新BOOK3-Unit-4-Imagination-and-Creativity想象力和创造力

Unit11:Creativity

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WhereDoThoseBrightIdeasComeFrom?Unit4ImaginationandCreativityCanyouonlyseeapot?Payattentiontothedark!Twofaces!Ofcoursewecanseeanoldman.Lookmorecarefully!Whatelsecanyousee?anotheroldmanwithastickayoungwomancarryingababyananimalWhatiscreativity?

Allthebeautifulthingsintheworldarethefruitsofcreativity.

—Meterscreativity=Inventions—BringinNewMethods—MakeChanges—MakeNew—AlterstoragebatteryWe’vesuccessfullymademanyinventions,usingconnections.Herearesomeexampleselectricalmachinery(电机)++electricallyoperatedbike

videophone

electricblanket+heatingwire+Howtobeacreativeperson?KnowledgeIndustriousToexploreConfidentUnremitting不懈的Attitude…HeisaimaginativeandcreativityPainter.Heisthefounderofmodernart.cubism立体主义

.ExamplePabloPicasso

ExampleThomasAlvaEdison

Inventedthefilamentlamp白炽灯,thephonograph留声机,improvedtelephonesIsaacNewton(1643—1727)EnglishmathematicianandscientistSteveJobs(1955-2011)Americanbusinessmagnateandinventor

JamesCameron(1954-)CanadianfilmdirectorAlbertEinstein(1879—1955)German-bornAmericantheoreticalphysicistTheoryofrelativityandE=mc²BR_1.1WordWebWhatwordswilloccurtoyouwheneverthename“AlbertEinstein”ismentioned?

Writedownasmanywordsandphrasesaspossible.BR_1.1AlbertEinstein

scientistsuperthinker

NobelPrizewinnertheoristphysicistslowstarterTheoryofRelativityE=mc²lawofthephotoelectriceffect光电效应humorousstubborncreativeimaginativeknowledgeablecharacteristicsincommon（creativepeople)successfulhaveanamazingunderstandingonwhattheyareinterestedinmakeagreatcontributiontohumansocietyfullofimaginationandcreativitysomeimaginativeandinterestingdesignsOfcourseallofyoucanbeinventors!GivefullscopetocreativitySafetyhelmetAfoldingbike

fannerSpecialUmbrella

Imaginationandcreativitygivealotoffuntoourdailylife,helpingusliveandstudyinamorecolorfulandwonderfulsurrounding.Thefuturesocietyneedscreativetalents.To

inventenewproducts,tomanagebusinessfinancereasonably,to

haveahumorousandimaginativelife,toexploretheregularityandprincipleofunknownworld....alldemandsimaginationandcreativity.

imaginationandcreativityareimportantTextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?Newwords打盹dozeoff虚弱的frailapprove及物动词vt.赞成,同意;赞许Theprofessordoesnotapprovethegovernment'sforeignpolicy.

那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。2.批准;认可

Thecitycouncilhasnowapprovedtheschemefortheerectionofanewpubliclibrary.

市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计划。不及物动词vi.1.赞成;赞许[(+of)]

I'mafraidyourparentswon'tapproveofyourgoingthere.

我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。

strain

1.拉紧;拖紧;伸张

Theheavyboxstrainedtheropetoabreakingpoint.

那只沉重的箱子几乎把绳子拉断。

2.尽力,使劲[(+at/after/under)][+to-v]

Hestrainedtofinishtheworkinaweek.

他拼命努力,想在一周内完成工作。

名词n.

拉紧,张力,负担,沉重压力,(身心的)紧张状态,过劳,操心,(身体的)失常,扭伤脏乱状态messmess

名词n.

1.混乱,凌乱的状态

Herhairwasinaterriblemess.

她的头发乱极了。

及物动词vt.

弄脏,弄乱。弄糟,[(+up)]

不及物动词vi.

1.摆弄,玩弄[(+with)]

Don'tmesswiththatgun.不要摆弄那枝枪。

foundation名词n.

1.建立,创办

Thefoundationoftheuniversitytookplaceover400yearsago.

该大学于四百多年前创办。

2.基础;基本原则;根据

Thatrumorhasnofoundationinfact.

那谣传没有事实根据。

3.基金会

Thefoundationprovidesmoneyforschools.

基金会资助学校。

fabric名词n.

1.织物,织品;布料

Theseclothesaremadeofimportedfabrics.

这些衣服用进口布料制成。

2.构造,结构;组织

Thewholesocialfabricwasthreatenedwithdisintegration.

整个社会结构有瓦解的危险。

爆发outburst

outbreak名词n.1.爆发[(+of)]

theoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar

第二次世界大战的爆发

2.暴动

aslaveoutbreak

奴隶暴动

Remarkable形容词a.值得注意的;非凡的;卓越的[(+for)]

Heisaremarkablelinguist.

他是一位杰出的语言学家。anniversary名词n.

1.周年纪念;周年纪念日

NextMondayistheanniversaryofthedayIfirstmetyou.

下周一是我第一次遇见你的周年纪念日。

2.结婚周年,结婚周年日形容词a.周年的;周年纪念的loose形容词a.

1.松的,宽的;松散的

Sheworeloosegarmentsinthesummer.她在夏天穿宽松的衣服。

2.不严密的,不确切的,不明确的

Looseterminologymustbeavoided.应避免使用意义含糊的术语。vt.

解开(结等)

Shehelpedthechildloosethelacesofhisshoes.她帮孩子解开鞋带。

副词ad.

1.松松地;松散地2.不严格地

presence名词n.

出席,在场;存在

Iwassurprisedbythepresenceofsomanypeopleatthemeeting.

这么多人出席会议使我感到吃惊。flaw名词n.

1.裂隙;裂缝

2.缺点;瑕疵[(+in)]

There‘saflawinyourplan.

你的计划有个缺陷。accordingly副词ad.

1.照着;相应地

Learntherulesandactaccordingly.

学会这些规则,然后就照着做。

2.因此;于是

Hewastoosicktostay.Accordingly,wesenthimhome.

他身体欠安,不能呆下去了,于是我们便派人把他送回家去。caution名词n.

1.小心,谨慎

Dadalwaysdriveswithcaution.爸爸开车一直十分小心。

2.警告,告诫及物动词vt.警告,告诫,使小心[(+about/against/for)]

Wewerecautionednottomakealotofnoiseaftertenintheevening.

我们得到告诫晚上十点以后不要大声喧闹。intuition名词n.

直观(能力),直觉

Shesensedwhatwaswrongbyintuition.

她凭直觉意识到什么地方出毛病了inspiration名词n.

1.灵感

Icannotwritewithoutinspiration.

没有灵感我写不出东西。

2.鼓舞人心的人(或事物)

Hiswifewasaconstantinspirationtohim.

他妻子是不断鼓舞他前进的人。

impressive形容词a.

1.予人深刻印象的;感人的;令人钦佩的

animpressivesermon感人的说教

Acathedralisanimpressivebuilding.

大教堂是能给人留下深刻印象的建筑物。

concentration名词n.

1.集中

Thereisaconcentrationofpeopleinbigcities.

大城市人口集中。

2.专心,专注

Concentrationisessentialifyouwanttodoagoodjob.

如果你想把事情做好,专心是必要的。stimulate刺激;激励;使兴奋;促使[(+to/into)]

Thegovernmentwilldoeverythinginitspowertostimulateeconomicgrowth.

政府将竭尽全力去刺激经济发展。

Exercisestimulatestheflowofblood.

锻炼促进血液循环。reality

名词n.

1.现实;真实

Heisoutoftouchwithreality.他脱离现实。

2.事实,实际存在的事物

Hisdreamhasbecomeareality.他的梦想已成为现实。

credit及物动词vt.

1.相信

Nobodycreditedhisstory.没有人相信他的话。

2.把...归于[(+to)]

Theaccidentwascreditedtocarelessnessonthepartofthedriver.

这起事故是由于驾车人不小心引起的。名词n.

1.赊帐,赊欠Heboughtthefurnitureoncredit.他赊帐买了这家具。

2.(经济上的)信誉。

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4.信用,信赖

5.荣誉,赞扬,功劳[(+for/to)]

imagination名词n.

1.想像力;创造力

Heisamanofimagination.他是一个富有想像力的人。

2.空想;妄想;幻想

3.想像出来的东西trifle名词n.

1.小事,琐事

Ameretriflebroughtaboutaquarrelbetweenthebrothers.一点儿小事引起了兄弟间一场争吵。

2.琐碎的东西;小玩意儿,小装饰品

3.少量,少许;少量的钱

Ihaveonlyatrifleofwineleft.

我只剩下一点点酒了。TextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?ReadingTask(15Minutes)ReadingComprehensionThinkaboutthefollowingquestionsonpage99(Textbook):ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:1.WhatdidAlbertEinsteindointhePatentOffice?Whycouldn’theaffordtoskipaday?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:2Whatdidhepublishin1905?Whyisitsaidtheyare“themostimportantpapersinthehistoryofscience”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:3Whatisthechiefreasonthat1666iscalledNewton’s“miracleyear”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:4WhydidpeoplethinkEinsteinmusthavecomefromsomeotherplanet？ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:5WhatdidPeterGalisonmeanbysaying“Einsteinwasnospacealien”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:6Whatwasremarkableabout1905?ForwhatdidEinsteinwintheNobelPrizein1921?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:7HowcomeinEinstein’sdaynobodywantedtosaylightwasmadeofparticles?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:8WhatwasEinstein’sattitudetoauthority?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:9HowwasEinstein’sinterestinsciencekindled?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:10WhatdidEinsteincredithisdiscoveriesto?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:11Whatdidhestruggletodolaterinlife?Didhesucceedinhiseffort?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:12WhatdidDr.ThomasHarveyfindafterheexaminedEinstein’sbrain?GR_PartDivisionoftheText1

PartDivisionoftheTextParts

Para(s)

MainIdeas

11~324~12Ayounghusbandandfather,AlbertEinsteinhadtoworkhardtosupporthisfamily.Einsteinmadeastonishingachievementsinphysicsandthusrevolutionizedthefield.GR_PartDivisionoftheText2PartsPara(s)MainIdeas313~21Einstein’sdiscoverieswereattributabletohisimagination,questioning,disregardforauthority,powersofconcentration,andinterestinscience.422~23Einsteinwasnotaspacealien.TextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?AR_UsefulExpressions1UsefulExpressions

1.连续地inarow2.弄得全家都没法睡keepthehouseholdawake3.打瞌睡dozeoff4.不能一天不上班couldn’tskipaday5.维持生计 makeendsmeet6.为量子力学奠定基础laythefoundationforquantummechanicsAR_UsefulExpressions27.

迸发出创造性思想haveacreativeoutburst8.

躲避瘟疫爆发

avoidanoutbreakofplague9.

由于没有什么更好的事情可做withnothingbettertodo10.

将…描述成paint…as11.

外星人

spacealien12.

产生光电效应dothephotoelectrictrick13.

接近

closeinAR_UsefulExpressions314.

毫无疑问beyondanydoubt15.

毫不在乎权威notgiveafigforauthority16.

一事无成nevergetanywhere17.

个性缺陷characterflaw18.

回顾inretrospect19.

使…放慢脚步slow…down20.

采用直觉跳跃思维adopttheintuitiveleapAR_UsefulExpressions421.

相信直觉

believeinintuition22.

在世纪初

attheturnofthecentury23.

集中思想的能力powersofconcentration24.

专心致志地解题engrossoneselfinaproblem25.

要说有什么区别的话ifanythingTextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?VocabularyExercise一，1accordingly

2loose3concentration4stimulating5fabric6ifanythingVocabularyExercise一，7reality

8intuition9trifle10attheturnofthecentury11mess12undermineVocabularyExercise二，1approveof

2slowdown3takenin4suckedinto5setapart6dozedoff7callforth8stretchinto9keepupwith10believeinVocabularyExerciseVocabularyExercise四，

1)flaw,cametotheconclusion,wouldgetnowhere

2)inarow,dozedoff,amessof

3)outbreakof,hasundermined,hasstrainedTranslation翻译

1)1)Thevolunteerssent/assignedbytheRedCrossdisinfected,withgreatcaution,thedrinkingwaterinthevillagesoastoavoidanoutbreakofplague.

2)Einsteinspentmanyyearstryingtounifythetheoriesofelectromagnetismandgravitybutfailed.

3)ProfessorWangreceived/wonthePresidential