大学英语6Unit8

1、2022-5-281本组成员：裴瑶 施福贵杨东星 李丛丛尚聪2022-5-2821.Is there room for disagreement in science?Warm-up Questions2022-5-283v I think there must be disagreement in science. If a so-called truth isnt demonstrated by experiment, then it wont be really truth. We are obliged to grow up in skepticism, requiring proof

2、s for every assertion about nature. Disagreement can stimulate us to search for the answers and ultimately lead to humans progress.2022-5-2842. Are animals able to think?2022-5-285v Some ethologists who see no compelling reasons to doubt that animals in general are quite capable of real thinking and

3、 do quite a lot of itthinking that isnt as dense as human thinking, that is sparser because of the lack of language and the resultant lack of metaphors to help the thought along, but thinking nonetheless. 2022-5-2863. Is our behavior mainly shaped by our genes or by our environment?2022-5-287v One g

4、roup of highly intelligent, beautifully trained, knowledgeable, and imaginative scientists maintaining that all behavior, animal and human, is governed exclusively by genes, and another group of equally talented scientists asserting that all behavior is set and determined by the environment or by cu

5、lture. There is not a certain answer yet, but one thing is certain that we can learn quite a lot in the debate.2022-5-2884. Should we teach what we dont know?2022-5-289vThe things unknown are educational experiences that no college student should be allowed to miss. Teach like that can stimulate stu

6、dents interests for learning, also, students can improve their abilities of career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities which are thought of the most important spirits in science.2022-5-2810 Introduction about the AuthorvLewisThomas(1913_December3,1993):American physician,etymol

7、ogist,essayist,educator,and researcher.Born in Flushing,New York,he attended Princeton University and Harvard Medical School.He became Dean of Yale Medical School and New York University School of Medicine,and President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.In 1974 he won the Nationa

8、l Book Award for his collection of essays,The Lives a Cell:Notes of a Biology Watcher.2022-5-2811vMany of his essays discuss relationships among ideas or concepts using etymology as a starting point. Others concern the cultural implications of scientific discoveries and the growing awareness of ecol

9、ogy .Thomas is often quoted, given his notably eclectic interests and superlative prose style. The Thomas Prize is awarded annually by The Rockefeller University to a scientist for artistic achievement.2022-5-2812While-reading tasksvUnderstanding text structure: it can be divided into three parts vP

10、art 1(Par.1)vPart 2(Par. 2-3) vPart 3(Par. 4-9)2022-5-2813PartsMain IdeasPart 1We humanbeings had realized the ignorance of themselves,and we can still make up stories to explain the world by scientific.Part 2Take a phenomenon in entomology for examlpe,to explain the admission of ignorance that lead

11、s to progress.Part 3Through account for the problem of animal awareness,to state that students should be exposed very early to the big arguments currently going on among scientists.14单单 词词 杨东星杨东星15subside4sbsad vi. 平息；减弱；沉淀； 坐下 The pain had subsided during the night. 那疼痛在晚间已减轻了。glimpselmpsn. 一瞥，一看 v

12、i. 瞥见 vt. 瞥见She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river. 她瞥见一群人站在河岸上16fashion4fnn. 时尚；时装；样式；vt. 使用；改变； 做成的形状That sort of house is back in fashion.那种房子又时兴起来了。exhibitzbtvt. 展览；显示；提出n. 展览品；证据；展示会 vi. 展出；开展览会Five large pieces of the wall are currently on exhibition. 那堵墙的五块大碎片目前在展览。17a

13、mbiguous4 mbjus adj. 模糊不清的； 引起歧义的This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations. 这个协议非常模棱两可，可以有多种解释。adversedvsadj. 不利的；相反的； 敌对的Price changes must not adversely affect the living standards of the people. 价格变化一定不能负面地影响人们的生活水平。18readily4rdliadv. 容易地；乐意地； 无困难地I asked her if she wou

14、ld allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed. 我问她是否允许我采访她，她欣然同意了。genuinednjnadj. 真实的，真正的； 诚恳的If this offer is genuine, I will gladly accept it. 如果这份帮助是真诚的，我将愉快地接受它。19optimum4ptmmadj. 最适宜的 n. 最佳效果；最适宜条件Try to do some physical activity three times a week for optimum health. 试着每星期锻炼身体3次，以达到最佳的健

15、康状态。imaginativemdntvadj. 虚构的；富于想像的； 有创造力的The house is decorated imaginatively and attractively. 这个房子被装饰得很有想像力和吸引力。20词词 组组 李丛丛李丛丛21move ahead4前进；进行；进展I was finally able to give it up and move ahead.我终于能够彻底地放弃它，继续向前迈进。plug away坚持不懈；顽强地致力于Each day we plug away at our jobs and in return we receive a pay

16、check.每天努力工作，作为回报我们获得薪水。22 at close quarters4逼近的，接近地She doesnt live in a remote place, but often appears at close quarters.她不是那么遥不可及，并且时常近在咫尺。out of fashion过时的，不流行的Im thinking about jewelry or something valuable and wont be out of fashion.我想给她买点珠宝或其它值钱的不过时的东西.23explain away4通过解释消除 He evaded her ques

17、tions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities. 他回避了她关于战争的提问，试图为其暴行辩解。at the outset起初，开始At the outset of his career he was full of optimism but not now.一开始他对事业充满了信心，但现在不再是这样了。24on the part of4就.而言；由.所作出的；在.一边；由.所表现出的 But even with todays events, there is room for opinion on the part of

18、 the historian.但即使是对于当今发生的事件，史学家仍有表达个人观点的空间。have it（that）有利，优越 As luck would have it， a doctor happened to be there when she fainted.她晕倒时凑巧旁边有一个医生。25capitalize on 4利用Plato was the first really to capitalize on, which is people always want what is good.柏拉图是第一个真正利用了这一点的人,就是人们总是想要好的东西。in possession of拥有，占有He is in possession of a large house.他拥有一栋大房子。26stir up4唤起，搅拌，煽动，激起I have also obser