《名师一号》新课标2011高考英语一轮复习 Module2 Fantasy Literature 课件 外研版选修.pptVIP

共 117 页 Asimov was one of the leading writers of western science fictions Golden Age, although his writings might not have a direct influence on writers of today, his underlying influence on many levels is very clear—the famous Three Laws of Robotics, and many classic writing techniques, for example; Of course, his influence was related to the atmosphere that existed in the Golden Age. A science fiction writer today has a hard time reaching that level no matter how outstanding he or she is. Asimov s novels are marked by a fully complete logical system, and his stories are a pleasure to read—this is the reason why his novels still attract readers today. Compared with the “ Robot Series ”， Asimovs “Foundation Series”is a little less well－known in China. This is mostly due to the strong influence of The Three Laws, and moreover, the Foundation novels have never been completely introduced here. In fact, the “Foundation Series” creates an entire world, even grander than that of the“Robot Series”. This science fiction epic(史诗)had a direct influence on later western science fiction, the most famous example being Star Wars. I am quite pleased with the domestic publication of Asimovs “Foundation Series”. As I understand it, the rights for the novels had been held by a publisher in Taiwan and were quite difficult to obtain. Many publishers had tried to issue a series of Asimov s complete works, but they had never been successful. This is the reason why even today Asimovs complete works have not been published. From the 1980s to today, Chinese SF fans have been awaiting Asirnovs complete works, so the publication of the“Foundation Series” can be seen as giving us a bit of satisfaction 文章主要介绍了西方著名的科幻小说家阿西莫夫的作品的特点及其影响，以及中国科幻小说迷对阅读阿西莫夫全集的期待。 1. It can be inferred that the author ________.A. began to read Asimov‘s stories when he was a little childB. showed little interest in Asimov’s “Robot Series”C. became a writer of SF under the influence of Asimov‘s