoaninterview.,1.PaulinessurprisetoEinsteinwithhisnewbabysister,andEinsteinsresponse.,Clues:,Ex.2Workinagroupoffourtodoaninterview.,2.Einsteinsrecallofthecompass.,Clues:,Ex.2Workinagroupoffourtodoaninterview.,3.Majasrecallofthecardhousebuiltbyherbrother,andEinsteinsinterpretationofhispatienceanddeterminationtokeepatthingslonger.,Clues:,Ex.3MakequestionsthatEinsteinmighthaveaskedoutofhispassionatecuriosityaboutthefollowing.,Whatinvisibleforcecontrolledthecompassneedle?,Ex.3MakequestionsthatEinsteinmighthaveaskedoutofhispassionatecuriosityaboutthefollowing.,HowcouldpeopleuseEuclideanplanegeometrytoprovetheoremsofanglesandlinesthatwereinnowayobvious?,CouldIadoptmathematicsasatooltoprovethebehavioroftheuniverse?,Ex.3MakequestionsthatEinsteinmighthaveaskedoutofhispassionatecuriosityaboutthefollowing.,HowcouldIfindthebeautyofsimplicityintheapparentlycomplexnature?,HowcouldImaketheessenceofmyideasunderstandabletoeveryone?,Ex.3MakequestionsthatEinsteinmighthaveaskedoutofhispassionatecuriosityaboutthefollowing.,WhatwereHisthoughts?,HowdidGodcreatethisworld?,Ex.4Fillineachoftheblankswithanappropriateword.,Checkup,ItseemstheyoungAlbertEinsteinwasneverexactlyanordinarychild.Whenhewasgivenac_attheageoffive,itignitedhisi_.NotonlywastheyoungAlbertpassionatelyc_,hewasalsoremarkablyp_andwouldnoteasilygiveuponaproblem.Albertsdevelopmentwasalsos_bythecompanyofintelligentadultssuchasanuncleofhiswhowasanengineerandamedicalstudentwhowasafriendofthefamily.Einsteinwasi_totakeupmathematicsbyEuclideangeometry.Histrueg_layinhisabilitytoexpressc_ideasinsimplelanguage.Bytheageoftwenty-sixEinsteinhadalreadyproducedhismostfamouswork,althoughheneverstoppedlookingforanswers.,ItseemstheyoungAlbertEinsteinwasneverexactlyanordinarychild.Whenhewasgivenac_attheageoffive,itignitedhisi_.NotonlywastheyoungAlbertpassionatelyc_,hewasalsoremarkablyp_andwouldnoteasilygiveuponaproblem.Albertsdevelopmentwasalsos_bythecompanyofintelligentadultssuchasanuncleofhiswhowasanengineerandamedicalstudentwhowasafriendofthefamily.Einsteinwasi_totakeupmathematicsbyEuclideangeometry.Histrueg_layinhisabilitytoexpressc_ideasinsimplelanguage.Bytheageoftwenty-sixEinsteinhadalreadyproducedhismostfamouswork,althoughheneverstoppedlookingforanswers.,compass,inspiration,curious,persistent,stimulated,inspired,genius,complex,Ex.4Fillineachoftheblankswithanappropriateword.,Readandcomplete:Exercise5Exercise6Exercise7Readandtranslate:Exercise8Readandsimulate:Exercise9,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,Model:Einsteinstheoriesofrelativelycontributedmuchtothedevelopmentofscience.,relativity,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,condensed,1.Thespokesmanwasmerelygivenacondenseversionofthedocument,sohedidntknowmuchaboutthedetails.,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,curiosity,2.StoutscuriousinsciencewassparkedbythefascinatingstoriesaboutNobelPrizewinners.,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,device,3.Whenthereistoomuchsmokeintheroom,thedevisewouldautomaticallyturnonthealarmingsystem.,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,persistence,4.Anyonewithoutpatienceandpersistentisunlikelytomakeagoodresearcher.,Ex.5Onewordiswronglyusedineachofthefollowingsentences.Underlinethewrongwordandwriteoutthecorrectone.,convincing,5.Thereisconvincedevidencethatstressispartlyresponsibleforhisfailinghealth.,1.Thetheoriesofrelativityhavemade_changesinourviewsoftheuniverse.,fundamental,apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamentalpatiencerespondsparkstirultimate,2.Thatisour_proposal,andnootherchangeswillbeconsidered.,ultimate,Ex.6Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.,3.Theforestfirewasfoundtohavebeen_byacigaretteend.,sparked,apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamentalpatiencerespondsparkstirultimate,4.Thespeakerhad_noticedthathistopicwasntpopularwiththeaudience,sohequicklyendedhisspeech.,apparently,Ex.6Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.,5.Iveno_withpeoplewhoarealwayscomplainingoftheirmisfortune.,patience,apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamentalpatiencerespondsparkstirultimate,6.IhaveneverimaginedthatIwouldbetheobjectofsuch_.,curiosity,Ex.6Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.,7.Thedoctorstriedto_herthatshedidntneedtofeeldepressedaboutherhealth.,convince,apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamentalpatiencerespondsparkstirultimate,8.Thepoliceaskedhimtodescribetheaccidentinevery_.,detail,Ex.6Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.,9.Thequalityguaranteeandgoodafter-saleserviceswillcertainlymeetwithpositive_fromtheconsumers.,responses,apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamentalpatiencerespondsparkstirultimate,10.ThestoryofHarryPotter_theimaginationofchildrenthroughouttheworld.,(has)stirred,Ex.6Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Makechangeswherenecessary.,Ex.7Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.,1.Thescoundrelhas_alotofpeople_believinghesarichman.,o,Ex.7Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.,2.Isntthisstrawhatbeautiful?Mywife_itonherbusinesstriptoChinalastyear.,cameupon,Ex.7Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.,3.Agroupofbystanderswasinvitedto_thegame.,joinin,Ex.7Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.,4.Scientistswillhaveto_newtechnologiestoimprovetheworldsfoodandfuelsupplies.,comeupwith,Ex.7Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.,5.ThenewsofthePresidentswarlikespeechyesterdaypushedthestockmarkettoasharpriseof_120points.,upto,1.记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。(pressfor),pressedthespokesman,Reporterspressedthespokesmanforanexplanationofthemilitaryattack.,Ex.8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,militaryattack,2.他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。(convince),electionspeech,HiselectionspeechfailedtoconvincethevotersthathewastherightpersonfortheSenateseat.,Ex.8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,therightpersonfortheSenateseat,3.尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。(while),WhileIadmitthat.,WhileIadmitthatthereareproblems,Idontagreethattheycannotbesolved.,Ex.8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,Idontagreethattheycannotbesolved.,4.他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象。(impression),makeadeepimpressiononhisaudience,HisfirstdebateonTVmadeadeepimpressiononhisaudience.,Ex.8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,5.一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。(interactwith),(be)interrelatedwitheachother,Allthingsareinterrelatedandinteractwitheachother.,Ex.8TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,interactwitheachother,Ex.9ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontotheitalicizedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.,1.Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelseevident.,Youmighthavethoughtplasticbagsconvenient,buttheycanresultinseriouspollution.,她本以为历史就是一堆乏味的名字和日期而已，但易教授的讲座彻底改变了她的看法。,Simulatedreproduction:,Simulatedtranslation:,Shemighthavethoughtthathistorywasjustboringnamesanddates,butProfessorYislecturescompletelychangedherview.,Reference:,2.Allhecoulddowasstarewithquestioningeyes.,Allthedoctorscoulddoiseasehispain,withoutaneffectivecureforhisdisease.,飞机失事后，幸存者们唯一能做的就只有待在荒岛上等待救援了。,Simulatedreproduction:,Simulatedtranslation:,Aftertheplanecrash,allthesurvivorscoulddowaswaitforrescueonthisdesertisland.,Reference:,3.HermannEinsteinbroughtAlbertadevicethatdidstirhisintellect.,TheNobelprizewinnermadeaspeechthatdidstirourstudentsinterestinscience.,这个小男孩偶然读到了一些关于百慕大三角（BermudaTriangle）的故事。正是这些故事激发了他对自然界奥秘的好奇心。,Simulatedreproduction:,Simulatedtranslation:,ThelittleboyhappenedtoreadsomestoriesaboutBermudaTrianglethatdidstirhiscuriosityinthemysteriesofnature.,Reference:,4.TheinvisibleforcewasevidencetoAlbertthattherewasmoretoourworldthatmeetstheeye.,Thestrangeradiosignalsfromspacewereevidencetoscientiststhatlifemightexistinouterspace.,DNA检测结果向警方证明凶手另有他人。,Simulatedreproduction:,Simula