大学英语精读二四.ppt

1、南昌航空大学外语学院,1. Warm-up Questions,2. Albert Einstein,3. The Yo-Yo,Before Reading_Main,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Unit 4,南昌航空大学外语学院,1 Warm-up Questions,1. What is Einsteins greatest contribution to the mankind? 2. What do you know about the life of Einstein? 3. Who is

2、the Chinese scientist you admire most? Why?,南昌航空大学外语学院,2 The Introduction of Albert Einstein,German-born American Physicist and Nobel Laureate 18791955 “Imagination is more important than knowledge. ” Albert Einstein Einsteins Chronology,南昌航空大学外语学院,Before Reading_2_2_1,Born in Ulm, Germany, the elde

3、r child of a businessman and a musical mother.,Married Mileva Maric, his classmate at the polytechnic. They had two sons but eventually divorced.,Published three ground-breaking papers on the motion of particles, the nature of light, and the relationship between energy and inertia.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Before

4、 Reading_2_2_2,Published his “Autobiographical Notes.”,Published his General Theory of Relativity.,Director of Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute in Berlin.,Awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Before Reading_2_2_3,Declined an offer to become head of state of Israel.,Died in hospital in Pr

5、inceton.,Wrote to Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States, on the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear bomb and the need to preempt the Nazis.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Before Reading_3,The Yo-Yo is a simple toy consisting of a grooved double disk with a string about the center. The player holds the e

6、nd of the string which unwinds itself as the disk is dropped. Then by a slight jerk on the string, the player causes it to rewind itself, and to reel up back to the hand. The toy is said to have originated in the Philippines. Since 1930 it has become a popular toy,3 The Yo-Yo,南昌航空大学外语学院,For Part 2 S

7、hort-answer Question,Globe Reading_main,1. Part Division of the Text,For Part 1 Multiple Choice,For Part 3,Questions and Answers,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,2. Further Understanding,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_1,Part Division of the Text,Before Reading,Global Reading,De

8、tailed Reading,After Reading,Main Ideas,Lines,Parts,1,1 32,2,33 53,3,54 62,Einstein was a plain and simple man in his daily life.,Though he was world famous, Einstein remained purely and exclusively a theorist.,Einstein never understood his fame.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_2_1_1,Multiple Choice,1. Whe

9、n the young visitor came to Einsteins home, he was _. A) frightened B) uneasy C) self-confident D) frustrated,.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_2_1_1,2. What did Einstein do after the author suggested him try shaving cream? A) He tried the shaving cream the next morning and was really satisfied with it. B)

10、 He declined the offer and used razor and water as before. C) He thought the cream was of no use. D) He became curious about the components of the cream.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_2_1_2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,3. The watermarkWfor Woolworths in Einsteins stationer

11、y suggests that _. A) he didnt have enough money to buy the better stationery B) he was intended to show that he as important as other people C) he did not take any interest in prestige D) he didnt have personal ambition though he was world-famous,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_2_2,Before Reading,Global R

12、eading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Short-Answer Question,Directions: To show Einstein is purely and exclusively a theorist, the author gives us three examples in this part. You are required to write three sentences to summarize the three examples. Each sentence should be fewer than 2 words.,(1) H

13、e wouldnt walk down the street to see a reactor create atomic energy. (2) He didnt have any curiosity in observing how his theory made TV possible. (3) He pursed various theories for the work of a toy but failed to know its operating principle.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Globe Reading_2_3,Before Reading,Global Read

14、ing,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Questions and Answers,What is the best title of this part?,Einsteins attitude toward his fame.,2. How did Einstein feel about his own fame?,He said he had as good ideas as other people and that his ideas had been accepted because he had the luck. He was even puzzle

15、d by himself. He could not understand why he received so much attention and was singled out something special.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Detailed Reading 1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,UNIT 2 SAILING ROUND THE WORLD,大学英语精读,Detailed Reading,1.sentences,2.Words and phrases,南昌航空大学外语学院,

16、Article_S,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1 When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance,Sentence, moderate,我们班长总是对自己的成就很谦逊。,Our monitor is always modest about his achievements.,Ther

17、e has been a modest decrease in house prices this year.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article1_W_at ease,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,at ease: in a relaxed position,Collocation:,with ease,ill at ease,(stand) at ease,轻而易举地；毫不费力地,不安；心神不宁,稍息,take ones ease,使自己舒服一下；休息；放松,He put the soldiers

18、 at ease while waiting for inspection.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article1_W_point out,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,point out : explain, call to attention,Father pointed out to the son that the basic skill in riding a bicycle is to keep balance.,你能指出哪里有错吗?,Can you point out any mista

19、kes?,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article1_W_off balance,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,off balance: unsteady or unsteadily, in danger of falling,He got off balance and fell over.,Collocation:,achieve / acquire balance,取得平衡,lose ones balance,失去平衡，心慌意乱,in the balance,on balance,悬而未决， 不能肯定

20、,总而言之，总的来说,(be) out of balance,失去平衡,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article1_W_Impress2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,CF:,impress, influence follow . to catch,警察在高速公路上追赶被盗的车辆.,The police pursued the stolen vehicle along the motorway.,The sports car raced through the streets in pursuit of a

21、nother car.,NB:,pursue 是动词，较正式，其名词形式为pursuit 常用于 “in pursuit (of)” 中。,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article5_W _work out,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,work out: find a solution to or understand,Could you work out the equations?,I wont tell you the answer. Work it out yourself.,南昌航空大学外语学院

22、,statesmen, students, and housewives wrote him letters. He never could understand why he received this attention, why he was singled out as something special.,Article6_W _ fortune1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,fortune: n.,我真幸运, 被选中出国旅行。,2) a very large amount of money

23、,He spent a fortune on the new car.,她继承了一大笔财产。,1) chance or luck, and the effect that it has on your life,I had the good fortune to be chosen for a trip abroad.,She inherited a large fortune.,南昌航空大学外语学院,statesmen, students, and housewives wrote him letters. He never could understand why he received

24、this attention, why he was singled out as something special.,Article6_W _ fortune2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Collocation:,by good fortune,bring good fortune,由于幸运；幸而,带来好运,lose ones fortune,make a fortune,失去财产,发财，发迹,accumulate / build a fortune,积聚财富,tell / read ones

25、fortune,给某人算命,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article6_W _Bewilder,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,bewilder: vt. confuse, puzzle,I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the city.,孩子让噪声和人群给弄得晕头转向。,The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.,南昌航空大学外语学院,Article6_W _single out,Befor

26、e Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,single out: choose and give special treatment,They all did wrong; why single him out for punishment?,Three students in our class were singled out for special praise.,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_main,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,A

27、fter Reading,1. Useful Expressions,2. Multiple Choice,3. Talking About the Pictures,4. Writing Practice,5. Proverbs and Quotations,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_1.1,1.感到无拘无束,2.在某人的能力范围内,3.超出力所能及的范围,4.对一心满意足,feel at ease,within ones limits,beyond ones intellectual limits,be content to,Useful Expressions (

28、4-1),Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_1.1,5.对具有免疫力,6.对某人来说毫无意义,7.信奉简朴,8.相对（来说）次要,be immune to,mean nothing to someone,believe in simplicity,relatively minor in importance,Useful Expressions(4-2),Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After

29、 Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_1.2,回复到,实际应用,推断其运作原理,与通信往来,revert to,practical application,deduce the operating principle,correspond with,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,9. 10. 11. 12.,Useful Expressions (4-3),南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_1.2,推理中的一个漏洞,不赞成的表情,一个家喻户晓的名字,对迷惑不

30、解,a flaw in ones reasoning,an expression of disapproval,a household name,be bewildered by,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,13. 14. 15. 16.,Useful Expressions (4-4),南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_4_1,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Multiple Choice,1.

31、 His paper was singled _as an example. A) over B) out C) on D) with,2. This machine is _ being improved. A) capable to B) able of C) able to D) capable of,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_4_2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,3. He said he had _ this subject for ten years. A) taug

32、ht B) pursued C) demanded D) afforded,4. What made him revert _his habit of smoking? A) back B) to C) away from D) on,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_4_3,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,5. Without your help, I couldnt _the details _. A) workat B) workout C) work on D) workup,6.

33、 The boy was _with joy. A) beaming B) bewildering C) deducing D) shrugging,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_4_4,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,7. She is poor _she can hardly get anything to eat. A) as much as B) too much so that C) so much so that D) much more than,8. Economy s

34、eems to be the only _to the financial problem. A) generation B) mean C) solution D) resolution,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_4_5,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,9. They have _each other for a long time. A) corresponded on B) corresponded with C) communicated with D) kept writ

35、ing,10. _radio _and try to find out whats wrong with it. A) Takeapart B) Tellapart C) Cutting into pieces D) Separate apart,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,Talking About the Pictures,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.1,Before Reading,Global Reading,De

36、tailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.2,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.3,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.4,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南

37、昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.5,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_5.5,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,南昌航空大学外语学院,After Reading_6_1_1,Writing Practice,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,1. A Brief Introduction,In English writing, it is very important to present information to readers in a logical order, which is the key to coherent paragraphs and essays. There are many ways