新世纪大学英语综合的教程4第三单元4—6.ppt

第3单元 4~6段 ——组长：郑鹏 张朋 徐佳俊 佘雨坤 Pare.4 Knowledge itself is contradictory. For example, picture your knowledge as a dot, as perhaps the period at the end of this sentence. Contradictory adj. 矛盾的；反对的；反驳的；抗辩的 n. 对立物；矛盾因素 synonym : anti, conflictive e.g. Each of us lives a life of contradictory truths. We are not one thing or another. 每个人都是一个矛盾的结合体，我们不能绝对的把自己归为某一类人。 Para.4 Anti： adj. 反对的 n. 反对者，反对论者 e.g. That‘s why you’re so anti other people smoking. 这就是为什么你这么反对别人抽烟的原因。 Conflictive： adj. 矛盾的 phrase ：the conflictive抵触类 e.g. Their political views conflicts with ours. 他们的政治观点与我们的不一致。 Para.4 Picture: n.照片，图画；影片；景色；化身 With this instant film the picture develops in only one minute. 用这种快速胶卷，照片仅用一分钟就会显影。 v.画；想像；描写 As she blow-dryed my hair, she told me she couldn’t picture it. 当她正给我吹干头发时，告诉我说她不敢想像一个人旅行。 译文： 知识本身就是矛盾的。打个比方，假设你的知识是一个点，就像这个句子末尾的句号一样 Para.4 Dot: n. 点，圆点；嫁妆 vi. 打上点 vt. 加小点于 Notice the tiny circumference of that period, and let that represent the interface of the known with the unknown — in other words, your awareness of what you don’t know. Circumference： n. 圆周；周长；胸围 Para.4 e.g. The tree has a circumference of 6 feet. 这棵树周长6英尺。 Represent vt. 代表；表现；描绘；回忆；再赠送 vi. 代表；提出异议 synonym : stand for ; in the name of e.g. The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies. 秘书长可以在官方仪式上代表主席。 Para.4 Interface: n.界面；接口；交接处；边缘区域；切口 It should accept connections only on the localhost interface. 它应该只在本地主机接口上接受连接。 译文： 请注意这个句号微小的圆周，假设它代表我 已知和未知的分界——换句话说，就是你对 己不知道的东西的认知。 Para.5 But now imagine that little period growing, its blackness consuming more and more of the page. As it grows, so does its circumference. Consume： vt.消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍 vi.耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命 We want to be known not just for what we consume, but for what we produce. 我们不仅希望因我们消费的东西而闻名，还希望因我们生产的产品而闻名。 Para.5 synonym : vt.消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍waste, to use up vi.耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命peter, spend e.g. waste time or life； to use up oil; The firing petered out yesterday evening. 枪炮声昨天傍晚逐渐