上海交通大学出版社 应用型 大学英语综合教程 应四 Unit 5

L/O/G/O上海交通大学出版社应用型大学英语系列教材Book4Application-orientedCollegeEnglishCourse2上海交通大学出版社LanguageinUseEnhancementofLanguageAbilitiesUnitFiveTableofContentsLanguageSkillsDevelopmentBackNext3上海交通大学出版社Focus1contentStarterText:BigBangWorkingwithwordsandphrasesDiscussionPractice:interpretingPractice:translationPractice:writingSurfingtheInternetHighlightsTableofContentsPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentBackNext4上海交通大学出版社focus1highlightsHighlightsS:TheoriesabouttheoriginoftheuniverseL:BuylandonthemoonR:BigBangW:Patternsoforganization(3):causeandeffect:blockorganizationInternetwork:SearchingforinformationaboutworldmysteriesPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentBackNext5上海交通大学出版社BackNext1.Starterfocus1starterA.Whichofthefollowingtheoriesabouttheoriginoftheuniversedoyouagreewith?1.Godcreatedtheuniverse.2.Theuniversecameintobeingofitself.3.Theuniversehasalwaysbeenthere.Ofthethreetheories,Iagreewiththethirdone,becausenoonecanprovethebeginningoftheuniverse,norcananyonelivelongenoughtoreachtheendoftheuniverse.6B.ListentoashortpassageentitledBuyLandontheMoonandanswerthefollowingquestions.focus1starter上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNextMindMaplunar/()/a.月亮的parcel//n.（土地的）一块deed//n.证书，契约treaty//n.条约，协定astronaut//n.宇航员attorney//n.（尤指代表当事人出庭的）律师trespasser/()/n.非法侵入者7focus1starter上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNext1.Howmuchdoeseachparceloflunarpropertycost?2.Whatdoyougetifyoubuyadeed,accordingtoanAmericanastronaut?3.Howmuchmoneyistheownerofthisbusinessmakingaday?$16aparcel.Onlyapieceofpaper.$3,000to$4,000aday.8focus1starter上海交通大学出版社1.StarterBackNextBuyLandontheMoonAbusinesscalledLunarEmbassyissellingpropertyonthemoon.Itsells175to200parcelsaday.Peoplepay$16aparcel.Theygetadeedthatsayswheretheirpropertyisonthemoon.Atreatysaysthatnocountrycanownplanetsormoons,butitdoesnotsaythatpeoplecannotownplanetsormoons.ThepersonwhorunsLunarEmbassyfiledadocumentthatsaysheownsthemall.HeissellingpropertyonthemoonandMars.Americanastronautshavegonetothemoon.Theydonotsaytheyownit.Oneofthemsaysyoucanbuyadeedifyouwant,butallyou¡¯llhaveisapieceofpaper.Somepeoplehaveboughtdeedstomoonproperty.Onesayshewillsellitifsomeonewantstobuyit.Onebusinessboughtmanydeedstogivetoitscustomers.Somepeoplewanttoknowifitislegaltoselldeedstolunarproperty.TheAttorneyGeneralofCaliforniasaysitmaybeanactoffraud.Hedoesnotknowwhyanyonewouldwanttobuylandonthemoon.TheownerofLunarEmbassyismaking$3,000to$4,000aday.Hehassold11,000parcelsonthemoon.Hesayscountriesthatexploreinspacewillhavetobuyfromhim.Otherwise,theywillbetrespassers.9focus1text上海交通大学出版社BackNextTextOrganization10focus1text上海交通大学出版社TextOrganizationBackNext11focus1text上海交通大学出版社BackNextTextOrganization12focus1text2.Text:BigBangIntheBeginning1TheBigBangmodeloftheuniverse’sbirthisthemostwidelyacceptedmodelthathaseverbeenconceivedforthescientificoriginofeverything.NoothermodelcanpredictasmuchwithashighadegreeofaccuracyastheBigBangmodelcan.Translation宇宙大爆炸宇宙之初1宇宙起源于大爆炸是迄今为止对万物起源最广为认可的一种科学解释。其它理论都不如大爆炸理论对宇宙起源推测得那么详细和精确。上海交通大学出版社BackNextQuestionaboutPara.1Meaning:TheBigBangtheoryisabletotellmoreandwithgreaterprecisionabouttheuniverse’sbirththanothertheories.13focus1text1.WhyistheBigBangmodelthemostwidelyacceptedmodelexplainingtheuniverse’sbirth?BecausenoothermodelcanpredictasmuchwithashighadegreeofaccuracyastheBigBangmodel.上海交通大学出版社BackNext2.Text:BigBang14focus1text2Acommonquestionthatpeopleaskis“WhathappenedbeforetheBigBang?”Thephrase“inthebeginning”isusedheretorefertothebirthofouruniversewiththeBigBang.Inthecreationoftheuniverse,everythingwascompressedintoaninfinitesimallysmallpointinwhichallphysicallawsthatweknowofdonotapply.(Tobecontinued)Translation2人们经常问的一个问题是：大爆炸以前发生过什么？“宇宙之物”这个词在这里指的是宇宙随着大爆炸而生成。宇宙在形成过程中，万物被压缩成无穷小的一个奇点，在这个奇点中，我们所知的所有物理定律一概无效。上海交通大学出版社BackNextcompress:vt./vi.压缩；压紧e.g.Poorposturecancompressthebody’sorgans.Herlipscompressedintoathinline.Notetheword“law”herereferstothefactthatsomethingalwayshappensinthesamewayinnatureorsociety.e.g.thelawofsupplyanddemand供求法则thelawsofnature自然法则thelawofgravity万有引力定2.Text:BigBang15focus1textNoinformationfromany“previous”stuffcouldhaveremainedintact.Therefore,forallintentsandpurposes,theBigBangisconsideredthebeginningofeverything,forwecanneverknowiftherewasanythingbeforeit.Translation宇宙大爆炸前的所有信息都无法原封不动地保存下来。因为我们永远无法知道大爆炸前是否存在着什么，因此，几乎完全可以认为大爆炸是万物的起源。上海交通大学出版社BackNextMeaning:ItisdifficulttofindoutthetruthaboutwhatexistedbeforetheBigBangbecausenothingofitwouldhavenotbeendamaged.intact:a.没有损坏的，完整的e.g.Onlythemedievaltowerremainedintact.Hisreputationsurvivedintact.2.Text:BigBang16focus1textHistoryoftheBigBangModel3TheBigBangmodelhaditsbeginningswithEdwinHubble’sdiscoveryin1929that,onlargescales,everythingintheuniverseismovingawayfromeverythingelse.Theonlyexplanationforthiswasthattheuniversewasexpandingineverydirection,anditwastakinggalaxiesalongwithit.ThisisknownasHubble’sLaw.Translation大爆炸理论的历史3大爆炸理论萌芽于1929年埃德温·哈勃的一个发现，他发现在宏观宇宙中，万物都在互相偏离，距离越来越远。对此唯一的解释就是宇宙正在向四面八方不断地膨胀，星系也随之扩张。这被称为“哈勃定律”。上海交通大学出版社BackNextQuestionaboutPara.3Meaning:…andgalaxieswerealsoexpand