研究生精读(下册)Unit4ppt.pptVIP

Unit Four The Man Who Discovered Mother Nature; Structure of the Passage ;New Words Study;strut;adjoining;anachronism;credit;infrared;intrigue;provocative;unwitting;embrace; propound;runaway;primordial;assortment;heretical;re`silience;collaborate;unleash;implant;wee;impede;Thank You;Questions Answering;The Man Who Discovered Mother Nature;Language Points;Part I (para.1-2);rolling;house; resemble;bolt;Para.3-8 ;sniff;;gravestone;grim;fascinate;Goldilocks Problem;Remember the equilibrium temperature of a planet is linked to its distance from the Sun.And remember that the Earths atmosphere and biosphere is very sensitive to temperature -- a few degrees makes a lot of difference!So if the Earth was a bit closer or a bit further from the Sun, we might have radically different (inhospitable) conditions.* Too close: oceans boil away, greenhouse effect kicks in. Earth became hot and dry like Venus.* Too far: temperatures drops, rapid glaciation occur.* The Goldilocks problem: early calculations indicated that the habitable zone in the solar system ;age;come up with/ thesis;play a part/ (In) concert;Gaia;Gaia Theory;地球本身就是一个生命体，与细胞比较：大气层→细胞壁、空气→细胞液、地球本身→细胞核、人类和其生存的环境中的物体→细胞液中的物质等  与细胞相比地球有太多的相象处，或许我们人类就如组成动物的细胞一样，只是组成地球这个生命体的一部分而已 ;Simple as it sounds;transform;as;establishment;;Para.10-13How does Gaia work?;turn/put the clock back;set the scene;Para.12;condense;Para.14-19;Lush/ pasture;in (out) accord with;flood with/ tough;seed;Structure Analysis ; The introduction of the main character（ James Lovelock, Who is an anachronism and has proposed a theory that is changing the way scientists think about life on our planet.） (para.1-2) ;Thank You