1、Reading,Unit 3 Robots,1. He is always too busy to have any time to relax.,Language points,tooto 意为“太而不能”,eg:他总是太害羞不敢同她说话。 He is too shy to speak to her. 他还太小,分不清是非。 He is too young to know right from wrong.,2. I have to buy a robot so that I can have more free time.,so that, 以便, that引导目的状语从句。 sothat
2、,如此以致于,that引导结果状语从句。,当球迷们看到贝克汉姆的时候,他们如此激动以致于大喊大叫。 When the football fans saw Beckham, they got so excited that they cried out.,eg:我读更多的书,以便我能赶上我的同学。,I read more books so that I can catch up with my classmates.,3. When Mr Jiang returned home from work, his flat would look as good as new,and would be
3、ready for him.,as as .意为“和一样”, 表示同级的比较。 其基本结构为:as+ adj./ adv.+ as。 其否定式为:not as/so + adj./ adv.+as。,eg:这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。 This film is as interesting as that one. 你的钢笔书写起来和我的一样流畅。 Your pen writes as smoothly as mine.,be ready for =get ready for =be ready to do sth.意为“为准备好” 。,eg: 他已经准备好英语考试了。He is ready
4、for the English exam. =He is ready to have the English exam. 他想为即将到来的生日聚会提前做准备。 Her wants to get ready for her coming birthday party.,句中satisfy是动词,意为 “满足(需求、需要), 使满意”。 be satisfied with对感到满意(满足),eg:这只大蛋糕不足以让他充饥。 The big cake was not enough to satisfy his hunger. 丹尼尔对他的机器人一点都不满意。 Daniel is not satisf
5、ied with his robot at all.,4. It seemed that in general the robot satisfied Mr Jiangs needs.,5. After a few comfortable weeks, however, things started to go wrong.,eg:他们搬家住到市中心后,问题就开始 出现了。 Things started to go wrong after they moved house to live in the city centre. 钟出毛病了。 Something has gone wrong w
6、ith the clock.,go wrong 用于描述机器时,可表示机器“发生故障,出毛病”。,6. The robot caught a virus and no longer worked properly.,no longer=not any longer习惯用来修饰表示状态的持续动词(如wait, live, work等)。意为“不再”。 no more=not any more通常用来修饰表示具体动作的瞬间动词(如go, stand, visit等)。意为“不再”。,Dont wait any longer. 机不可失,时不再来。 Time or chance lost will
7、return no more.,eg:别再等了。,1.句中的mess是可数名词,常用单数形式,意思是“杂乱,不整齐”。常见的搭配有be in a mess(杂乱不堪), make a mess (搞得一塌糊涂)。 2.spread 意为“使分散,使分布”。,eg:聚会过后房子一定会乱七八糟。 A house is bound to be in a mess after a party. 种子通常随风传播。 Seeds are often spread by the wind.,7. When Mr Jiang got home, he would find his flat in a comp
8、lete mess; food was laid on the bed; bills and his private papers were spread all over the floor.,8. Mr Jiang did not know what to do with the robot.,eg:男孩们不知道放学后该做些什么。 The boys didnt know what to do with themselves after school ended. 我与这事没有牵连; 它与我无关。 I am not involved in it; it has nothing to do w
9、ith me.,do with处置, 对待, 对付(某人) do with也可表示“与有关”。,Let the word fly,Guess the meanings of “spread”: Who spread these rumours (谣言)?Lets spread the map out on the floor.Can you spread the bread with butter?Its branches spread far and wide.,v. 传播;散播,散布,v. 伸开,展开,铺开,v. 涂,抹,敷,v. 绵延,扩展,将下列英语翻译成汉语。 1. The sale
10、sman has spread out his goods on the floor. 2. The word spread that Lisa had resigned (辞职). 3. The Moors (摩尔人) spread all over Southern Spain. 4. If you warm up the butter itll spread more easily. 5. The work will be spread across the department.,售货员已经把他的货物摊在地板上了。,有消息传说丽莎已经辞职了。,摩尔人遍布西班牙南部地区。,如果你把黄油加
11、热一下,就比较容易涂了。,这项工作将在各部门之间分摊。,请点击Word图标,I. 根据提示完成句子。 Mr. Jiangs shirts are _ (熨烫) by the robot every day. 2. Tom, dont _ (cover a large area) coins everywhere. Put them away. 3. His robot can _ (不再) work. Things started to _ (变坏). 4. The robot caught a _ (病毒) and threw his shirt into the rubbish bin.
12、5. My room is in a _ (混乱). Can you help me make it clean and tidy?,ironed,spread,no longer,go wrong,virus,mess,The first real robot for children,II. 根据短文回答问题。,The Bossa Nova Penbo Interactive (互动的) Penguin Robot is a lovable interactive penguin that loves you and loves her baby. Penbo is the first r
13、eal robot for children. It is a clever doll that loves to talk and play. Penbo replies to touch and sound and speaks Penguish.,Penbo calls and interacts with her baby and rocks her baby to sleep. The baby can play games with Penbo including hide-and-seek and peek-a-boo. The baby works as the remote
14、control for Penbo, which makes her walk, turn and flap (拍动) wings. The Bossa Nova Penbo Interactive Penguin Robot is made up of Penbo robot, a baby and an egg.,She is the happiest when you give her lots of love and care. She listens, talks, responds to (对作出反应) you and to her Bebe, and reacts when yo
15、u pet her head or carry her with you. Play with Bebe and Penbo by holding Bebe in front of Mummys heart and pressing on Bebes head.,Homework,1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart after class. 2. Read the articles in page 1 of Learning English. The more you read, the faster and better youll understand. 3. Preview Grammar on page 42-44.,