福州大学：《现代大学英语精读》课程PPT教学课件（精读A）book1 Unit 2 The Fun They Had

Unit 2 The Fun They Had

Unit 2 The Fun They Had

●A girl phoned me and said,“come on over. There's nobody at home."I went over. Nobody was home

⚫A girl phoned me and said, “come on over. There’s nobody at home.” I went over. Nobody was home

I herapy in bottle年径人然表网络膘侃 oating bottle game once popular in Europe ● during the Middle Ages is prevalent among young people in China,but the bottle is floating on the Internet rather than the sea, xinhuanet.come reported.Netizens put their worries and secrets in the virtual bottle without knowing who will get it.All are anonymous. Experts say the virtual floating bottle is popular because it can release people's deep-rooted psychological loneliness and depression.The secret message in a bottle helps people to confide their problems because there is no negative effect even if people speak about their private issues.(China Daily,Dec.6,2010)

Therapy in bottle 年轻人热衷‘网络漂流 瓶’ ⚫A floating bottle game once popular in Europe during the Middle Ages is prevalent among young people in China, but the bottle is floating on the Internet rather than the sea, xinhuanet.come reported. Netizens put their worries and secrets in the virtual bottle without knowing who will get it. All are anonymous. Experts say the virtual floating bottle is popular because it can release people’s deep-rooted psychological loneliness and depression. The secret message in a bottle helps people to confide their problems because there is no negative effect even if people speak about their private issues. (China Daily, Dec. 6, 2010)

Pre-reading questions ● Would you prefer to study at home or at school? Why? o Have you ever read any science fiction about the future world?Or science fiction movies? Please name a few and tells us one of the stories

Pre-reading questions ⚫Would you prefer to study at home or at school? Why? ⚫ Have you ever read any science fiction about the future world? Or science fiction movies? Please name a few and tells us one of the stories

About the author 艾萨克·阿西莫夫，当代美国 The Last Question 最著名的科普作家、，科幻小 说家、世界顶尖级科幻小说 作家，他也是位文学评论家， 美国科幻小说黄金时代的代 鑫金军，星彩美园0本， 他一生高产 其中有100多部科幻小说，早 已远远超过了“著作等身” 的地步。是20世纪最顶类的 noWISU 曾获代表 缓 莫夫科幻杂志」

About the author ⚫ 艾萨克·阿西莫夫，当代美国 最著名的科普作家、科幻小 说家、世界顶尖级科幻小说 作家，他也是位文学评论家， 美国科幻小说黄金时代的代 表人物之一。他一生高产， 著述颇丰，一生著述近500本， 其中有100多部科幻小说，早 已远远超过了“著作等身” 的地步。是20世纪最顶尖的 科幻小说家之一。曾获代表 科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和 星云终身成就「大师奖」。 以他的名字为号召的「阿西 莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当 今数一数二的科幻文学重镇

Cultural background-science fiction ● Science fiction,a genre of fiction,sets in some imaginary time or place.In its original usage in the 1920s,science fiction referred to the stories that appeared in cheap,so-called pulp magazines(庸俗杂 )but science fiction now appears in all media, including motion pictures,staged dramas,television programs,and video games,as well as short stories and novels.Science fiction is sometimes abbreviated to SF. ●“The shortest science fiction in the world": o"The last person on the earth was sitting in the room when there was a knock on the door." ●“地球上最后一个人坐在房间里。这时响起了敲门声

Cultural background—science fiction ⚫ Science fiction, a genre of fiction, sets in some imaginary time or place. In its original usage in the 1920s, science fiction referred to the stories that appeared in cheap, so-called pulp magazines(庸俗杂 志), but science fiction now appears in all media, including motion pictures, staged dramas, television programs, and video games, as well as short stories and novels. Science fiction is sometimes abbreviated to SF. ⚫ “The shortest science fiction in the world”: ⚫ “The last person on the earth was sitting in the room when there was a knock on the door.” ⚫ “地球上最后一个人坐在房间里。这时响起了敲门声

Cultural background ● Seabed20,000 Miles(海底两 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF'TITANIC 万里》，by Jules-Verne(儒 勒·凡尔纳)，Father of Science Fiction(“科幻小说之父”) ● Time machine by H.G.Wells (HG威尔斯)regarded as the best science fiction in human's history AVATAR Avatar,Harry Potter,2012, the Matrix and etc

Cultural background ⚫Seabed 20,000 Miles《海底两 万里》, by Jules-Verne(儒 勒·凡尔纳), Father of Science Fiction(“科幻小说之父” ) ⚫Time machine by H. G. Wells (H·G·威尔斯) regarded as the best science fiction in human’s history ⚫Avatar, Harry Potter, 2012, the Matrix and etc

Words and expressions

Words and expressions

Head v. 1)to be at the top or front of sth. e.g.He was chosen to head the firm. 2)to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way e.g.The ship was heading for Cuba. ● Collocation: ● Collocation:lose/keep one's head

Head v. ⚫1) to be at the top or front of sth. ⚫e.g. He was chosen to head the firm. ⚫2) to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way ⚫e.g. The ship was heading for Cuba. ⚫Collocation: ⚫Collocation: lose/keep one’s head

Still adj. ●1)not moving e.g.We stood still and watched as the deer came closer. ●2)quiet and calm e.g.The house was completely still. ● Collocation: still waters run deep:used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge静水流深/大智若 愚

Still adj. ⚫1) not moving ⚫e.g. We stood still and watched as the deer came closer. ⚫2) quiet and calm ⚫e.g. The house was completely still. ⚫Collocation: ⚫still waters run deep: used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge静水流深/ 大智若 愚