安徽科技学院：《大学英语读写》课程教学资源（PPT课件，一级）Unit 9（Book 1）Is There Life on Earth?

Unit 9 Is There Life on Earth?

1 Unit 9 Is There Life on Earth?

Home Background Information Art Buchwald Venus Manhattan Light Year

2 Art Buchwald Venus Background Information Manhattan Light Year

Art Buchwald (Home (1925-)Aa well-known American humor columnist for Washington Post. His columns frequently deal with stories about politicians and famous personalities,current events in politics and issues in the news

3 Art Buchwald (1925- ) A a well-known American humor columnist for Washington Post. His columns frequently deal with stories about politicians and famous personalities, current events in politics and issues in the news

enus Home It is the nearest planet to the Earth in the solar system. Besides the sun and the moon,Venus is the brightest object in the sky. It is called the "morning star"in the east at sun-rise,and the "evening star"in the west at sunset. The average temperature is about 475 degrees centigrade.Oxygen is rare there.Its atmosphere contains about 95%carbon dioxide (CO2)

4 Venus It is the nearest planet to the Earth in the solar system. Besides the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. It is called the “morning star” in the east at sun-rise, and the “evening star” in the west at sunset. The average temperature is about 475 degrees centigrade. Oxygen is rare there. Its atmosphere contains about 95% carbon dioxide (CO2 )

Venus is the second planet in distance from the sun and nearest to the Earth of all the planets in the solar system. Except for the sun and the moon,Venus is the brightest object in the sky.The planet is called "the morning star"when it appears in the east at sunrise,and "the evening star"when it is in the west at sunset.The surface temperature of Venus averages about 475 degrees centigrade and its atmosphere is about 95%carbon dioxide.Oxygen is very rare.The high temperature and near absence of oxygen on Venus make it unlikely that life,as we know it,could exist there.It is satirically interesting that Art Buchwald has chosen the planet Venus as the setting for his story.His satire is most deeply felt when he has the Venusian professor say that if the Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere,then they can live anywhere else

5 Venus is the second planet in distance from the sun and nearest to the Earth of all the planets in the solar system. Except for the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. The planet is called “the morning star” when it appears in the east at sunrise, and “the evening star” when it is in the west at sunset. The surface temperature of Venus averages about 475 degrees centigrade and its atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide. Oxygen is very rare. The high temperature and near absence of oxygen on Venus make it unlikely that life, as we know it, could exist there. It is satirically interesting that Art Buchwald has chosen the planet Venus as the setting for his story. His satire is most deeply felt when he has the Venusian professor say that if the Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then they can live anywhere else. ■

Home Manhattan Manhattan is in New York City.It's one of the commercial,financial and cultural centers of New York City. 曼哈顿(Manhattan)是美国东部哈得孙 河下游的一座岛屿，亦为纽约市市中心所 在。是纽约市乃至全美国、全世界最繁华 的地方之一，极多影视文艺作品的背景选 在这里

6 Manhattan Manhattan is in New York City. It’s one of the commercial, financial and cultural centers of New York City. 曼哈顿（Manhattan）是美国东部哈得孙 河下游的一座岛屿，亦为纽约市市中心所 在。 是纽约市乃至全美国、全世界最繁华 的地方之一，极多影视文艺作品的背景选 在这里

地标名胜 帝国大厦(The Empire State Building 百老汇(Broadway) 华尔街(Vall Street) 卡内基音乐厅(Carnegie Hall) 林肯表演艺术中心(Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts) 中央公园(Central Park Many museums Many squares

7 地标名胜 帝国大厦（The Empire State Building） 百老汇（Broadway） 华尔街（Wall Street） 卡内基音乐厅（Carnegie Hall） 林肯表演艺术中心（Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts） 中央公园（Central Park） Many museums Many squares

教育： OLUMBIA UNIVE 哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University) 库伯联盟学院(The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art) 福特汉姆大学(Fordham University) 纽约大学(New York University) 视觉艺术学院(School of Visual Arts) 纽约公共图书馆(New York Public Library)

8 哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University） 库伯联盟学院（The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art） 福特汉姆大学(Fordham University) 纽约大学（New York University） 视觉艺术学院（School of Visual Arts） 纽约公共图书馆 (New York Public Library) 教育:

主要街道 第五大道(5 th Avenue) 百老汇(Broadway) 华尔街(Vall Street)

9 主要街道 第五大道(5th Avenue) 百老汇(Broadway) 华尔街(Wall Street)

公园 (Home 巴特里公园(Battery Park) Tompkins Square Park Washington Square Park 中央公园(Central Park) Gracie Mansion 河边公园Riverside Park

10 巴特里公园(Battery Park) Tompkins Square Park Washington Square Park 中央公园(Central Park) Gracie Mansion 河边公园Riverside Park 公园