机电行业基础英语 上册 教学课件 作者 冯宜丽 Unit8.pptVIP

proverbs and sayings Conversation Photo The Adoration of Superstars As is vividly depicted in the photos above, Beckham, the smart British football superstar, is enjoying a striking popularity among the adolescents. In the first picture, Beckham’s name appears on a young man’s face. The caption indicates that worship for the idol is written on the face. In the second photo, another young man is doing Beckham’s chic hairstyle in a barbershop. We are informed that he is spending 300 yuan imitating his idol’s haircut. Undoubtedly, the pictures have subtly reflected the social phenomenon that idol worship is prevalent among the teenagers nowadays. Beckham represents the image of sport hero whose handsome appearance and unparalleled football skills are passionately adored by all the sports fans. Likewise, several teenage girls won their fame overnight in The 2005 Super Girl Contest in China, which provoked nationwide noisy debates on the value and harm of admiring these idols. Briefly speaking, young people are inclined to idolize the people who excel in appearance, intelligence or talent. Hence, idolatry, the thought-provoking social phenomenon, is a double-edged sword which can exert profound influence on the growth of young people. If we simply worship the idols by imitating their hairstyles or pursuing fashions unreasonably, the obsession will certainly waste us a great deal of money or time, endangering the efficiency of our work. On the contrary, we will lead a positive and fruitful life if we endeavor to improve ourselves by bridging the gap between our models and us. Accordingly, the latter attitude should be adopted to direct our way of life. Text B  Industrial Robots 机器人技术的基本概念 工业机器人是一种可编程机械操纵装置，它能沿几个方向运动，其末端装有称作末端执行器装置，能从事通常情况下人类所进行的工厂作业。机器人这一术语就是用来称谓某种内置控制系统并能进行独立作业的机械手的。 译文 Text B  Industrial Robots 4 Webster’s dictionary defines a robot as “any mechanical device operated automatically to perform in a seemingly human way.” By this definition,