科创学院大学英语精读教材配置课件1-9.pptVIP

2. Organization of the Text Part I (para 1): An introduction to the text. The text we are going to study is a piece of popular science writing. It is an exposition. It may be divided into five parts. Part II. ( para 2-3) Some out-of-date ideas about the relationship between the brain and man’s mental and physical activities. Part III. ( para 4) Modern research has just started to uncover the basic processes going on within the brain. Part IV. ( para 5-7) Scientists are doing research on the brain in order to help people make better use of it. Part V. ( para 8) Conclusion of the text. 3. Writing Skills ? scientific and technological vocabulary 大量使用科技词汇 ? nominalization 有很强的名词化倾向 ? present tense 多用动词现在时 ? passive structures 多用被动语态 ? non-finite verbs 非限定动词 (分词、不定式和动名词) V. Language points 1) (L.5) It is/was not until … that … : 直到…，才… e.g. ––– It was not until midnight that it stopped raining. ––– Not until midnight did it stop raining. Key structures 2) (L.16) The more…, the more… : 越…越… e.g. ––– The more he eats, the fatter he gets. 3) (L.37) It is thought that : 人们认为… e.g. ––– It is thought that he is the best player. ––– It is said that there is plenty of oil off our coast. Phrases and words 1) (L.6) be involved in : 被卷入，陷入 e.g. ––– He was involved in the robbery. 2) (L.29) compared with / to : 与……相比 e.g. ––– Compared with other women, she was very fortunate. 3) (L.34) as / so long as : 只要 e.g. ––– You can go out as long as you promise to be back before 11 o’clock. 4) (L.49) look into : 调查，观察 e.g. ––– The police are looking into the case. 5) times / age: ––– in ancient times (在古代) ––– Roman times (古罗马时代) times (复)指历史上的一个阶段，即“ 时代，时期 ” age 指特定的历史阶段，具有鲜明的特征。 ––– the Stone Age (石器时代) ––– the space age (太空时代) 6) mind / heart: ––– Education can develop the mind.教育能启发智力。 mind 心，头脑，是最常见的中性词，可以指人的智力，从“ 意识、理智 ” 到“ 理解力、分析能力 ”。常借指“ 心思、精神、心情 ” 等。 ––– If you leave her, you’ll break her heart.要是你离开她，你会使她心碎的。 heart 心，心脏 7) complex / complica