Unit 1 Reading and Thinking课文讲解高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册.pptxVIP

Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire. 定从experiment with... 进行试验experiment on... 用...做试验adj. 家用的 Claire didnt want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed.引导原因状语从句出差说服；劝说宾从 It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine. He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed.alarm v.使惊恐adj.害怕；担心alarming 令人惊恐的面部表情 On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing.help (in) doing sth.look afer 照顾adj.令人不安的disturb v.打扰；妨碍；使焦虑disturbed adj.烦恼的；心神不安的 One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him. He always treated her with dignity.不定式做原因状语钦佩；欣赏n.智慧wise adj.明智的有尊严地 She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasnt elegant enough for Larry, who wanted to improve his social position with a bigger salary. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.how引导的宾语从句她对托尼说，对于像拉里这样想通过更高的薪水来提高社会地位的人来说，她的家不够雅致，这让她很不高兴。that引导原因状语从句who引导非限制性定语从句big salary 高薪 As a favour, Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed some library books for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.出于好