Unit-4-The-Professor-and-the-Yo-Yo

Unit4TheProfessorandtheYo-YoSeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriend,Einsteinwasasimple,modestandordinaryman.Teachingobjects1.HaveanideaabouttheEinstein’sunusualpersonalitywhetherasascientistorasanaverageman.1)AnalyzethepersonalcharacteristicsofEinstein.2)UnderstandthewayoflifeofEinstein.2.Aboutthetext,Ssshouldgraspthetextcontent,textstructure,basicvocabulariesandrequiredgrammarpointsofthesection.TeachingobjectsWords:ambition,application,approach,argue,bewilder,capable,correspond,display,exclusively,mainly,fortune,function,immune,impress,modest,observe,present,profound,pursue,puzzle,relatively,seriesPhrases&Expressions:atease,offbalance,cometotermswith,asfaras,meannothingto,believein,somuchsothat,aseriesof,takeapart,workout,capableof,singleout,Grammar:bemadeto,thatclauseTeachingobjects3.Aboutthereading,Ssshouldacquiretheskill—readingbeyondlines.4.Aboutthewriting,Ssshouldgettoknowtheparagraphdeveloping—writinginlogicalorder.Contents1.Lead-in2.Keywordsandexpressions3.Backgroundinformation4.Textinterpretation5.Sentencestructure6.Readingskill7.Guidedwriting8.Study&practice9.HomeworkLead-inLead-inRelatedquestions1.WhatdoyouknowaboutthelifeofEinstein?2.Whereishefrom?3.Didheeverwonanyfamousprize?4.Washemarriedinhislifetime?5.Whatishisfamoustheory?Lead-in1.DoyouknowanyproverbsofEinstein?“Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.”—AlbertEinstein“Anyonewhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedanythingnew.”—AlbertEinstein“Trynottobecomeamanofsuccess,butrathertrytobecomeamanofvalue.”—AlbertEinsteinKeywordsandexpressionsmodest:a.a)having,showing;notatoohighopinionofone’smerits,abilities,etc.e.g.Asianwomenaremoremodestandshy,yettheytendtohaveaninnerforce.b)moderate,notlargeinsizeoramounte.g.Theyboughtamodesthouseinthenorthernsuburb.Keywordsandexpressionsimmune:beimmuneto:befreefromorunaffectedby.e.g.Vaccinationmakespeopleimmunetosmallpox.Itseemstomethatfewpeopleareimmunetovanityorjealousy.exclusively:only;completely.e.g.EtoncollegeisanexclusivelymalepublicschoolinBritain.Thereportiswrittenexclusivelyforthecountry’stopleaders.Keywordsandexpressionsambition(n.):strongdesireforsuccess,power,richesetc.e.g.Herambitionwastobeafamoussinger.Hisambitiontobeaministerwasfinallyachieved.ambitious(adj.):beambitioustodo…;beambitiousfor/of…e.g.Heisambitioustosucceedinbusiness.Heisambitiousfor/offame.Keywordsandexpressionsachieve/attain/fulfill/realizeone’sambition实现抱负check/frustrateone’sambition使某人的野心(或雄心)受挫spur/stimulate/stirone’sambition激发某人的雄心壮志aboundlessambition无节制的奢望afrustrated/thwartedambition受挫的抱负one’slife-longambition毕生的志愿。Keywordsandexpressionspresent:1.vt.formallygive,introduce,offere.g.Who'sgoingtopresenttheNobelPrizethisyear?2.n.1)agifte.g.Igaveheraveryspecialpresentforherbirthday.2)thetimethatweareexperiencingnowe.g.Youhavetostopworryingaboutthepastandstartthinkingaboutthepresent!KeywordsandexpressionsCollocation:presentanawardtosb.向某人授奖presentone’scompliments/respects/apologiestosb.向某人致意/致敬/致歉presentoneself出席，到场atpresent目前forthepresent眼前；暂时Keywordsandexpressionscuriosity:n.thedesiretoknowaboutsomethinge.g.Iopenedthepacketjusttosatisfymycuriosity.KeywordsandexpressionsCollocation:arouseone’scuriosity引起某人的好奇displayintensecuriosity表现出强烈的好奇心excite/stirone’scuriosity激起某人的好奇心satisfy/feed/gratifyone’scuriosity满足某人的好奇心stimulate/provokepubliccuriosity激起公众的好奇心incuriosity好奇地outofcuriosity由于好奇withcuriosity好奇地Keywordsandexpressionsobserve:vt.1)watchcarefully,seeandnoticee.g.Theirjobistoobservethebehaviorofbirds.2)saye.g.Keynesobservedthathumansfallintotwoclasses.3)obeyorfollowe.g.Sofartheceasefirehasbeenobservedbybothsides.KeywordsandexpressionsCF:observe,look,see,watch&witness这些动词均有“看”之意。observe强调以客观的态度进行仔细地观察。look侧重“看”的动作。see是这组词中最普通的词，表示具有视力或运用视力看见了某物.watch一般指观看某一运动着的事物，注意力集中。与see相比，该词表示了浓厚的兴趣。witness强调仔细观察某事的全过程，还指当场看见，亲眼看见。Keywordsandexpressionsapproach:1.v.1)comenear,moveclosetoe.g.Asyouapproachthetown,thefirstbuildingyouseeisthechurch.2)begintodealwithorworkone.g.Itmightbepossibletoapproachtheprobleminadifferentway.Keywordsandexpressions2.n.1)way,methode.g.Alltheapproachestothepalacewereguardedbytroops.2)comingnearere.g.Atherapproachthechildrenranoff.KeywordsandexpressionsCF:approach,manner,method&means这些名词均含“方法、方式”之意。approach指从事某事的特别方法、途径。manner多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法。method指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法。means指为达到某种目的或目标而采用的方法、手段或途径。Keywordsandexpressionsdisplaya)(v.)showe.g.Itisfashiondesigner'sdreamtodisplaytheirdressesinParis.b)(n.)displaying,showorexhibitione.g.Areyouinterestedinanythingondisplay,sir?Keywordsandexpressionsimpress:v.a)(by/with)affect(sb.)deeplyorstronglyinmindorfeelinge.g.HewasdeeplyimpressedbywhathehadseeninChina.b)fix(sth.)deeplyorfirmlyonthemindormemorye.g.Hiswordswerestronglyimpressedonmymemory.KeywordsandexpressionsCF:impress,influence&affect这些动词均含“影响”之意。impress通常指受到某人某物的“影响”而感受至深。这种影响侧重外部和精神方面，强调其强烈、深刻和持久性。influence强调在思想、性格、行为等方面所产生的潜移默化的影响，也可指自然力的影响。affect其主语通常是物而不是人，强调一物对另一物产生的消极影响。Keywordsandexpressionsfunctiona)(v.)worke.g.Thegovernmentfunctionsthroughvariousministries.b)(n.)specialactivityorpurposeofapersonorthinge.g