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TheAgeofTimeUnit31/47万事日久自明。时间是治愈一切创伤良药。时代在变,人也在变。光阴一去不复返。白驹过隙,一去不复返。时间是锉刀,磨损静悄悄。2/477.时间比金钱更宝贵。你能获取更多金钱,但无法拥有更多时间。8.对于等候人,时间太慢;对于害怕人,时间太快;对于悲伤人,时间太长;对于喜悦人,时间太短;但对于心中有爱人,时间就是永恒。3/47Warm-upListeningandSpeakingA.Listentothefirstpartofamonologueabouttheinventionoftheclock.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whendidpeoplebegintomakeclocks?2.Wheredidthecivilisationofmakingclocksbegin?3.Whatroledidclocksplayatthattime?4.Whatisthedifferencebetweentheclockandtheseasonsandthephasesofmoonintermsofmeasuringtime?5.Wheredoestheword“clock”comefromandwhatdoesitmeanoriginally?6.Whenwasthefirstmechanicalalarmclockinvented?Approximately5,000to6,000yearsago.IntheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Clocksincreasedtheeffectivenessofpeople’scalendars,andhelpedthemorganisetheirtime
moreefficiently.Astheseasonsandthephasesofthemooncanbeusedtomeasurethe
passageoflonger
periodsoftime,theclockisusedtomeasureshorterprocessesintermsofhoursandminutes.Theword“clock”comesfromtheFrenchword“cloche”meaningbell.Thefirstmechanicalalarmclockwasinventedin1787.4/475,000to6,000yearsEnhancecandlesburndownthepassageoftime5/47sundialsandhourglasseselectronicsnoclockworkpartsbatterieswinding6/47Warm-up
Notuntilsomewhatrecentlyintermsofhumanhistorydidpeoplefindaneedforknowingthetimeofday.Asbestweknow,5,000to6,000yearsagogreatcivilisationsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricabegantomakeclockstoincreasetheeffectivenessoftheircalendars.Withtheirsocietalactivities,formalreligions,andotherdailyissues,theseculturesapparentlyfoundaneedtoorganisetheirtimemoreefficiently.Theclockisoneoftheoldesthumaninventionstoenableustojudgehowlongaprocesshasrun.Astheseasonsandthephasesofthemooncanbeusedtomeasurethepassageoflongerperiodsoftime,shorterprocesseshadtobeusedtomeasureoffhoursandminutes.Theword“clock”comesfromtheFrenchword“cloche”meaningbell.TheLatinwordforbellis“glocio”,theSaxonis“clugga”andtheGermanis“glocke”.ThefirstmechanicalalarmclockwasinventedbyLeviHutchinsofConcord,NewHampshire,in1787.PartOneBACK7/47Warm-up
Historicalrecordsrevealthatapproximately5,000to6,000yearsagogreatcivilisationsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricabegantomakeclockstoenhancetheircalendars.Theseculturesfoundthattheyneededtoorganisetheirtimemoreefficiently.Originallycandlesandsticksofincensethatburndownatapproximatelypredictablespeedswereusedtoestimatethepassageoftime.Othermethodsweresundialsandhourglasses.Thedevelopmentofelectronicsinthetwentiethcenturyledtoclockswithnoclockworkpartsatall.Nowmechanicalclockshavesincecometobelargelypoweredbybatteries,removingtheneedforwinding.PartTwoBACK8/47Timeindicatedbynumbers(bytheclock)watch,minutehand,hourhand;60minutes,24hours,7daysaweek;timekeepers,calendars,schedules,
clocks;fiscal
year,academicyears,weekdays,weekends,
deadlines;artificialtiming9/47Timeindicatedbynature(bytheseasons)blueberry,raspberry,blackberryseason;lobstersthatshedoldshellsandthenhardennewones;lowtide;mussels;hightide;mackerels;naturalrhythms10/47ThemainideaTHispassageprovidesadifferentperspectivetothinkabouttheconceptoftime:escapefromtheartificialtimesandfollowthenaturalrhythms.11/47Words&Expressions1.literallyadv.
usedtoemphasisethatsomething,especiallyalargenumber,is
actuallytrue确实,不夸大地
e.g.(1)Thepredictionwasliterallyaccomplished.
这个预言确实实现了。really
BACKComprehension12/47
Idiomsusuallycannotbetranslatedliterallyinanotherlanguage.成语通常不能照字面译成另一个语言。word-for-word
13/47shedv.
togetridofsomethingthatyounolongerneedorwant抛弃
e.g.(1)It’stimeforthesnaketoshedhisskin.
BACKComprehension14/47shedn.车棚,小屋,脱落物
vt.使...流出,散发,脱落,除掉Sheshedcrocodiletears(iepretendedtobesorry)whenshedismissedhimfromhisjob.她把他辞退时,流出了鳄鱼眼泪(假装难过).15/47Thesnowhasbankedupagainsttheshed.雪在小屋旁聚积起来。It'stoolatetochangeyourmindnow;sothereisnopointinsheddingtears.你现在改变主意已经太迟了,所认为此而难过落泪是毫无用处。Whereisthetoolshed?工具棚在哪?16/47losetrackof失去...线索
Marylosttrackofherfriendsatcampaftersummerwasover.夏天过后,玛丽就和她一起宿营朋友失去了联络。17/47Thefarmerhassomanychickens,hecanoftenlosetrackofthemall.这农民有许许多多小鸡,弄得他经常自己也数不清。18/47slipv.
togosomewherewithoutattractingotherpeople’sattention悄悄地移动
e.g.(1)Theshipslippedintotheharbouratnight.(2)Youarenotgoingtoletawonderfulchancelikethatslipthroughyourfingers,areyou?BACKComprehension19/47Idonotseehowyoucanslipoutofwriteareportaboutthat.我看你躲不了要写一份相关这事汇报。slipoutofone'sgrasp控制不住20/47
hardenv.
tobecomefirmorstiff,ortomakesomethingfirmorstiff变硬
e.g.(1)Hotsteelisquenchedtohardenit.(2)Lifeinthecamphadhardenedhimconsiderably.BACKComprehension21/47Thebayisnotastorewithopeninghourssetbyitsowner.海湾可不是个由店主来决定营业时间商店。22/47artificialadj.
anartificialsituationorqualityexistsbecausesomeonehasmadeitexist,andnotbecauseitisreallynecessary人工,人为
e.g.(1)Artificialheatinghastensthegrowthofplants.(2)Thisorangedrinkcontainsnoartificialflavourings.BACKComprehension23/47
fiscalyear
the12monthperiodoverwhichacompanycalculatesitsprofits
orlosses财政年度
e.g.Ourplantcontrollermadeourcompanyabudgetplanforthenextfiscalyear.BACKComprehension24/47
fastenv.
toattachsomethingfirmlytoanotherobjectorsurface系牢
e.g.(1)Weshallbelanding(atGairport)shortlypleasefastenyourseat-belts.(2)Shefastenedthenoticetotheboard.BACKComprehension25/47Wearesoremovedfromnaturalrhythmsthatwerarelyrealisehow“unnatural”thisis.Howunnaturaltofastenourselvestotime.我们距离自然节奏那么遥远,以至于感觉不到我们生活得有多么“不自然”,不能意识到把自己牢牢地绑在时间上是多么地不自然!26/47Theschedule—thatcontrolonourlives—wastheinventionofmonkswhoseearlypassionfororganisingandfillingeveryminuteofthedaygrewfromthewarningthat“idlenessistheenemyofthesoul.”那些控制我们生活日程安排,最初是僧侣为了警示世人“怠惰是灵魂敌人”,才想出来让人们时时刻刻都有事可做方法。27/47rivalv.
tobeasgoodorimportantassomeoneorsomethingelse试图匹敌或越过
e.g.Shipscan'trivalaircraftforspeed.
BACKComprehension28/47sporadicadj.
happeningfairlyoften,butnotregularly无时间次序或固定模式
e.g.Therewerereportsofsporadicfightinginthestreets.
BACKComprehension29/47aboveallAdverb1.aboveandbeyondallotherconsideration;"aboveall,youmustbeindependent"(synonym)mostimportantly,mostespecially
2.takingeverythingtogether;"shewasfirstandlastascientist"(synonym)firstandlast
30/47eventuallyadv.
afteralongtime,orafteralotofthingshavehappened
最终
e.g.Sheeventuallymarriedthemostpersistentoneofheradmirers.
BACKComprehension31/47Medievaltimewasstillsporadic,leisurely,unpredictableandabovealltiedtoexperiencesratherthanabstractnumbers.中世纪时间还是随意、悠闲、不可预测,时间与人们生活经验紧密相连,而不是由抽象数字来决定。32/47Itwasthemerchantsandfactoryownerswhoeventually,andwithgreatdifficulty,trainedworkers—thosewhohadpreviouslylivedaccordingtochangesoftheseasons—tobecomeasregularasclockwork.是那些商家和厂主,处心积虑地把最初依据季节改变而劳作工人,最终训练成了像钟表一样机械工作人。33/47
equatev.
toconsiderthattwothingsaresimilarorconnected把(一事物)和(另一事物)等同对待
e.g.Nowadays,manypeopleequatepassingexaminationswithbeingeducated.
BACKComprehension34/47Isitanywonderthat...
Eg,WithallthepossibilitiesofeatinginstantlyandconstantlyandwiththeabundanceoffoodinAmerica,isitanywonderthatAmericanstendtobeoverweight?面对花样繁多快速食品,人人能够便捷地、随时随地享用,许多美国人超重还值得奇怪吗?35/47
stretchv.
tomakesomethingbiggerorlooserbypullingorbecomebiggerorlooserasaresultofbeingpulled被拉长
e.g.Aspider'swebcanstretchconsiderablywithoutweakening.
BACKComprehension36/47Thedesertstretchedawayintothedistance.沙漠一直延伸到远方。Igotoutofthebedandhadagoodstretch.我起床后舒适地伸了个懒腰。37/47habitatn.
thenaturalhomeofaplantoranimal栖息地
e.g.Thepolarbear'shabitatistheicywatersoftheArctic.BACKComprehension38/47imprintn.
amarkleftbyanobjectbeingpressedintoorontosomething印记
e.g.Theuntoldsufferinginthechildhoodleftanindelibleimprintonhistendermind.BACKComprehension39/47KeystoP44A2.Toleavequietly3.Tomovetowards4.Typesofediblefruits5.Typesofedibleseacreatures6.Holdingtightly7.Measuringtimebysomeman-madedevices8.Amaekleftintoorontosomething40/47GrammarSentenceFragmentsAsimplecompletesentenceconsistsofasubjectandapredicate.Afragmentsentenceisanincompletesentence,whichlacksapredicate,asubject,orbothasubjectandapredicate.
Itisasectionofasentenceandhasnomeaningwhenstandingalone;forexample,asubordinateordependentclause.
41/47Grammar1.
MissingsubjectExample:(a)
WenttoParislastweek.
Correction:
(a)
HewenttoParislastweek.2.MissingpredicateExample:(a)Thatyoungman.(b)Johnhitbyabus.(ParticiplePhraseFragment)
Correction:(a)Thatyoungmanisjumpingoffthebridge.(b)Johnwashitbyabus./John,hitbyabus,didnotsurvive./John,whowashitbyabus,didnotsurvive.42/47Grammar3.Missingsubjectandpredicate:Example:(a)Unbelievablyheavy.(b)TravelingtoParis.Tomwasabletofindpeaceinhislife.(ParticiplePhraseFragment)
Correction:
(a)Itisunbelievablyheavytocarryabagofsand.(b)TravelingtoParis,Tomwasabletofindpeaceinhislife.43/47Grammar4.Asubordinateordependentclause:Example:(a)Hedidnotgotowork.Becauseheissick.(SubordinateClauseFragment)(b)Althoughheissuchatalentedplayer.(c)Toprepareforhisspeech.(InfinitivePhraseFragment)(d)Yesterday,IsawJohn.Myhighschoolclassmate.(AppositiveFragment)
Correction:
(a)Hedidnotgotowork,becau
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