必修五_unit1_usinglanguage讲述.ppt

6. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged him to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious. enthusiastic adj. 热心的，满腔热情的 He is enthusiastic about helping others. enthusiasm n. 热心, 热情, 热忱 His refusal iced our enthusiasm. enthusiast n. 对...热衷的人; 热心者 He is an enthusiast about politics. [知识拓展] 7. cautious adj. 十分小心的，谨慎的 The boss is cautious about making promises. caution n. 小心, 谨慎 careful, cautious含有“小心的，谨慎的”之意。 careful: 侧重做事谨慎、留心，特别注意 一些细节地方。 cautious: 着重考虑事情的后果，谨慎留 意，防止出差错。 知识链接 reject vt. 拒绝，驳回，丢弃 He rejected their offer of a job. 8. The Christian Church rejected hid theory, saying ... Reading and writing COPERNICUS’ REVOLUTIONARY THEORY Do you know what is the center of the solar system? Can you name the nine planets in the solar system? Warming up Nine Planets In the Solar System . Mercury 水星 Venus 金星 Earth 地球 Mars 火星 Jupiter 木星 Saturn 土星 Uranus 天王星 Neptune 海王星 Pluto 冥王星 Nine Planets in the Solar System 哥白尼(Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473- 1543), 波兰天文学家、日心说创立者, 近代天文学的奠基人。 哥白尼经过长期的天文观测和研究, 创立了更为科学的宇宙结构体系——日心说, 从此否定了在西方统治达一千多年的地心说。 日心说经历了艰苦的斗争后,才为人们所接受, 这是天文学上一次伟大的革命,不仅引起了人类宇宙观的重大革新,而且从根本上动摇了欧洲中世纪宗教神学的理论支柱。“从此自然科学便开始从神学中解放出来”,“科学的发展从此便大踏步前进”（恩格斯《自然辩证法》）。 哥白尼著有阐述日心说的《天体运行论》(1543年出版),由于受到时代的局限,在日心说中保留了所谓“完美的”圆形轨道等论点。其后开普勒建立行星运动三定律,牛顿发现万有引力定律，以及行星光行差、视差相继发现,日心说遂建立在更加稳固的科学基础上。 Skim the text and draw the two theories of the universe with the following pictures. Sun earth Before Copernicus’ theory Showing Copernicus’ theory Reading-I----skimming (2m) Sun earth Before Copernicus’ theory Showing Copernicus’ theory Sun earth earth Sun Skim the text and draw the two theories of the universe with the following pictures. Reading-I----skimming (2m) Showing Copernicus’ theory A diagram showing the solar system with the earth at its centre A diagram showing the so