unit6Scienceinlife讲解.ppt

Unit 6 Science in life salamander英?[s?l?,m?nd?]??美?[s?l?m?nd?]? n. 火蜥蜴；蝾螈目动物；耐火的人；烤箱 an animal that looks rather like a lizard, and that can live both on land and in water. 蝾螈 1. The ability to solve math problems is showing up in all sorts of unlikely creatures. In those animals which people believe are most unlikely to have the ability to solve math problems, this ability has in fact become noticeable. show up: to become visible or noticeable e.g. A light colour shows up on a dark background. A growing body of research: 越来越多的研究 grow: to increase in amount, size, or degree增多，增大，增强，增长 growing concern/interest/disbelief 日益关注/增长的兴趣/增加的怀疑 a growing number of people 越来越多的人 a body of: a large amount or collection of something 大量的 Tim Pennings (p83) is a professor of mathematics at Hope College. His areas of research and writing include dynamical systems (the shadowing property in particular), mathematical modeling, and the infinite. He has directed the Mathematics REU Site since 1995 and has mentored research students almost every year since 1990. Tim has a famous Welsh Corgi dog, Elvis, who knows calculus. They have given over a hundred talks. Articles about Elvis are easily found on Google and Youtube. corgi[k??g?]??a type of small dog with short legs and a pointed nose n. 小狗；威尔士矮脚狗（等于Welsh corgi或corgy） Tim is also the president of the Hope College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa(美国优秀大学生全国荣誉学会), and advisor for several Hope College clubs—especially the Outdoor Adventure Club and the Table Tennis Club. His nonprofessional interests include racquetball, ultimate frisbee, weightlifting, tennis, ping-pong, x-country skiing, biking, kayaking, photography, choral music, and guitar. racquetball route英?[ru?t]? 1.?N-COUNT?A?route?is a way from one place to another. 路线 例：...the most direct route to the centre of town. …去镇中心最直接的路线。 2.?N-COUNT?A bus, air, or shipping?route?is the way between two places along which buses, planes, or ships travel regularly. (公共汽车的) 行车路线;