Unit TnScience and Technology.ppt

Unit Ten Science and Technology Science refers to knowledge about the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments while technology refers to scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines. Specialist Vocabulary in Diverse Areas Computer Science Environment Electronics and Electrical Engineering Biology Astronomy and Geology Medicine … Quiz 1- Computer Science 全球信息网 电子布告栏 网络世界 骇客 千年虫 电子商务 转发邮件 聊天室 网吧 Quiz 2- Environment 酸雨 沙漠化 滥砍滥伐 处理污物/废物处理 排放化学物质 废气的排出 全球变暖 厄尔尼诺现象 温室效应 臭氧层 绿色和平组织 Quiz 3- Electronics and Electrical Engineering 移动电话 直播卫星 全球定位系统 远程信息处理 改善能见度 环保汽油/燃油 超导性 个人通讯网络 Quiz 4- Biology 生物反馈 生物钟 优生学 遗传工程 无眼基因 指纹技术 人类基因组计划 共生 克隆(人) Quiz 5- Astronomy and Geology 小行星 太空人/宇航员 大爆炸理论 黑洞 地热 脉冲星 类星体 超新星 Part A Mars Rover Ⅰ. Vocabulary Preparation: rover / ?????? / a crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring the terrain of a planet and its satellites飞行器；探测器 hurtle / ?????? / to move with or as if with great speed and a rushing noise 急飞；呼啸而过 The express train ~d past. A runaway car came hurtling towards us. stitch something together to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing 缝合；接合 The tailor ~ed split seam in seconds. The doctor ~ed the cut on my knee. panorama / ??????????? / an impressive view of a wide area of land 全景 A vast ~ of the valley lies before us. There is a superb ~ of the maintains from the hotel. conceive / ???????? / to think of a new idea, plan, etc. and develop it in your mind 想象；构想；设想 He ~d the idea of transforming the old power station into an art s centre. She is often ~d of as male. I cannot ~ what it must be like. brag / ???? / to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own, etc. 自夸；夸耀 whopper / ????? / something unusually big 特大物 Pate has caught a ~. (= a large fish) probe / ????? / to explore, to search, to investigate 探测；搜寻 ~ out a bullet