大学英语精读第二册第四课

1、The Professor and the Yo-yoThomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P. Blank,Text,Seen through the eyes of a young friend Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man.,Unit 4,The Professor and the Yo-yo,Useful expressions Text interpretation Word family Sentence structure Translation Reading skill Guided writ

2、ing Homework,Useful expressions,适中的价格 减轻疼痛 液晶显示器 保持平衡 环球旅行 简体中文 知识分子,A modest price Ease the pain LCD Keep balance Universal travel Simplified Chinese Intellectuals,Useful expressions,徒劳 忌妒 爱滋病病毒 光束 恢复原状 为你专用 理论物理,In vain Be jealous of HIV A beam of light Revert to type For your exclusive use Theore

3、tical physics,Useful expressions,原子弹 一系列 回头客 原则上 追求自由 深奥的概念 家用电器,Atomic bomb A series of Repeated customer In principle In pursuit of freedom Profound concepts Household appliance,Albert Einstein,外教社课件 A Brief Introduction to Albert Einstein Einsteins Chronology Theory of Relativity Atomic Bomb Fame

4、 and Social Activities,Text interpretation,Warm-up questions Why do you think Einstein is generally considered the greatest scientist of all time? What makes a great scientist? Who is the Chinese scientist you admire most? Which is more important, social science or natural science?,Text interpretati

5、on,Answer the questions Comprehension Ex 2 on p.83 What type is the text, generally? A. narration B. exposition C. description D. argumentation,记叙文 说明文 描述文 议论文,Text interpretation,What is the main idea/topic of the passage? It explains the personalities/characteristics of the great scientist Albert

6、Einstein. Try to pick up key words or topic sentences of each paragraph/part. That is, summarize each paragraph/part. (Next pages),Text interpretation,A visit to Einsteins home The personality that was Einstein He seemed immune to these emotions. Material things meant nothing to him. In other words,

7、 he believe in simplicity. (razor) Einstein was purely and exclusively a theorist. (TV, toy bird) Another puzzle that Einstein could never understand.,Part division,Main Ideas,Paras,Parts,1,1,2,2,3,3,My visit to Einsteins home-ordinary,He was content to go as far as he could.,He cared nothing about

8、material things.,4,4-9,He was purely a theorist.,Text interpretation,5,10,He was puzzled by his fame.,Text interpretation,What can we learn about and from the great scientist Einstein? Your answers: 1. 2. 3.,Text interpretation,I was made to feel at ease When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks

9、had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein. come to terms withwithin his limitsbeyond his intellectual reach. He was content to go as far as he could. He seemed immune to these emotions.,Text interpretation,He wa

10、s beyond any pretension. Material things meant nothing to him. He believed in simplicity, so much so that When I suggested that he try shaving cream I presented him with a tube of shaving cream. he was beaming with the pleasure of Then he reverted to using plain water. He didnt have the slightest in

11、terest in a toy, a bird that balanced on the edge of a bowl of water,Text interpretation,Einstein watched it in delight, trying to deduce the operating principle. Then he stopped, realizing a flaw in his reasoning. No, I guess thats not it. we take the toy apart to see how it did work. His quick exp

12、ression of disapprovalwork out the solution. a household word Its been my good fortune that my ideas He was bewildered by his famereceive this attention single out,Text interpretation,Picture Talk,Text interpretation,1. Humility is the beginning of wisdom.,智慧源于谦逊。,2. Experience is the mother of wisd

13、om.,智慧来自经验。,4. The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest.,大智若愚。,3. Plain living and high thinking.,生活要朴素，情操要高尚。,Word family,Modesty, arrogant, ill at ease, show, demonstrate, cycle, balanced, impressive, personification, universal, logical, simplify, complicate, functional, intellec

14、tual property, frustrating, envious, enterprising, vulnerable, emotional, showy, affected, corresponding, eventually, grin, giggle, chuckle, mustache, divert, avert, inclusive, practitioner, indifferent, observer, observation, observatory, observant, repetitive, soak, induce, deductive, inductive, p

15、rincipal, flawless, work out/come up with, puzzlement, reputation, incapable, civilian, spokesman, politician More words on pp 86-9,Sentence structure,Passive structures What the professor said made me feel at ease. I was made to feel at ease. Subjunctive in a that clause I suggested taking the toy

16、apart. I suggested that we take the toy apart. Do the exercises on pp 88-9,Translation,The little girl ran so fast that she was thrown off balance and fell over / down. I was impressed by his devotion to his research but I did not have the slightest interest in his profound theories. Be sure not to

17、say anything capable of being misunderstood. I was so bewildered by their conflicting advice that I did not know how to act.,Translation,At first this complicated problem frustrated them, but after thinking it over carefully they finally worked out a solution. The head of the sports delegation beame

18、d with delight when a young pioneer presented him with a bunch of flowers. I really dont see why our English teacher should single out our monitor for praise since we have all done quite well this term. I believe in the theory that the higher animals developed from the lower ones.,Reading Skill,Reading beyond the lines A good reader is one who can read beyond the lines, seeing ideas implied through the words, and one who can bridge the gap between the obvious and the suggested