泛讀課件 unit 14Technology Opportunity and Risks

1、 unit 14 looking ahead to technology: opportunity and risksbefore reading1detailed reading2 3contentsafter readingtopic previewvideo cliptopic preview please look at the pictures and answer the following questions.picture 1picture 2picture 3 picture 4 picture 5 1.what association do the previous pic

2、tures bring to you? advanced science and technologycompany logocompany logo watch the video clip and answer the following question.what changes could take place in our future life with the advancement of technology?video clipq: what changes could take place in our future life with the advancement of

3、 technology? health be improved. production be increased. human labor be decreased. peoples mental horizon be broadened. is the advancement of technology always a good thing? what negative aspects do you think should be avoided when we develop science and technology? environmental pollution, misuse

4、or overuse of the human resources, wars, moral problems, and so on. detailed reading questions: 1. why do we look at the fundamental developments in science?1. thwart v. prevent from阻撓阻撓; 挫敗挫敗 e.g. the security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists. (para. 3) 安全部隊正盡其所能挫敗恐怖分子。安全部隊正盡其所

5、能挫敗恐怖分子。2. incentive: n. 動機；刺激動機；刺激 adj. 激勵的；刺激的激勵的；刺激的(para. 5) e.g. if they have a direct incentive to do so they will think about it. 只有他們有了直接動機，他們才會思考這樣做的只有他們有了直接動機，他們才會思考這樣做的意義。意義。language points3. strait n. in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money. (常指缺錢造成的常指缺

6、錢造成的) 困境困境 (para. 7) the companys closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits. 該公司的關(guān)閉使得許多小商人陷入經(jīng)濟困境。該公司的關(guān)閉使得許多小商人陷入經(jīng)濟困境。4. on the brink of : 瀕于，瀕臨；在瀕于，瀕臨；在的邊緣的邊緣(para.10) e.g. without these more fundamental changes, these population will teeter on the brink of disaster year

7、 after year. 沒有這些更多的根本變革，這些人民將年復一年掙扎在災沒有這些更多的根本變革，這些人民將年復一年掙扎在災害的邊緣。害的邊緣。language points5. unprecedented: adj. very great in quality, amount, or scale. (質(zhì)量、數(shù)量或規(guī)模質(zhì)量、數(shù)量或規(guī)模) 空前的空前的 強強調(diào)調(diào); 史無前例的史無前例的 (para. 11) e.g. the mission has been hailed as an unprecedented success. 這次使命已被宣布為一次空前的成功。這次使命已被宣布為一次空前的成

8、功。 such a move is rare, but not unprecedented. 這樣的舉動少見，但并非從來沒有過。這樣的舉動少見，但并非從來沒有過。language points6. laggard : adj. 落后的；遲鈍的；遲緩的落后的；遲鈍的；遲緩的 n. 落后者；遲鈍者落后者；遲鈍者(para. 11) e.g. laggard student 遲鈍學生遲鈍學生 ; laggard industry 落后行業(yè)落后行業(yè) the company has developed a reputation as a technological laggard in the pers

9、onal-computer arena. 該公司是廣為人知的個人電腦領(lǐng)域的技術(shù)落后者。該公司是廣為人知的個人電腦領(lǐng)域的技術(shù)落后者。language points 7. neutralize: vt. 抵銷；使抵銷；使中和；使中和；使無效；無效；使使中立中立(para. 15) vi. 中和；中立化；變無效中和；中立化；變無效 e.g. neutralize poison 中和毒性中和毒性 ; 中和毒素中和毒素 ; 解解除毒素除毒素 the u.s. is trying to neutralize the resolution in the un security council. 美國試圖在聯(lián)

10、合國安理會阻止該決議的通過。美國試圖在聯(lián)合國安理會阻止該決議的通過。language points part 1 an introduction to the topic: the future of technology (para. 1) part 2 half-dozen concepts about the choice and depth of application of new developments(para. 2-7)text analysis part 3 the prospects of technologies benefiting mankind (para. 8-10) part 4 the complexity of technology and fields of technology (para. 11-14) part 5 effective technological applications (para.15-16)text analysis1. how did technology change peoples life?2. how did technology benefit people?3. is