综合英语教程第五册课后答案课件Unit-04-ForceofNature

1、Unit 4 Force of Nature,新世纪高等院校英语专业本科系列教材（修订版） 综合教程第五册(第2版) 电子教案,上海外语教育出版社 南京信息工程大学 刘杰海,Cover page,Contents page,Learning Objectives Pre-reading Activities Global Reading Detailed Reading Consolidation Activities Further Enhancement,Contents,Learning Objectives,Learning Objectives,Rhetorical skill: f

2、eatures of English descriptive narration Key language she became the strongest and most capable woman in the world, and she was a super-competent multi-tasker,DR-Questions-p3,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 3: Question What did the writer think of Marie Curie and her discovery,The writer thought that amo

3、ng all women in the world Marie Curie had the strongest will and possessed the greatest capability, that she was worth being called a super-competent multi-tasker, and that her discovery was most brilliant,DR-Questions-p4-13,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 10: Question How did Pierres death affect Marie

4、Curies life,Pierres death immensely affected Marie Curies life. The metamorphosis was less simple, more serious. A cape of solitude and secrecy fell upon her shoulders forever. Marie was just 38. The Sunday after the funeral, instead of staying with family and friends, she retreated to the lab. She

5、lived a solitary life and she wanted very much to talk to her husband in the silence of the laboratory. And she felt extremely sorrowful about her husbands death,DR-activity-p4-13,Activity Briefly describe the major events that Marie Curie experienced in her life,Detailed Reading,DR-question-p13,Det

6、ailed Reading,Paragraph 13: Question What was the cause of Marie Curies death,Marie Curies death was caused by aplastic pernicious anemia (再生障碍性贫血), which was most likely due to her long, devastating exposure to radium and other radioactive elements,DR-question-p14a,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 14: Qu

7、estions 1. Why did the writer say that the Marie Curie she discovered was no icon but a flesh-and-blood woman,There are mainly two reasons. Firstly, it was owing to her constant hard work, very strong will, remarkable courage, and willing self-sacrifice that Marie Curie made a most brilliant discove

8、ry, won two Nobel Prizes and became a great scientist, famous throughout the world. Secondly, like any other normal human being, she possessed emotions, weaknesses, and strengths,DR-question-p14b,Detailed Reading,Marie Curie and her husband worked side by side very hard and pursued their professiona

9、l career whole-heartedly, going through thick and thin and sharing joys and hardships. Undoubtedly, they loved each other dearly. When her husband died, she was seized by extreme sorrow and retreated to the lab, feeling that she could hardly live on without her husband. As she had been exposed to ra

10、dium and other radioactive elements, and as she had been working extremely hard all her life, Marie Curie died of aplastic pernicious anemia at the age of 66. Facts tell us that Marie Curie was no icon but a flesh-and-blood woman,DR-question-p14c,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 14: Questions 2. Why is Ma

11、rie Curies life considered both glorious and tragic,After the most brilliant discovery of radium, Marie Curie and her husband became the toast of the European scientific community, and they were feted lavishly and visited at home in Paris by people from far and wide, who came to pay homage. Marie Cu

12、rie continued to work hard and became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes for her brilliant achievements. She never stopped working hard until her last breath. Thanks to her extraordinary efforts, great,DR-question-p14d,discovery, and remarkable qualities, she became well known and highly respec

13、ted all over the world, enjoying both fame and glory. But as she conquered huge professional obstacles, she paid a terrible personal price. Her husband became severely ill from exposure to the fierce energy, he had open sores on his hands and fingers, and increasing difficulty walking. In 1906, he w

14、as run over by a wagon and died instantly. This dealt a terrible blow to Marie Curie, who lived a lonely, sad life afterwards. She herself died of pernicious anemia caused by the radioactive elements. All these facts show that Marie Curie lived a tragic, yet glorious life,Detailed Reading,LPT-bullet

15、in board,bulletin board notice-board, board for notices to be pinned on bulletin n. a short official statement of news; a printed newsletter produced by an association, a group, or a society e.g. Bulletins are found everywhere in this small town,Detailed Reading,LPT-elm tree,elm tree any tree of the

16、 genus Ulmus, with rough serrated leaves; it produces hard heavy wood,Detailed Reading,There is an elm forest near the village. The bench is made of elm,e.g,LPT-basics,basics n. essential or important matters,Detailed Reading,e.g,Lets stop chatting and get down to basics. These students have acquire

17、d a good knowledge of the basics of English,LPT-radioactivity,radioactivity n. the spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei, with the emission of usu. penetrating radiation or particles; radioactive substances, or the radiation they emit,Detailed Reading,LPT- She was brilliant,She was brilliant,

18、single-minded, a legend.,Detailed Reading,She was very intelligent, focused, famous,Paraphrase,LPT-single-minded,single-minded adj. having or concentrating on one aim, purpose, etc,Detailed Reading,They were too single-minded to be distracted by failures. These men are hardworking and single-minded,

19、 so they are always successful,e.g,LPT-legend,Detailed Reading,legend n. a famous person, a person who has achieved great fame; a famous event,The three astronauts in China have become legends. Her daring work behind the enemy lines has now become a legend,e.g,LPT- I was just a girl,Detailed Reading

20、,I was just a girl with little direction, more drawn to words and made-up stories than to formulas and lab experiments.,Paraphrase,I was only a girl with almost no guidance. I was more attracted to words and made-up stories than to formulas and lab experiments,LPT- encircle,encircle vt. (oft. passiv

21、e) surround, form a circle round,Detailed Reading,The West Lake is encircled by trees. The enemy troops were encircling the town,e.g,LPT-recover,Detailed Reading,recover v. return to a normal state of health, mind, prosperity, etc.; get back the use of ones health, faculties, etc,e.g,He has now full

22、y recovered from his stroke. Our economy finally recovered from the financial depression. He has recovered his sight and hearing,LPT-idolize,Detailed Reading,idolize vt. treat sb. as an idol; love and admire sb. very much,e.g,The leader was idolized by many people at that time. The Beatles were idol

23、ized in the 1960s,LPT-like any girls fantasy,Detailed Reading,Like any girls fantasy, mine contained at least a shred of truth.,Like all other girls, I also had my fantasies about outstanding personages like Marie Curie, and my fantasies were built on certain truths,Paraphrase,LPT-fantasy,Detailed R

24、eading,fantasy n. the faculty of inventing images, esp. extravagant or visionary ones; a fanciful mental image, a daydream; a whimsical speculation,The girl lives in a world of fantasy. The man indulges in fantasy. Some of the old fantasies about the space age are coming true,e.g,LPT-own daughter,De

25、tailed Reading,Marie Curies own daughters grew into accomplished women in their own right, though their mother was obsessively engaged in her research before they were born.,Paraphrase,Marie Curies own daughters grew up into intelligent successful women through their own effort, though their mother

26、was almost always completely preoccupied with her research before their birth,LPT-in ones own right,Detailed Reading,in ones own right: as a result of ones own claims, qualifications, or effort, etc. rather than an association with someone else,Elizabeth II is queen of England in her own right. (Thi

27、s sentence implies that she is queen of England not because she is married to a king.,LPT-super-multi-tasker,Detailed Reading,super-competent multi-tasker,an extraordinarily capable person that can perform many different tasks at the same time,The prefix super- can be used before adjectives to indic

28、ate that something has a lot of a quality, e.g. super-fit, super-slim, etc. while the prefix multi- is often used to form adjectives, occasionally used in front of nouns, indicating that something consists of many things of a particular kind, e.g. multi-lingual, multi-millionaire, etc,LPT-her work r

29、evolutionized,Her work revolutionized the study of atomic energy and radioactivity, and shes one of the pitifully few female scientists whom schoolchildren ever study.,Detailed Reading,Paraphrase,Her research work introduced fundamental changes to the study of atomic energy and radioactivity, and sh

30、e is one of the precious female scientists who are always included in textbooks for schoolchildren to learn from,LPT-she was the woman driven,Detailed Reading,Also she was a woman driven by passions, fighting battles much of her life with what a doctor now would probably diagnose as severe depressio

31、n.,Moreover, Marie Curie pressed ahead, fighting persistently almost all her life against what a doctor today would probably identify as severe depression,Paraphrase,LPT-diagnose,Detailed Reading,diagnose vt. identify a disease in a patient on the basis of his symptoms,The doctor diagnosed my diseas

32、e as tuberculosis. Her extreme melancholy has been diagnosed as severe depression,e.g,LPT-depression,Detailed Reading,depression n. a pathological state of extreme dejection or melancholy, often with physical symptoms; being depressed, in low spirits,e.g,He committed suicide during a fit of depressi

33、on. She went through a long depression after her husbands death,LPT-her most brilliant discovery proved,Detailed Reading,In the end, her most brilliant discovery proved fatal for both her and her husband.,Eventually, her most superb discovery turned out to be deadly for both her and her husband,Para

34、phrase,LPT-polish girl,The Polish girlcarried on with her schoolwork,Detailed Reading,Shecontinued her studies,Paraphrase,LPT-but for months she,Detailed Reading,but for months shed find places to hide so she could cry her eyes out.,but in the following months she would look for places to hide herse

35、lf, weeping bitterly,Paraphrase,cry ones eyes (or heart) out: cry very bitterly e.g. When her pet puppy died, my daughter cried her eyes out,LPT- at age 18,Detailed Reading,At age 18, she landed a job as governess to a wealthy family near Warsaw.,When 18 years old, she obtained a job as a tutor for

36、children in a rich family near Warsaw,Paraphrase,LPT-land-governess,Detailed Reading,land vt. obtain sth. e.g. After years effort, she landed the gold medal at the National Games,governess n. a woman employed to teach children in a private household. e.g. She serves as governess in her free time in

37、order to add to her family income. Jane Eyre once worked as governess,LPT-she wound up,Detailed Reading,She wound up falling in love with Casimir Zorawski, an accomplished student of 19 with whom she shared a love of nature and science.,Paraphrase,In the end, she fell in love with Casimir Zorawski,

38、a clever, well-educated young man of 19. Both of them cherished a love for nature and science,LPT-disinherit,Detailed Reading,disinherit vt. reject as ones heir; deprive of the right of inheritance,e.g,He was disinherited and driven out of his fathers house. The young man was disinherited because he

39、 rejected the marriage arranged by his parents,LPT-she was beneath,Detailed Reading,She was beneath his station, poor, a common nursemaid.,As she was a poor ordinary girl in charge of a child, she was beneath him in social status,Paraphrase,nursemaid: a woman employed to look after sb.s child(ren,LP

40、T- four years dragged by,Detailed Reading,Four years went by or passed by slowly and tediously,Four years dragged by.,drag: pass or proceed slowly e.g. The last part of the play dragged a little,Paraphrase,LPT-In what still seems to me a remarkable,Detailed Reading,In what still seems to me a remark

41、able act of courage, Manya then gathered her meager savings and took a train to Paris, where she changed her name, enrolled at the Sorbonne and walked into history.,Paraphrase,It still seems to me an extraordinary act of courage that Manya then collected the small amount of money she had saved and t

42、ook a train to Paris, where she took a new name, became a student at the Sorbonne and gradually turned out to be a very influential figure in history,meager savings: a very small amount of money saved,LPT- the broad brush strokes,Detailed Reading,stroke n. a quick forceful action e.g. By computerizi

43、ng we have, at a single stroke, improved efficiency and reduced cost,the broad brush strokes: the ways in which plans or ideas are explained or implemented,e.g. The artist sketched out her idea of the ideal lover only with the broadest brush strokes,LPT-late at night,Detailed Reading,Late at night,

44、Marie and her husband, Pierre, enter the lab to see a tiny luminous stain congealed in a dish. Oh, Pierre! Could it be? exclaims Marie as tears roll down her cheeks.,Paraphrase,Late at night, Marie and her husband, Pierre, went into the lab and saw a very small bright stain which had become semi-sol

45、id in a dish. Oh, Pierre! Could it be? shouted Marie excitedly as tears flowed down her cheeks,LPT- congeal,Detailed Reading,congeal v. (cause a liquid to) become thick or semi-solid, esp. by cooling,e.g,The blood was congealed around the cut on his knee. Discard the fat that congeals at the top. Fe

46、ar congealed his very blood,LPT- the reality was lot grittier,Detailed Reading,The reality was a lot grittier and a lot less romantic.,The reality was much harder and far less appealing to the emotions,Paraphrase,gritty adj. full of particles of stone or sand; firm, staunch, strong,Residents in Beij

47、ing have to face the gritty wind in spring. He was a gritty fighter,e.g,LPT-Marie and Pierre,Detailed Reading,Marie and Pierre, whom she married in 1895, did indeed work side by side late into the nightwould have thought he was in a stable.,Marie and Pierre, whom she married in 1895, worked indeed s

48、ide by side late into the night. However, their laboratory was in so poor a condition, old, damp and cold, that even their three-year-old daughter Irene called it that sad, sad place. And one eminent scientist said that if he had not witnessed the worktable, he would have thought himself to be in a

49、building where horses are fed and kept,Paraphrase,LPT-They were the toast,Detailed Reading,They were the toast of the European scientific community, feted lavishly and visited at home in Paris by acolytes who came from as far away as New Zealand to pay homage.,Paraphrase,They became the center of at

50、tention by the scientists in Europe, honored or entertained in a special and generous way and visited at home in Paris by faithful admirers who came from as far away as New Zealand to show great respect,LPT-toast,Detailed Reading,toast n. sb. who is the object of much attention or admiration e.g. Af

51、ter winning the championship at Athens Olympic Games, 2004, Liu Xiang is the toast of China and Asia as well,LPT-fete-lavishly,Detailed Reading,fete vt. honor or entertain sb. in a special way,The astronauts were feted wherever they went,e.g,lavishly adv. giving or providing generously or in large q

52、uantities; plentifully, abundantly,He praised the project lavishly. The Queen was entertained lavishly,e.g,LPT-acolyte,Detailed Reading,acolyte n. assistant; apprentice; faithful follower,e.g,The old professor has a number of acolytes. It is said that Confucius had 72 acolytes,LPT-their triumph cont

53、ained the seeds,Detailed Reading,For the Curies, though, their triumph contained the seeds of their tragedy.,Paraphrase,For the Curies, however, their great success was conducive to their future disasters,LPT-Even before winning the Nobel,Detailed Reading,Even before winning the Nobel, Pierre was se

54、verely ill from exposure to this fierce energy.,Even before they were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, Pierre was terribly ill because he had been too much exposed to radioactivity,Paraphrase,LPT-sore,Detailed Reading,sore n. a painful place on the body where the skin or flesh is injured,e.g,Her

55、hands are covered in sores. The nurse bandaged the sores on her hands very carefully,LPT-he fell into the path of a wagon,Detailed Reading,In 1906, he fell into the path of a wagon drawn by two huge draft horses, and a wheel ran over his head. He died instantly.,Paraphrase,In 1906, he slipped into t

56、he way of a carriage drawn by two huge horses, and a wheel ran over his head. He died at once,draft horses (also draught horses): horses used for pulling heavy loads,LPT-metamorphosis was less simple,Detailed Reading,The metamorphosis was less simple, more serious. A cape of solitude and secrecy fel

57、l upon her shoulders forever.,Paraphrase,The change she underwent was profound and enduring. She thereafter lived a life of loneliness and did not communicate much with others,LPT-cape,Detailed Reading,cape n. loose sleeveless garment like a cloak but usu. shorter 披肩,LPT-solitude,Detailed Reading,so

58、litude n. a state of being alone without companions,She is not fond of solitude. His wife enjoys the solitude of their own flat, but he doesnt,e.g,LPT-secrecy,Detailed Reading,secrecy n. keeping secrets; ability or tendency to keep secrets,We rely on your secrecy. The meeting was arranged with the u

59、tmost secrecy,e.g,Here, however, the word secrecy does not imply a sense of keeping secrets. It actually conveys the idea that after her husbands death Marie devoted almost all her time to her scientific experiments and subconsciously avoided getting involved with others,Note,LPT-the Sunday after th

60、e funeral,Detailed Reading,Marie was just 38. The Sunday after the funeral, instead of staying with family and friends, she retreated to the lab.,Paraphrase,Marie was only 38 when her husband died. The Sunday after the funeral, she did not stay with family and friends; instead, she went to the lab,