现代大学英语听力2Unit-7.ppt

Unit 7 People;Unit 7 People;;Task 1;赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯(Herbert George Wells 1866-1946)，英国著名小说家，尤以科幻小说创作闻名于世。毕业于英国皇家理学院，任教于伦敦大学，曾在赫胥黎的实验室工作，后转入新闻工作，从事科学和文学的研究，是英国费边社的成员和代表人物。1895年出版《时间机器》一举成名，随后又发表了《莫洛博士岛》、《隐身人》、《星际战争》、《当睡着的人醒来时》、《不灭的火焰》等多部科幻小说。他曾于1920年、1930年两次访问苏联，先后会晤过列宁和斯大林，撰写了《基普斯??、《托诺-邦盖》、《波里先生和他的历史》、《勃列林先生看穿了他》、《恩惠》、《预测》、《世界史纲》等大量关注现实，思考未来的作品。 ? 《世界史纲》是作者于1918年开始撰写的一部人类历史的百科全书，曾在世界范围内产生广泛影响。此书于1920年出版，后于1923~1930年间几次修订再版，内容写到第一次世界大战。此书最初由谢冰心等人翻译并介绍到我国。;Keys ;;;Words: blister: A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation水泡 easel: An upright frame for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist‘s canvas.画架 flourish: To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence; To make bold, sweeping movements fray: quarrel ;To wear away (the edges of fabric, for example) by rubbing prominent: Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; 突出的Widely known tousle: To disarrange or rumple, as of hair糟乱 stride: To walk with long step. tilt:: To cause to slope. checked:格子花纹的 profile: A side view of an object. ;【原文】 If you came into his studio in the evening as the sun was setting you could see him. You would notice how the soft light coming through the long windows fell on his left profile as he stood in front of his easel. He was tall; his shoulders were narrow; his head was large with an abundance of dark, tousled hair. He surveyed the canvas in front of him and half-closed his eyes. His cheek bones were high and prominent, and accentuated the line of the jaw. This in turn set off his long neck. He stepped back, taking a long stride, and remained with one foot in front of the other. He wore sandals without socks and you could see that a big toe had developed a blister where a leather strap cut across it. He had short, strong, capable fingers and he used his broad, flexible thumb to smooth some of the paint