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Unit 3 Why Do We Believe That the Earth is Round? Main idea Part 1 Number 1 -2 There is sth in what Bernard Shaw says, we are more gullible and superstitious today. Part 2 Number 3-7 Why do we believe that the earth is round ? Part 3 Number 8 Much the greater part of our knowledge does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority. Because the range of knowledge is so vast that the expert himself is an ignoramus as soon as he strays away from his own specialty. Warm-up 1 flat a 平的; (轮胎)瘪的 2 expert n 专家 Text 1 prove v 证明/证实 ; prove sth (to sb) “I know you are lying.” “Prove it .” 2 go ahead v 着手干;进行 If you want o use the compute, go ahead. 3 rely vi 依赖;相信 rely on You should rely on your own judgement. 你应相信自己的判断 4 sense n 感觉; 意识; 理解力; 判断力 5 draw on v 利用; 动用 Part 1 Number 1 1 or other (与 someone, something, somehow, somewhere, someday, sometime 等连用,表示不确定的某个) I shall be coming again someday or other. I’ve read the story before in some book or other. Somehow or other (用某种方式), John managed to get a well-pain job in the bank. 2 preface n 序言; 前言 3 Saint Joan 圣女贞德 （1412年1月6日－1431年5月30日)，被称为「奥尔良的少女」，是法国的民族英雄、军事家，天主教会的圣女，法国人心中的自由女神。英法百年战争（1337年－1453年）时她带领法国军队对抗英军的入侵，支持法查理七世加冕，为法国胜利做出贡献。最终被俘，被宗教裁判所以异端和女巫罪判处她火刑。 4 Bernard Shaw 萧伯纳 (1856年7月26日－1950年11月2日) 爱尔兰剧作家，1925年「因为作品具有理想主义和人道主义」而获诺贝尔文学奖，是英国现代杰出的现实主义戏剧作家，是世界著名的擅长幽默与讽刺的语言大师。萧伯纳的一生，是和社会主义运动发生密切关系的一生，他认真研读过《资本论》，公开声言他“是一个普通的无产者”，“一个社会主义者”。 5 remark v 说起; 谈论; 评论 “It’s much colder than yesterday,” he remarked casually. 6 gullible a 轻信的; 易受骗的 The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight. 7 superstitious a 迷信的 Tom is very superstitious and believes the number 13 brings bad luck. 8 credulity n 轻信 9 cite v 引用; 举出 The lawyer cited a previous (以前的) case to support his argument. Can you cite another example like this one? 10 widespread a 广泛流传的; 普遍的 Personal compu