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1、演讲演讲 A biography of Isaac AsimovReading1.Scan the text and then find out the answers to the following questions: He is known as _.2.He is best known for _.3.His famous works are _.Scanningan American scientist and writerhis science fiction stories“the Foundation trilogy” and “I, Robot”Isaac Asimov 美
2、籍犹太人，为本世纪美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就的雨果奖和星云终身成就大师奖。以他的名字大师奖。以他的名字为号召的艾西莫夫科幻为号召的艾西莫夫科幻杂志，是美国当今数一杂志，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。阿数二的科幻文学重镇。阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自的作家，自5050年代初，至年代初，至今已出版了今已出版了300300多部著作。多部著作。( 1920-1992)WorksI, Robot 作品作品100 最新科学指南最新科学指南Skimming:Glance
3、 through the passage and then find the main idea for each paragraph:Brief introductionBirth and deathGrowth Writing Works Marriage 123456 Read the biography carefully and completed the timeline of the events in his life. Detail readingDate 1920192219231929EventBorn in Russia.Parents bought a candy s
4、tore.Started to take himself seriously as a writer.Mother had her third child.Sister born.Moved with family to New York.Started working in candy store.1939_19421942-1945_.Began having stories published in science fiction magazineGained Masters degree in chemistry.Finished working in candy store._.Go
5、t married_.Worked as junior chemist, Philadelphia Navy YardGot PhD in chemistry.19411948_19501951-1953_Became a biochemistry teacher, Boston University School of Medicine.Published his first novel._. Developed three laws for robots.Published “I, Robot”Published “The Foundation Trilogy” and won an aw
6、ard for it.Published first science book.Became a full-time writer.1949195319581973_1992Divorced his first wife._.Had a blood transfusion. Became infected with HIV._.Married his second wife1983Died in New York2. True or False:1). Isaac Asimov had two sons.2). Asimov was born in America. 3). “The Foun
7、dation trilogy” consists of 3 stories about death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.4). In “the Foundation trilogy”, his collection of short stories, he developed a set of three “laws” for robots.TFF F two children(a son and a daughter)Russia “I, Robot” DiscussionIsaac Asimov d
8、eveloped three laws for robots, what is the first law?Asimovs Laws For RobotsFirst Law : A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.Second Law : A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human being are not injured ).Third Law : A robot must protect i
9、ts own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).Language points1. an American scientist and writer (Page 16 Para 1) 一位科学家兼作家一位科学家兼作家The singer and dancer _ (be) coming for a visit.The singer and the dancer _ (be) coming for a vis
10、it.is / wasare/ were have talent for. 对对有天赋有天赋 be of talent 有天赋的有天赋的 talented adj.有才能的有才能的2. talent n.天才；特殊的能力；才干天才；特殊的能力；才干(Page 16 Para 4.) e.g. My brother showed a talent for music when he was very young.3. he started to take himself as a writer. (Page 16 Para 4.) take sb./ sth. seriously as 认真（严
11、肃）地把自己当作认真（严肃）地把自己当作对待对待 他把自己当作一个有天赋的诗人。他把自己当作一个有天赋的诗人。 _He took himself seriously as a talented poet.4. Soon after his divorce in 1973, Asimov married again. (the last Para, Page16) divorce (v./n.) 离婚离婚 get divorced get married end in divorce 这对明星夫妇结婚不久后就离婚了这对明星夫妇结婚不久后就离婚了 离婚离婚结婚结婚以离婚结束以离婚结束The sta
12、r couple got divorced soon after they got married.Translate the following expressions into English.Translate the following expressions into English.科幻小说科幻小说由于由于的的 结果结果获得硕士学位获得硕士学位放弃教学成为专职作家放弃教学成为专职作家认真对待某人某物认真对待某人某物因因而出名而出名作为作为而出名而出名为（某人）所知或熟悉为（某人）所知或熟悉science fiction storiesas a result of take sb./
13、sth. seriouslygain a Masters degreebe famous/well-known forbe famous/well-known as be famous/well-known togive up teaching to become a full-time writerDifficulties Difficulties 难点难点1.Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind w
14、ith which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past. 阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力，使他能对未阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力，使他能对未来世界进行探索，而且有着惊人的智力，使他能对来世界进行探索，而且有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在的和过去的各种事物做出解释。现在的和过去的各种事物做出解释。句子分析句子分析: Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind 是句子的主是句子的主要部分要部分, had在句中有两
15、个宾语在句中有两个宾语imagination和和mind, 他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。他们分别带了自己的宾语从句。that 引引导的从句修饰导的从句修饰imagination; with which引导的引导的定语从句修饰定语从句修饰mind。动词不定式。动词不定式to explore future worlds 修饰修饰ability。 这个句子是复合句，含有两个定语从句：一个是由when引导的非限制性定语从句；一个由that引导的定语从句，修饰infection。2It ended in New York on 6 April, 1992，when he died as a result
16、 of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.(阿西莫夫的一生是在纽约结束的，他死于阿西莫夫的一生是在纽约结束的，他死于1992年年4月月6日，他日，他是在是在9年前的一次输血中感染了艾滋病病毒而去世的。年前的一次输血中感染了艾滋病病毒而去世的。3. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.在阿西莫在阿西莫1111岁的时候，他的写作才华就已经显露岁的时候，
17、他的写作才华就已经显露出来了。出来了。这是一个强调句，强调了时间状语从句这是一个强调句，强调了时间状语从句when Asimov was. 还原为还原为:His talent for writing became obvious when Asimov was eleven years old。把下面句子改写成强调句把下面句子改写成强调句Marry visited Asimov yesterday.4Among his most famous works of science fiction, one for which he won an award was the Foundation t
18、rilogy(19511953), three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future. 在他那些最著名的科学幻想作品中，有一部获奖在他那些最著名的科学幻想作品中，有一部获奖作品叫做作品叫做基地三部曲基地三部曲，该书由三个小说组成，该书由三个小说组成，讲的是未来银河系的一个伟大帝国的灭亡和再生。讲的是未来银河系的一个伟大帝国的灭亡和再生。 这是一个主从复合句，这是一个主从复合句，Among his most famous works of science fiction是状语，
19、是状语，one是主语，是主语，was是系动词，是系动词，the Foundation trilogy是表语，是表语，for which he won an award是定语从句，修饰是定语从句，修饰one, three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future，进一步说明，进一步说明the Foundation trilogy的内容。的内容。本句的主句是本句的主句是these books are famous。because引导一个原因引导一个原因状语从句，在原因状语从句中，状语
20、从句，在原因状语从句中，which引导一个定语从句，引导一个定语从句，修饰修饰framework；不定式短语；不定式短语to show.作目的状语；作目的状语；how引导的是宾语从句，作引导的是宾语从句，作show的宾语。的宾语。5These books are famous because Asimov invented a theoretical framework which was designed to show how ideas and thinking may develop in the future.这些书很出名，因为阿西莫夫创造了一种理论构这些书很出名，因为阿西莫夫创造了一种理论构架，用来阐述各种想法在未来可能会如何发展。架，用来阐述各种想法在未来可能会如何发展。Which law is the story “Satisfaction Guaranteed” based on ?DiscussionDiscussionWriting Design your own robot and write a paragraph describing your robot and what it can do.