大学英语精读二 unit1课件

1、Unit One Is There Life on Earth?Unit One Is There Life on Earth?Art Buchwald(1925-2007), was an American humorist, known for his column(专栏） in The Washington Post.His column focused on political satire(讽刺) and commentary. In 1982, he received the Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖).Whether its the best of times o

2、r the worst of times, its the only time weve got. Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?I know its very egocentric to believe that someone is put on Earth for a reason. In my case, I like to think I was.The best things in life arent things. This is what makes me happy

3、: Remembering where I put my house keys . Any music-free restaurant . A grandson who offers to clean the snow off my driveway and also fix my computer . An evening in bed with a good book. (My book.) . A good nights sleep . As you can see, it doesnt take much to make me happy.U.S. award for excellen

4、ce in journalism and the artsEstablished in 1917By an American publisher Joseph PulitzerAnnounced in April annuallyAdministered by Columbia University photograph 它是太阳系中距离太阳第二近的行星，它在夜空中比其它的行星或恒星明亮，其亮度仅次于太阳和月亮。日出时它 被称为 “启明星”，日落时被称为“黄昏星”。金星大气层中约95%为二氧化碳，其余大部分为氮。金星的大气状况使生命不可能在金星上存在。曼哈顿是一个荷兰人用价值24美元的珠子，布

5、匹和小饰物从印第安土著手里买的，位于纽约市中心。金融商业中心，华尔街百老汇，帝国大厦，纽约时代广场，大都会艺术博物馆哥伦比亚大学，曼哈顿音乐学院New words and phrasesThere was great excitement excitement : an exciting thing 令人兴奋的事情 exciting a. 令人兴奋的 （事情） exited a. 兴奋的（人） e.g. His success is very exciting. We are all excited about his success. Venusian scientistphysicist

6、物理学家chemist 化学家 药剂师biologist 生物学家mathematician 数学家mathematics 数学 mathmanage to land a satellite one.g.He managed to escape to South America.(他设法逃到了南美。)I really dont know how he managed to hear it.(我真不知道他是怎样听到的。)name after 用命名e.g.The park was named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen. (这个公园是以孙中山先生的名字命名的。)The capit

7、al of the United States is named after its first president George Washington. (美国首都是以第一任总统乔治.华盛顿的名字命名的）extremely strong signals extremely adv. 极其地 ，非常 e.g. important/ useful/complicated extreme a. 极端的， 严重的 e.g. weather conditions sports 极限运动 As to the feasibility of a manned flying feasibility 可行性 e

8、.g. I doubt the of this plan. （我怀疑这个计划的可行性。） feasible a. 可行的 a plan/idea opp. unfeasible 不可行的 1本周，金星上有一件非常值得兴奋的事件。科学家们首次将一颗人造卫星成功登陆地球，目前已发回信号和照片。2人造卫星降落于曼哈顿地区（这是以金星著名的天文学家曼哈顿教授命名的，他是第一个用高倍望远镜发现这一地区的人）。3 良好的天气条件和极强的信号帮助科学家们得到了一些宝贵信息，由此可以评估载人飞碟着陆地球的可行性。金星技术研究所正召开一场记者招待会。We have come to the conclusion

9、得出结论 draw a conclusion conclude v. 总结，结束，使终止 e.g. He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip. 他在结束时祝愿大家一路平安。 The performance concluded with a dance. 这场演出以一支舞蹈结束。 composed of solid concrete and solid a. 坚硬的，结实的，坚实的，可靠的 solid foundation 坚实的基础 solid evidence 可靠的证据 solid n. 固体 4“根据上周人造卫星的成功登陆，我们得出了这样一

10、个结论，”佐格教授介绍，“地球上没有任何生物。” 5 “您如何得知？”金星晚报的记者提问道。6 “首先，曼哈顿地区的地表都是由一种混凝土组成，没有生物能够在那样的地方生长。第二，大气中充满了一氧化碳和其他一些足以致命的成分，没有人能呼吸这样的空气并且存活。”as far as sb./sth. be concerned 就而言 as far as Im concerned 就我而言 as far as I know/ I can see 据我所知，依我看 As far as I know, he didnt come to school yesterday. As far as I can s

11、ee, he wont be succeed. concern vt. 涉及，关系到，使担心e.g.Dont interfere in what doesnt concern you. 不要管与自己无关的事。What concerns me is our lack of preparation. 让我担心的是我们缺乏准备。a much heavier flying saucer thana little/ rather/much/even+ 比较级original a. 原来的，起初的，真迹，非复制的 e.g. original plan original painting original

12、manuscriptoriginal n. 真迹，原稿 This painting is a copy; the original is in Spain. We dont know what it is made of be made of be made frome.g. This medal is made of jade. Paper is made from wood. be composed of consist of 由组成e.g. Our class is composed of 40 students. Our class consists of 40 students. 7

13、 “那这对我们的飞碟计划而言意味着什么？”8“我们得自备氧气，这样一来，飞碟的重量将比最初设计的时候超重许多。” 9“您在研究中有没有发现其他的危险呢？” 10“请看这张照片。能看见这盘旋在地表上空的深黑色云吗？我们把它叫做爱迪生联合带。我们不知道它的构成，但是这给我们带来了很大了麻烦。在把金星人送过去之前，我们需要做更进一步的测试。”But the satellite findings indicate Indicate v. 表明，显示，暗示 (show)e.g.Research indicates that our eating habits are changing. A red sk

14、y at dusk often indicates fine weather the next day. （晚霞行千里）Indication n. There are clear indications that the economy is improving. （有明显迹象表明经济在好转。） crash n./v. 撞击，碰撞，崩溃A car/ plane crashThe computer system crashes suddenly. smash v. 打碎,撞击 smashed potatoes 土豆泥 a car smash 11“这里看起来像是一条河流，但是人造卫星发现它已经被

15、污染，并不适合饮用。所以我们必须同时带上我们的水，这将给飞碟增加更多重量。” 12“先生，照片上这些黑色的小斑点是什么？” 13“这个我们还不确定。看起来是一些沿特定路径移动的金属微粒。他们会释放气体，制造噪音，并且不断地相互碰撞。这么多的道路，这么多的金属微粒，我们的飞碟根本不可能安全降落，而不被他们撞碎。”stick up 直立，突出stick v. (stuck, stuck) 刺，戳，粘贴，卡住 The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. He stuck a stamp on the envelope. The key has stuck in t

16、he lock. n. 条状物，棍状物 glue stick 胶棒 walking stick lipstick Spending billions and billions of zilches to spend on sth. / (in)doing sth. spend/cost/pay I spent two hours on my essay. I spent two hours (in) writing this essay. This essay cost me two hours. This novel cost me ten yuan. He paid $20 for this shirt. Ill pay for the ticket. p9billion 十亿 billions of 数以亿计的 ten billion people million 百万 millions of 数以百万计的 nine mil