《新标准大学英语三unit4》.ppt

When Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey … talking to sentient computers and living on the Moon. Sentient computers are computers which are capable of feeling things through the physical senses. 当斯坦利·库布里克的电影《2001：星际漫游》于1968年上映时……和有知觉的电脑聊天，并且住在月球上。 Language Points 翻译： But the cinema-goers of 1968 would have been deeply disappointed to realize that in fact they would be living in Milton Keynes and watching Midsomer Murders. This sentence presents a contrast with the previous sentence which gave a picture that people had in 1968 of possibly going into space. Language Points Instead, their future turned out to be living in a very ordinary town of many new streets which all seem identical (like Milton Keynes) and watching detective stories about rural villages on TV (like Midsomer Murders, a TV series based in rural southern England). 但是1968年去看过这部电影的那些观众们要是知道直至现在他们还住在米尔顿·凯恩斯，看着《杀机四伏》时，肯定会大失所望的。 Language Points 翻译： interdependent a. things that are interdependent are related to one another in such a close way that each one needs the others in order to exist 相互依赖的；相互依存的；相互需要的 e.g. They in Europe are all increasingly interdependent. 在欧洲，他们之间是日益相互依存的（关系）。 Word family: interdepend v. Words & Phrases grumble v. (~ about / at / that) complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things（尤指不停地对小事）抱怨，发牢骚，挑剔 e.g. 1. Children always grumble about school dinners. 孩子们总是抱怨学校的午餐。 2. She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing. 她不停地为一些小事挑剔员工。 3. He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he had nothing to do. 他发牢骚说星期六晚上无事可做。 Words & Phrases brag v. talk about your achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people 吹牛；自夸 e.g. 1. Actually, the desire to brag is rooted in insecurity. 事实上，吹嘘的欲望是源于缺乏安全感。 2. This is a real opportunity to toot your own horn. Do not brag or get too egotistical, but let