unit-2-The-Fun-They-Had

Unit2TheFunTheyHadIsaacAsimovTheDevelopmentofSchoolEducationWarm-upquestions•Whatistheroleofateacher?•Doyouenjoystudyingunderthepresenteducationalsystem?Why?•Whatisthefunthatyouhavefromschooleducation?•Canyouimaginetheworldin2157?诲人不倦betirelessinteaching兢兢业业conscientiously桃李满天下havepupilseverywhere/havestudentsalloverthecountryortheworld尊师重教honourtheteacherandrespecthisteachings青出于蓝而胜于蓝Thepupilsurpassesthemaster./Thepupilprogressesbeyondtheabilityofhisteacher./Apupillearnsfromandoutdoeshisteacher.身教胜于言教Practice/Exampleisbetterthanprecept(戒律).活到老，学到老Itisnevertoolatetolearn./Liveandlearn.HomeschoolingGroupDiscussionWhichkindofeducationdoyouprefer?Schooleducationorhomeschooling?Stateyourreason.(playBingogame)BackgroundinformationIsaacAsimov(1920–1992)theauthorofthetext,isanAmericanbiochemistandauthor.prolific:morethan500booksHewasbornintheformerUSSRonJanuary2,1920.HewastakentotheUnitedStatesattheageof3andbroughtupinBrooklyn,NewYork.HegraduatedfromColumbiaUniversityin1939,andgothisPhD.inthesameuniversityin1947.HetaughtbiochemistryatBostonUniversity,butheismostwidelyknownforhissciencefiction.Someofhisbest-knownworksareI,Robot（《我，机器人》）,publishedin1950andTheFoundationTrilogy（《基地三部曲》）,publishedin1951-1953.为20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杂志。“一直梦想着自己能在工作中死去，脸埋在键盘上，鼻子夹在打字键中”IsaacAsimov's“ThreeLawsofRobotics”著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”1.Arobotmaynotinjureahumanbeingorthroughinaction,allowahumanbeingtocometoharm.机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观2.ArobotmustobeyordersgivenbyhumanbeingsexceptwheresuchorderswouldconflictwiththeFirstLaw.在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令3.ArobotmustprotectitsownexistenceaslongassuchprotectiondoesnotconflictwiththeFirstorSecondLaw.在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下，机器人必须尽力保护自己。MainideaThisnarrativestorycentersaroundaveryoldbookaboutschoolandinvolvestwomaincharacters---MargieandTommy.ThetexttellsusthatMargiealwayshatesschoolbecauseherteacherisamechanicalone.Italsotellsushowsheisenviousofchildrenwhostudiedtogether,experiencedgreatfun,andhadhumanteachersabout200yearsearlier.StructureofthetextPart1Paragraph1thebackgroundofthestory.Part2Paragraphs2-30developmentofthestory:acontrastofthetwodifferentkindsofschoolsrevealedthroughdialoguesPart3Paragraphs31-35endingofthestory:Margie’sschoollifeandherenvyofthefunthekidsintheolddaysmusthavehad.Paragraph1Thisparagraphservesasthebackgroundofthestory.Ittellsustheexactdateonwhichthestoryoccurs,thenameoftheleadingcharacter,andtherealbookaroundwhichthestoryevolves.Timeisveryimportantinthispart.PartIComprehensionquestionCanyouguesswhatshemeantbyarealbook?What’syouropinionofarealbook?diary:adailyrecordoftheeventsinaperson’slife;journal.日记keepa~;readone’s~;inone’s~cf.dairy:n.aplaceonafarmwheremilkiskeptandbutterandcheesearemade.牛奶场，乳品店a.乳制品的~products乳制品head1.vt.lead;beatthefrontof;beatthetopof位于……顶部，居于……之首Thepresident’scarheadedtheprocession.Thiscanyon(峡谷)headsthelistofnaturalattractions.Thepagewasheaded“Expenses”.2.vt.beinchargeof:takechargeof主管，率领，领导Whenthepresidentdied,thevicepresidentwaschosentoheadthefirm.Translation:以胡锦涛为首的代表团于上周到达非洲。AdelegationheadedbyPresidentHuJintaoarrivedinAfricalastweek.3.vi.gotowards[+for/towards/acrossetc.]朝……行进TheshipisheadingacrossthePacificOcean.Whereareyouheadingfor?n.头；顶部；领导，首脑headacheheadline大标题above/overone’shead难以理解keepsb’shead保持镇静losesb’shead慌乱，仓皇失措Twoheadsarebetterthanone.【谚】三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。Paragraphs2~30Itisthelongestandmostimportantportionofthestory,withasomewhatlongconversationbetweenthetwoleadingcharactersrunningthroughmostofit.PartIIComprehensionquestionsWhatistheconversationconcernedwith?WhydoesMargiehateschool?IfyourwereMargie,whatwouldyoufeel?crinkly:adj.havingmanythinfolds;(ofhair)curly起皱的，多皱的MyshirtswereallcrinklywhenIgotthemoutofthesuitcase.Hestaredattheoldman’scrinklyface.crinklen.皱纹v.起皱【synonym】wrinkle…itwasawfullyfunnytoreadwordsthatstoodstillinsteadofmoving…(para.3)…itwasveryamusingtoreadwordsthatweremotionlessinsteadofmoving…still:adj.notmoving;stayinginthesameplace不动的;静止的e.g.KeepstillwhileIfastenshoe.Whenyou’rethroughwiththebook,youjustthrowitaway.bethrough(withsb.orsth).:1)tohavefinisheddoingsth,usingsth.完成，用完I’mnotthroughwithmyworkyet.2)tonolongerhavingarelationshipwithsomeone.与某人关系完结That’sit.SimonandIarethrough.3)tohavestoppeddoingsth.orusingsth.thatisbad戒除（恶习）Hesaysheisthroughwithdrugsbutit’sjustnotthateasy.Translation:你觉得你什么时候能写完这部小说？Whendoyouthinkyouwillbethroughwiththenovel?atticatticscornful:adj.showingcontemptfor鄙视的，轻蔑的Tomcouldn’tstandthescornfulremarks.bescornfulof…鄙视，嘲笑Theywerescornfulofallourattemptstofindasolution.scorn.n.&v.mechanical:adj.1)oformoved,worked,orproducedbymachinery机械的，机器的Thefactorymanufacturesavarietyofmechanicalproducts.2)donewithoutfeelingorthought;(done)fromhabitratherthanwill机械的，呆板的Hewasaskedthesamequestionsomanytimesthathisanswerbecamemechanical.mechanicn.someonewhoisskilledatrepairingmotorvehiclesandmachinery技工,机修工acarmechanic汽车修理工mechanicsn.力学；机械学…hermother…sentfortheCountyInspector.HermotheraskedtheCountyInspectortocomeover.sendfororderorinstruct(someone)tocometo