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UNIT1SCIENCE

FICTION

2CIEMCE上IC1IOMToday'ssciencefictionistomorrow's

sciencefact.—

Isaac

Asimov1.Whatdo

youseeinthe

picture?Wecanseebuildingsand

machinesin

the

future.2.Whatthings

does

this

pictureremindyouof?It

reminds

us

of

science

fictionLookatthepictureonPage

1and

discuss

the

following

questions.Isaac

Asimov

is

an

American

scientist

and

author,whowrote

science

fiction,proposed

three

Laws

ofRobotics

(in

the

1940's):Law

1:A

robot

may

not

injure

a

human

being

or,through

inaction,allow

a

human

being

to

come

to

harm.Law

2:A

robot

must

obey

the

orders

given

it

by

humanbeings

exceptwhere

such

orderswould

conflictwith

theFirst

Law.Law

3:A

robot

must

protect

its

own

existence

as

longas

suchprotection

doesnot

conflictwith

the

First

orSecond

Laws.Lead

inIsaac

AsimovRobin

WilliamsDer

200

Jahre

MannMachernvon,,Mrs.Doubtfire“.PReadingSatisfactionGuaranteed包

君满

意Writer:Isaac

AsimovFocus

on

the

title

and

the

first

paragraph1.Can

you

find

the

robot

in

this

novel?Whattype

of

robot

will

it

be?2.What

does

the

word"adapted"mean?

3.Whose

satisfaction

do

you

think

will

beguaranteed?OLarry

Belmont

OClaireOTony

OGladys

ClaffernSATISFACTION

GUARANTEED

[Adapted]Lamy

Bemont

worked

lor

a

company

that

made

robots.Recently

it

had

begun

experimentingwith

ahouseholdrobot.Itwasgoing

to

be

tested

out

by

Larry's

wife,Claire.Claire

didn't

want

the

robotin

her

house,especially

as

her

husband

would

be

awayon

a

business

tripfor

three

weeks,

but

Larry

persuaded

her

that

the

robot

wouldn't

harm

her

or

allow

her

to

be

harmed.Itwould

be

a

bonus.However,

when

she

first

saw

therobot,she

felt

alarmed.Hisname

wasTony.He

seemed

more

like

a

human

thana

machine.Hewas

tall

and

handsomewith

smooth

hair

and

a

deep

voice,although

his

facial

expression

never

changed.On

the

second

morning,Tony

brought

her

breakfast

and

then

asked

herwhether

she

neededhelp

dressing.She

felt

embarassed

andquicklytoldhimtogo.Now

shewas

being

looked

after

by

a

robot

that

looked

sohuman,and

itwasdisturbing.One

day,Claire

mentioned

that

she

didn't

thinkshe

wasclever.Tonysaidthatshe

must

feel

veryunhappy

to

say

that.Claire

thoughtitwasridiculousthat

shewas

beingoffered

sympathy

bya

robot,but

shegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomand

integrity

and

began

to

trust

him.He

always

treated

herwithdignity.She

toldhimhow

she

wasCompareandcontrastSome

words

and

phrases

are

often

usedtocompareandcontrast

information.It

iseasier

to

understand

two

separate

things

byunhappythather

homewasn't

elegantenoughforLarry,whowantedto

improvehissocial

positionwith

a

biggersalary.Shewasn'tlike

Gladys

Claffern,one

of

therichest

andmost

powerfulwomen

around.JAs

a

favour,Tony

promised

to

help

Clairemake

herself

more

beautiful

and

her

homemoreelegant.So

Claireborrowed

somelibrarybooksforhimto

read,or

rather,scan.Shelookedathis

fingerswith

wonder

astheyturnedeach

page.Howabsurd,shethought.Hewasjustamachine.Tony

gave

Claire

a

new

hairstyle

and

improvedhermakeup.As

hewas

not

allowed

to

accompanyher

to

theshops,

he

wrote

out

a

listof

things

that

he

would

needforhiswork

on

the

house.Claire

went

downtownandboughtthese

things.Shehadan

appointmentto

paint

her

nails,thenshewentinto

an

expensive

clothes

shop.

Thesaleswomanthere

was

rude

to

her,soshe

rangTonyand

told

him

she

was

being

treated

badly.He

spoke

to

the

woman,

whoimmediately

changedherattitude.

Clairethanked

Tony,tellinghim

that

he

was

a

"dear".As

she

turned

around,there

stood

Gladys

Claffern.Howawful

tobe

discovered

by

her,Clairethought.By

the

look

on

her

face,Claire

knew

that

Gladys

thought

they

wereinarelationship.After

all,she

knew

Claire's

husband's

namewas

Lary,not

Tony.Although

it

was

completely

innocent,Clairefelt

guiltypre-readingdescribingtheir

similarities

and

differences.relationshipsto

each

other.readingHow

many

characters

are

mentioned?Who

are

they?What

are

the

relationships

between

them?a

coupleLarryBelmontahouseholdrobotTonyClairetest

outGladysClaffernwork

onMOLKOJWhose

satisfaction

shall

be

guaranteed?Claire's.Tonyissupposedtoguarantee

that

Claire

would

be

satisfied

with

himand

his

service.readingThemainidea

of

thetext:It

is

mainly

about

how

a

household

robotwas

tested

oin

afamily.Fast

readingharmed.It

needed

help

dres

the

next

room,he

managed

to

catch

her

inwhen

she

and

quickly

told

time.As

he

held

her,she

felt

the

warmth

ofalarmed.His

name

was

Tony.his

body.She

screamed,pushed

him

away,

but

Larry

persuaded

her

tha

and

ran

to

her

room.Claire

dislike

2.when

she

first

saw

himofferedsyr

Claire

thanked

Tony,t

graduallyaamireaniswisdomandintegrity

C

and

began

to

trust

him.He

always

treatedHowdidth~musr'ee-eryUhrappyTδ'saytnaT.Ciaire'thechangesof

thoughtit

was

ridiculous

thatshe

was

beinaDetailedreadingfell

andldheld

her1.BeforeTonyarrivedTony1.WasClairesatisfiedwithTony

andhis

service?Yes.Because

Tony

provided

her

with

suchperfectserviceand

great

comfort.2.What

caused

the

change

of

Claire's

feelings?Tony'scare/attention/support/help/encouragement/wisdom…(Variousanswers.)3.Toclaire,wasTonymorelike

a

householdrobot,ora

friend

or

even

alover?Alover.Post

readingpost

readingReadthetextand

discuss

the

followingthe

night.Atthat

moment,Tonytookherin

hisarms,bringing

his

face

close

to

hers.She

heard

him

declarethathedidnotwant

to

leaveher

the

nextday,and

thathe

feltmorethan

justthedesiretopleaseher.Thenquestions

ingroups.How

did

Tony

feel

about

Claire?Did

he

have

no

feelings?was

hejust

a

robot

andwas

just

performing

his

duty?The

night

of

the

party

arived.The

clock

stuck

eight.The

guests

would

be

ariving

soon,soClairedismissedTony

for

therestofWas

he

also

attached

to

Claire?thefront

doorbellrang.post

readingHowdoyouthinkthisstorywill

end?Workingroupsandcomeup

with

an

ending.What

would

happen

next

at

the

party?Was

it

successful?LarryBelmonthappyending?sadending?surprising

ending?ClaireWhat

happened

to

Clair?Was

she

eventually

satisfied?What

happened

to

Tony?Does

Tony

have

to

be

rebuilt?GladysClaffeListentotherestof

thestory.Howdifferentisit

fromyour

ending.1.Tony

let

her

goand

disappearedfromsiglhtwasthenthatClairerealised

that

Tony

had

opened

the

curtains

of

the

front

window2.What

a

sweet

victory

to

beenviey

those

women!She

might

not

be

asbeautifulasthem,but

·noneof

themhad

sucha

handsome

lover3.ButeventhoughTonyhadbeen

_,he

would—

—-you

cannot

hayeclemeandcaring—

have

to

be

rebuilt

fallinginlovewithmachinesListening1.How

did

the

guests

feel

about

Claire,the

houseand

Tony?They

felt

envied

that

Clairehad

such

a

handsome

lover.2.What

happened

to

Tony

in

the

end?Tony

was

taken

away

and

had

to

berebuilt...ListeningGroupdiscussionThe

doorbellrangjustasClaire'shusbandentered

from

the

garage

door.

Larry

had

come

home

early.TonydeclaredthathelovedClaire.Larry,hearingthis,racedtotake

her

fromTony's

arms.“What

are

you

d