大学英语课件（全新版）Unit 1.pptVIP

Unit 1 The Scientist Text A The Lost Years of a Nobel Laureate Topics for discussion 1. What makes a genius? What made Nash a unique scientist? (synonyms for genius). 2. Should people treat genius differently? (e.g. setting up genius class for those talented children) Useful vocabulary and expressions Bar (par.10) Charismatic (par.19) Think tank(par.24) Tenure(par.30) Lean life(para.36) lean years lean soil a lean season for good films 好影片不多的一段时期. Wind up(para.26) The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia... V +prep/adv, V +v -ing, V +adj./n. wind up in prison...Little did I know that I would actually wind up being ...Both partners of the marriage wound up unhappy. Questions for Discussion 1. Give a brief introduction to Nash in a chronological order. 2. Who played important roles in Nash’s life? 3. Find some words that reflect Nash’s typical behaviors. Paragraph Rewriting Paragraph 2 Their hour-long conversation,….work that turned out to have revolutionary implications for economics. Translation Para.3 Para.5 Para.6 Para. 7 Para.44 Oxford and Cambridge Discussion Topics: 1. You were supposed to be brilliant without effort… (para.3) Do you think that some brilliant people can succeed without much effort due to their high IQ? Please give specific reasons and examples to support your ideas. What are the major reasons leading to success? Define success first, and answer the question Line 30 Under what kind of circumstance will you work very hard? Line 75 What kind of things usually give people something to live for? Why ? Scientists get paid for doing what they enjoy. (line 80) Do you agree or disagree? (Do you think some scientists choose their careers to make a living?)