harnessed(控制及利用自然界能源)by .pptxVIP

Unit 3Public Attitudes Toward Science;Pre-reading Tasks;Pre-reading Tasks;Questions at Night Why is the sky? What starts the thunder overhead? Who makes the crashing noise? Are the angels falling out of the bed? Are they breaking all their toys? Why does the sun go down so soon? Why do the night-clouds crawl Hungrily up to the new laid moon And swallow it, shell and all? If there’s Bear among the stars As all the people say, Won’t he jump over those Pasture-bars And drink up the Milky Way? Does every star that happens to fall Turn into a fire-fly? Can’t it ever get back to Heaven at all? And why is the sky?;4. How much do you know about the sky? How much do you know about the universe? How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? ;5. The scientific and technological discovery can bring us good things and bad things. According to Stephen Hawking, author of this text, it’s up to us to make changes head towards changing our lives for the better. If you turn to the Language Sense Enhancement section after this text, you will find a quotation that expresses the same idea: “People must understand that science is inherently neither a potential for good nor for evil. It is a potential to be harnessed（控制及利用自然界能源）by man to do his bidding. ” Let’s look at something about the author Stephen Hawking. ;New Words and Expressions;;do without: manage to survive, continue, or succeed although you do not have sth. you need, want, or usu. have 1) 如果你不能及时回来，你就得将就，忍着没有晚饭吃。 You’ll have to ~ your dinner if you don’t get back in time. 2)?我买不起车，只能将就了。? I can’t afford a car, so I guess I’ll have to ~. 3) It is not bad for the rich, though even they had to ~ modern medicine, and the childbirth was highly risky for women. ;Highly：very; to a high level or standard 1) 史密斯先生是一位非常成功的销售人员。 Mr. Smith is a ~ successful salesman. 2）很有可能她会接受这个工作。 It seems ~ likely that she will take the job. 3) 大部分与会人士都是受过高等教育的妇女。 Most of the people present at the meetin