1、Robot,What is a robot?,A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.,Discussion,what can robots do in our daily life ?,What can robots do?,Robots,Play with human,take care of human,rescue work,Housework,And so on,It can do many different things.,Is it a real girl?,Do
2、 you think it is possible for a robot to: have feelings? feel like a human being?,Isaac Asimov,Isaac Asimov ( 1920-1992)艾萨克阿西莫夫是美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。以他的名字为号召的艾西莫夫科幻杂志是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。基地、机器人等系列是艾西莫夫最脍炙人口的代表作。艾西莫夫通过宏观视野使他的作品处处闪动著关怀人类未来的笔触，超越一般科幻作品的局限。,Isaac Asimov ( 1920-199
3、2)阿西莫夫不仅是哥伦比亚大学的化学博士，更是世闻名的全能作家，一生著书达四百八十余本，内容广及科学类的数理化、天文、生物、医学，还旁涉人文类的文学、宗教、史地等。如此渊博的学识使他的笔下世界具备了奇幻的想像与高度的预言性。几乎每一本有关机器人发展史的书籍都提到他、他的小说与他发明的“机器人三定律”。他的“机器人三定律” 几乎成了以后科幻作家创作有关机器人的作品时必须遵循的法则。,Isaac Asimov was an amazing writer who had finished more than 300 works since the beginning of1950.,About hi
4、s work,Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed,Writer: Isaac Asimov,包君满意,1. What is the main idea of the story? 2. What are the main characters in the story?,Skimming,Main idea of the story:,The story tells us how a robot used for housework was tested out in a family.,Larry Belmont Claire Tony Gladys Claffe
5、rn,Main characters in the story:,- Larrys wife, a housewife,- a robot,- works in a company that makes robots,- a woman that Claire envies,1. Which of the following is NOT Tonys characteristic?Clumsy. B. Handsome. C. Helpful. D. Smart.,Scanning,2. We can infer that when Claire first saw Tony, she fel
6、t alarmed by _.A. his appearance B. his ability C. his facial expressions D. his cleverness,3. Why did Claire feel embarrassed one day?A. Because Tony asked her whether she needed help dressing.B. Because Tony offered sympathy for her.C. Because Tony helped her a lot.D. Because Tony bent his face to
7、o close tohers. 4. _amazed Claire very much.A. That Tony gave her a new haircutB. That Tony changed the makeup she woreC. Tonys fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skinD. That Tony wrote a shopping list for her,5. Which of the following is the right description about Gladys? A. She was a
8、rich and powerful fat woman. B. She had everything that Claire wanted and envied. C. She was the one whom Claire turned to for help when she was annoyed. D. She had a bad relationship with Claire.,6. Tony did the following things to help Claire EXCEPT _. A. giving her a new haircut B. changing her m
9、akeup C. having the house completely transformed and improved D. going into a jewellery shop to buy her a necklace,7. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Tony opened the curtains?A. To let other women see everything.B. To show the risk of Claires marriage.C. To let other women envy Claire.D
10、. To make Claire elegant just like her neighbor.,Comprehending,Before he arrived,When he offered to help her dress,When he offered to help her improve her house and herself,When he helped her with the salesman,When she fell off a ladder and caught by Tony,When she heard Gladys whispering to another
11、woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony,She remembered Tony was just a machine,Tall, handsome, black hair, deep voice,Facial expressions never changed,Clever enough to solve all kinds of problems,Cannot think for itself,unit 2 robots,Language points,P1-2Larry Belmont worked for a co
12、mpany that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or all
13、ow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed.,Title: Satisfaction Guaranteed
14、,Reading,Characters in the story: Larry Belmont- employed in a company that makes robots Claire- Larrys wife,a housewife Tony- the robot Gladys Claffern- a woman that Claire envies,Find out the information about Tony,tall,handsome,facial expressions never changed,smooth and blackhair,deep voice,soft
15、 and warm skin,quick,clever,work for begin doing experiment witha household robot. test. out especially be absent persuade sb. that harm sb. allowsb.to do feel alarmedfacial expression,为.工作 开始干sth 对试验 一个家用机器人 进行试验 尤其 缺席离开 说服sb.sth 伤害 sb. 允许sb干sth 感到吃惊 面部表情,1.he seemed more like a human than a machin
16、e more.than.与其说倒不如说 She is more my friend than my teacher. 与其说这男孩笨倒不如说他懒。 The boy is more lazy than stupid.,more than多于；超过；不仅仅 not more than不超过 no more than仅仅onlyMr.Zhang is more_than our teacher and he is our friend. Please dont be so angry.After all，she is no more than a child. 请不要如此生气，毕竟她还只是一个孩子。
17、1)The young lady is _ a beauty; she is _ than pretty. A. more than; more smart B.more than; smarter C. not only; smarter D.no more than; more clever2)Ann acts quite unfriendly.I think she is _ than unfriendly. A. shyer B.shier C.more shy rather D.more shy,1. desire v.,1) 渴望;希望(做某事):_,2) 要求某事_,3)要求(请
18、求)某人做某事_,4)desire thatdo/should do;,desire to do sth.,desire sth.,desire sb. to do sth.,我请您立即回信。 I desire _ of yours. 我们希望有个好结果。_ 去请他进来。_,Exercise,an immediate answer,We desire to have a good result.,Please desire him to come in.,他们要求你马上回来。 They desire _.,that you should come at once,desire n. (1) 愿
19、望; 欲望 (2) 要求 (3) 食欲 (4) 向往的东西,他有强烈的求知欲。 He has _.,a strong desire for knowledge / to learn,meet ones desire havefeel a great desire for at ones desire,满足某人的欲望 强烈渴望得到 照某人希望,2. satisfaction n. ( opp. dissatisfaction),满意地_,令某人满意的是_,对表示满意_,我听了这个消息非常满意。I heard the news _.,with great/ much satisfaction,wi
20、th satisfaction,to sbs satisfaction/ to the satisfaction of sb.,express ones satisfaction at/ with,1) 满足; 满意; 舒服 (at; with) 2)令人满意的事物,satisfy vt. satisfied adj. satisfying adj. satisfactory adj.,满足; 使满足 满意的; 满足的 令人满意的 令人满意的,1.Its not easy to satisfy him.,2.I am satisfied with the result of the exam.
21、The result of the exam is satisfying.,3.Its a satisfactory excuse for his absence.,4.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.There stands.倒装句。 (1)there, here, now, then 等副词放在句首时,句子要完全倒装，谓语动词常用 come, go, be, lie, run 等。There goes the bell. 汽车来了Here comes the bus Out rushed Jacks wife,crying
22、 Out she rused,crying *主语如为人称代词，则应放在动词前面Look! There _. Oh, there_. A.comes the bus;comes it B.comes the bus; it comes C.the bus comes; it comes D.the bus comes; comes it,3. alarm n. 警报; 惊慌; 恐慌火灾引起很大恐慌。_,The fire caused much alarm.,give/raise/sound the alarm take (the) alarm at a fire alarm a false a
23、larm air alarm water level alarm,发警报; 敲警钟 对感到吃惊; 火警 虚惊一场 空袭警报 水位警告,alarm vt. 使警觉; 惊动; 使惊慌 不要惊慌 Dont alarm yourself. be alarmed at (the news) 被(那消息) 吓了一跳. be alarmed for (the safety of ) 放心不下; 担心(的安全),完成句子: 1) A small boy saw the smoke and _ (发出警报). 2) _ (人人都感到惊恐) the news that war might break out.,r
24、aised the alarm,Everybody was alarmed at,4. smooth adj. 平坦的; 平滑的; 顺利的路平坦了/困难扫除了。_vt. 使光滑, 平坦或顺利用熨斗把这件衣服熨平。_smoothly adv. 平稳地; 顺利地一切进展顺利。_,The way is now smooth.,Smooth this dress with a hot iron.,Everything went smoothly.,P3-4 On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and t
25、hen asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridic
26、ulous to be offered sympathy by a robot. But she began to trust him. She told him how she was overweight and this made her feel unhappy. Also she felt her home wasnt elegant enough for someone like Larry who wanted to improve his social position. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest an
27、d most powerful women around.,On the second morning felt embarrassed one day mention that. must do sth overweight improve social position,第二天早晨, 感到不好意思 有一天 说起/提起sth 一定肯定干sth 太胖/超重 提高社会地位,2.On the second morning Tony, wearing an apron, brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help
28、dressing3.It was disturbing and frightening that he looked so human.句子结构？Its amazing that he gave up the job.It is clear that he will refuse the offer,5. embarrass vt. 使困惑; 使局促不安 销路下降使公司陷于财政困难. The decline of sales _. 在生人面前局促不安embarrass sb. with sth./ by doing sth. 做使某人尴尬/害羞/窘迫不要问隐私, 会让他们觉得不好意思Dont
29、_ (by asking) personal questions.,embarrassed the company,be/ feel embarrassed in the presence of strangers,embarrass them with,embarrassed adj. 尴尬的, 难堪的, 害羞的 他对我衣服的评论使我很尴尬。_ by his comments about my clothes. embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的; 令人难堪的 你什么时候最尴尬? What has been your_?,I was embarrassed,most embarr
30、assing moment,6. sympathy n. 同情; 同感; 同情心 相关短语： express sympathy for 慰问 feel sympathy for, have sympathy for 同情 in sympathy with 同情; 赞成; 跟着; 和一致 out of sympathy for have no / some sympathy with sb /sth,不支持 / 支持某人/ 某事,出于对的同情,翻译: 我确信她一定赞成你的建议。(in sympathy with) Im sure she will be in sympathy with your
31、 proposal. 我不同意他的意见。(have no sympathy with) I have no sympathy with him. 我同情你。(sympathize) I sympathize with you.,P5 As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read, or rather, scan. She look
32、ed at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness and warmth of his skin. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.,答应/承诺干 sth 从.借来 一堆书 更确切地说 浏览 惊奇地 翻动书页 伸出手去拿 对.感到大为惊异 多么可笑啊,promise to do sth borrow. fr
33、om a pile of books or rather scan with wonder turn each page reach for sth be amazed by How absurd,7. pile n. 堆; 摞; 叠 v. 堆起; 堆积,a pile of / piles of = lots of 成堆的/成批的 pile up 增多; 积累; (车辆) 相碰,There were a pile of magazines on the desk . Ive got piles of work to do this evening . The fallen leaves pil
34、ed up. 堆积,8. with wonder: 疑惑地with + n 作状语with surprise / embarrassment / fear,9. reach for / reach out ones hand for,e.g.He reached out his hand for an apple.,n. reach within ones reach out of ones reach= beyond ones reach,P6Tony gave Claire a new haircut and changed the makeup she wore. As he was n
35、ot allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her. Claire went into the city and bought curtains, cushions, a carpet and bedding. Then she went into a jewellery shop to buy a necklace. When the clerk at the counter was rude to her, she rang Tony up and told the clerk to
36、speak to him. The clerk immediately changed his attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear“. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was
37、 having an affair. After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony.,give sb.a new haircut wear makeup be allowed to do sth. accompany sb.to sp. write out a list of items a jewellery shopat the counter be rude to sb ring sb. up speak to sb. immediatelyBy (doing) sth the amused and surpr
38、ised look have an affair.After all,给sb换了个发型 化妆 sb被允许干sth 陪伴 sb.去sth 写出 一份.清单 一家珠宝店 柜台 对sb.粗鲁 给sb打电话 和sb.讲话 立即 通过 有趣而又惊奇的神色 有风流韵事 毕竟,10. accompany v. 1) to go / stay with Id like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies him is always a dog. 2) to exist at the same time 和一起发生Lightning
39、usually accompanies thunder.,11. turn around 转身; 回转; 旋转;好转, 有起色他突然转过身来, 看见了我。_,All of a sudden he turned around/about and saw me.,turn about turn against turn away turn on turn off turn out,转身; 转向; 调向 背叛; 反抗, 使对抗 把(脸)转过去; 抛弃 开(电灯, 收音机, 自来水) 解雇; 关掉; 使失去兴趣 结果是; 证明是; 生产(产品),12. affair n. 事情/ 暧昧关系/ 私通pl
40、 业务/ 事务/ 事态 Affairs at present in that country are unsettled. 那个国家当前的局势动荡不安.,current/foreign/world affairs 时事/外交事务/世界事务 affairs of state 国事/ 国务/ 政务,13. declare vt. 宣布; 声明; 表明; 说明; 宣称 1) declare +n. 宣告他们将很快宣布选举的结果。_ 2) declare+n.+(to be) n./ adj. 宣布为裁判宣布他为比赛的冠军。_,They will declare the results of the
41、election soon.,The judge declared him (to be) the winner of the competition.,我宣布这次会议开始._ 3) declare +(that)从句 宣称; 声称她宣称她是对的._,I declared this conference (to be) open.,She declared (that) she was right.,declare war on/ upon 对宣战,declare against 声明反对,declare for (in favour of) 声明赞成,14. more than + n _+
42、 adj._+num._,不仅仅是, 不止,很 / 非常,超过,more + adj / adv / n / v + than 与其说, ，不如说,e.g.What he wants is more than money.,He is more than scared of cats.,He is more scared than ill. 他与其说是病了, 倒不如说他是受了惊吓。,15. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains 强调句It is / was + 强调部分 + that / who +
43、 其他It is not where you come from or what you are, but the ability to do the job_ matters.A. one B. that C. what D. it It was after the invention of printing _to publish large numbers of books and pictures.A. were people able B. that people were able C. when were people able D. people were able,B,B,1
44、6. impress sb with sth impress sth on / upon sb make an (strong) impression on sb 这位姑娘既活泼又有幽默感, 给这位男孩留 下了深刻的印象。 The girl impressed the boy with her liveliness and sense of humor. 他的话铭记在我心里。 His words was impressed on me. 他给我留下了深刻的印象。 He made a strong impression on me.,17. envy vt. 羡慕 1) envy+sb.(for
45、 sth.) 2) envy sb. sth. 忌妒/羡慕某人某事我真羡慕您！_他们羡慕我们的成功. _envy sb. doing sth. 羡慕某人做某事be in envy of ones success 羡慕某人的成功envy at / of sth. 对某事物的忌妒/羡慕,How I envy you!,They envied us for our success.,I dont envy him his money problems. 我庆幸自己没有他那些金钱的麻烦。 Her many talents were the envy of all her friends. 她多才多艺,
46、 所有的朋友都很羡慕她。,归纳拓展: envious adj.be envious of = be jealous of 我羡慕Tom的成功。 Im envious of / jealous of Toms success. I envy Toms success. I envy Tom his success.,18. leavealone 不管; 不打扰; 让 独自待着不要动我的书._由我来做吧._,Leave my book alone.,Leave me alone to do it.,leave behind 留下; 忘带; 遗留 leave out 省去; 排除; 遗漏 leave off 停止 leave over 推迟某事; 剩下,
