7 The Age of Miracle Chips

Unit7TheAgeofMiracleChipsTeachingPointsI.BackgroundinformationII.IntroductiontothepassageIII.TextanalysisIV.RhetoricaldevicesV.QuestionsfordiscussionI.BackgroundInformation1.Timepresentingthetopnewsstoriesofthedayandcurrenteventsfromaroundtheglobe2.ByzantineartTheartoftheEasternRomanEmpire,theChristianempirewhosecapitalwasConstantinople(nowknownasIstanbul),whichenduredfromc.330CEfollowingtheRomanEmpireintheeast,untilitwasconqueredbytheTurksc.1450.CalibanShakespeareTheTempestCalibanNavahorugNavahorugTheterm,however,refersmoretoastyleassociatedwithBy‘zantiumthantoitsarea.By’zantinepaintingsandmosaics镶嵌图案arecharacterizedbyarichuseofcolorandfigureswhichseemflatandstiff.Thefiguresalsotendtoappeartobefloating,andtohavelargeeyes.Backgroundstendtobesolidlygoldenortoned色调.Intendedasreligiouslessons,theywerepresentedclearlyandsimplyinordertobeeasilylearned.EarlyByzantineartisoftencalledEarlyChristianart.ByzantinearchitectureByzantinearchitectsfavoredthecentralplancoveredbyahugedome.ByzantinearchitectureOxfordTutorialSystemOxfordUniversityOxfordUniversityisaconfederationof45societiesorcolleges.AtOxford,teachingisconductedprimarilythroughthetutorialsystem大学导师制,whichoffersunrivaledopportunitiestostudyconcentratedtopics.Thetutorialconsistsofaone-hourmeetingbetweenthetutorandoneortwostudents.Duringthistime,apieceofwrittenwork(anessay)isreadandcommentedupon,withdiscussionfrequentlybranchingoutbeyondtheoriginaltopic.Attheendofthetutorial,thetutorassignsthemandatory强制的topicofstudyfortheforthcomingweekandsuggestsreadings.Thestudentstudiesoneprimaryandonesecondarysubject,whichconsistsofnineandfivetutorialsrespectively,atroughlyone-to-two-weekintervalsduringtheterm.Thestudentmustengageinextensiveindependentreadingandresearch,usingtheresourcesavailable,underthebroadguidanceofthetutor.ThismethodologysharpensthelearningskillsofcriticalevaluationofmaterialandorganizationofideasinwaysnotfosteredinthetypicalAmericanuniversity.SincealleducationatOxfordishighlyindividualizedtheexactcoursesareworkedoutjointlybytheOxfordacademicadvisor,thestudent,andthetutorThereisnoOxfordcoursecatalog.AladdingenieLampandringH.G.WellsJamesSmithsonStatuemonumentofJamesSmithsonInstituteThankstoJamesSmithsonII.IntroductiontothePassage1.Typeofliterature:--apieceofexpositionIntroductiontothePassage2.Thepurposeofapieceofexposition:--toinformorexplainIntroductiontothePassage3.Waysofdevelopingthethesisofapieceofexposition:--comparison,contrast,analogy,identification,illustration,analysis,definition,etc.IntroductiontothePassage4.ThecentralthoughtorthesisIII.EffectiveWritingSkills1.makingeffectiveuseofspecificverbsandadjectives2.employingvariousmethodstomakethesciencewritingunderstandableandinterestingIV.RhetoricalDevices1.antono'masia换称2.metaphor3.alliterationantono'masiaHishonourHer/HismajestyYourhonour阁下先生antono'masiaJudasatraitorHitleratyrantShylockanextortionateusurerRomeoromanticyoungloverSolomonawiserulerDonJuanalady-killerHelenabeautifulwomanantono'masiaRockefellerisaNapoleonoffinance.HeistheNapoleonofcrime.HeistheNewtonofourschool.Thelatter-dayAladdinantono'masiaWellsianfantasySmithsonianantiqueParody繁荣必然昌盛繁荣必然娼盛革命不是请客吃饭革命不是请客就是吃饭一个人做一件好事并不难，难就难在一辈子做好事不作坏事。一个人做一件坏事并不难，难就难在一辈子做坏事不作好事。Twinkle,twinkle,littlebat,HowIwonderwhatyouare,Upabovetheworldyoufly,Likeateatrayinthesky.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyou’reat,Upabovetheworldsohigh,Likeadiamondinthesky.Synecdoche提喻…vacuumtubesandtangledwires……eatyourhumblebreadandcheeseAllhandsondeck.Allofasudden,Isawasailinthedistance.SynecdocheChinabeatJapanatthegame.Hecutmeopenandtookouttheappendixandstitchedmeupagain.SynecdocheAlas,thespringshouldvanishwiththerose!Whatatrickycreatureheis!SynecdocheShewasdressedinsilksandsatins.metonymyUncleSam(name)Thebear:SovietUnion(animal)Heart,head,greyhair(partsofthebody)Thepress:newspapers,reporters(profession)TheCapitolHill(location)metonymyI’mreadingShakespeare.ThedragonThebarWallstreetHollywoodV.TextAnalysisAroundthecorner:stilltocome,notyetathandParodyAroundthebendofasiliconcircuitVI.SpecialDifficulties1.understandingthetermsconnectedwithcomputer2.paraphrasingsomecomplicatedsentencesVII.QuestionsforDiscussion1.Whatdoesamiraclechiplooklike?Whatisitmadeof?2.Whatisthesignificanceofthecomputerrevolution?3.Isthecomputerahumanizingordehumanizingfactor?4.Theauthortriestomakehissciencewritinginterestingandpopular.Whataresomeofthemethodsheemploystoachievethis?VIII.ExercisesP.