新概念第三課

1、Lesson 18: Electric currents in modern art現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的電流 Listen to the tape then answer the question below.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous? Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take n

2、o interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called modern pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years. In spite of this, some

3、people - including myself - were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous! The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that a

4、re suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the

5、time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition

6、of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!New words and expressions 生詞和短語 currentn. 電流 sculpturen. 雕塑 mistakenadj. 錯誤的 galleryn. 美術(shù)館 exhibitn. 展品，陳列品 oddlyadv. 古怪的 attachv. 連，系 spheren. 球體

7、magnetizev. 使磁化 repelv. 排斥 flickerv. 閃爍 emitv. 放射 flashv. 閃光 prehistoricadj. 史前的，老掉牙的 electronicadj. 電子的 peculiaradj. 奇異的 shockv. 令人震驚，刺激人 emotionallyadv. 事情上參考譯文 現(xiàn)代雕塑不再使我們感到驚訝了。那種認為現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)只能在博物館里才能看到的觀點是錯誤的。即使是對藝術(shù)不感興趣的人也不會注意到在公共場所展示的現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)品。公園里、大樓和商店外豎立著的奇形怪狀的雕塑，對這些，我們已經(jīng)司空見慣了。有些所謂的“現(xiàn)代”藝術(shù)品在那里已經(jīng)陳列了近80年了。

8、盡管如此，最近舉辦的一次現(xiàn)代雕塑展覽還是使一些人（包括我在內(nèi)）大吃了一驚。走進展廳首先看到的是一張告示，上面寫著“切勿觸摸展品，某些展品有危險！”展品都是些活動的雕像。人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上、造型奇特、隨風飄蕩的雕塑品。這些展品卻使人大開眼界?？繅ε帕兄S多細長的電線，而電線又連著金屬球。金屬球經(jīng)過磁化，互相之間不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。展廳中央是裝有彩色燈泡的許多高高的構(gòu)件，燈泡一刻不停地閃爍著，就像失去了控制的紅綠燈。小黑盒子里迸出火花，紅色燈泡發(fā)怒似地忽明忽暗。這兒倒像是在展覽古老的電子設(shè)備。好像設(shè)計這些奇形怪狀的展品不僅是為了給人感情上的強烈刺激，而且還想給人以電擊似的！自學導(dǎo)讀

9、Notes on the text課文注釋1 The idea that is mistaken.此處that引導(dǎo)的從句作idea的同位語。2 take no interest in，作“對不感興趣”解。3 cannot have failed to notice, 不至于沒注意到?！癱annot+ have+過去分詞”表示對于過去的事所作的不肯定的推測。4 move in response to a gust of wind，隨風飄蕩。in response(to)作“回答、“響應(yīng)”、“作出反應(yīng)”講。此處是“（展品）隨風而動”的意思。5 be familiar to是“為所熟悉”的意思。6

10、Lined up against the wall, 靠墻排列著。7 like traffic lights which have gone mad, 就像失去控制的紅綠燈一樣。go mad作“發(fā)瘋”、“發(fā)狂”講。8 on and off（亦作 off and on）作“斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地”、“有時”講。9 These peculiar forms not only seemed designed，其中seemed是系動詞，seemed designed 作用與were designed是一樣的。【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語currentn. 電流current

11、n. the flow of electricity 電流a continuous movement of water 水流adj. 目前的，現(xiàn)在的current affairs 時事currency n. 流通（貨幣）currently adv.普遍地，通常地，現(xiàn)在，當前sculpturen. 雕塑sculptural adj. 雕塑的，雕刻般的sculptor n.雕刻家mistakenadj. 錯誤的mistaken adj. incorrect; wrong; misunderstoodEg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil

12、, Her doesnt use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.make a mistake/by mistake 弄錯了He took my umbrella by mistake.and no mistake 確實如此Eg.: He is honest and no mistake.mistake vt.mistake sb. for 把某人誤認為Eg.: Yesterday I mistook him for my classmate.galleryn. 美術(shù)館exhibitn. 展品，陳列品exhibit: show in

13、 publicexhibition n. 展覽會Eg.: We went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.oddlyadv. 古怪的oddly: strangelyodd adj. 古怪的strange adj. 因為陌生而奇怪的queer adj. 奇特的Eg.: Look, he is wearing a queer hat.fantastic adj.奇妙的eccentric adj. 怪癖的；He is an eccentric person.attachv. 連，系attach vt. 系、拴、粘上，貼上attach toEg.: He atta

14、ched the lamb to a tree.attach to sb.for sth. 因為某事而把加再某人身上Eg.: We didnt attach blame to him for his failure.attach importance to sth. 對某事非常重視Eg.: We attach importance to educationbe attached to sth: 喜歡，喜愛Eg.: Im very attached to her.attachment n.固定，愛慕，友情，附著spheren. 球體magnetizev. 使磁化magnetize vt.Eg.:

15、 The iron was magnetied.His speech magnetized the listeners.repelv. 排斥repel vt.: to drive back; cause feelings of dislikeEg.: The different sexes attract each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.Eg.: Let me go at once ,you repel me.flickerv. 閃爍flicker v. shine unsteadilyflash v. shine for

16、 a momentemitv. 放射emit v. give offemit sound/emit smell/emit light/emit heat/emit smokeflashv. 閃光prehistoricadj. 史前的，老掉牙的electronicadj. 電子的peculiaradj. 奇異的peculiar adj. strange and unusualEg.: The food has peculiar taste.Eg.: Im feeling rather peculiar.shockv. 令人震驚，刺激人get shocked 受震動At the news, the

17、 got shockedshock n.震驚：get a big shockemotionallyadv. 事情上emotional adj. 易激動的，情緒的，感情脆弱的emotive adj.引起情緒反應(yīng)的The word home is more emotive than house.emotionally;emotional,unemotional;emotive;emotion;feelingEg.: I think you agree with me,women are often said to be more emotional than men.反義詞unemotionale

18、motion n. 感情；Eg.: Love, hated, and grief are emotions.feeling n. 某時的內(nèi)心感受Eg.: I cant describe my feeling now.【課文講解】rarely: seldomWe are not surprised at modern sculpture.that 引導(dǎo)同位語從句，修飾限定the idea 的內(nèi)容Eg.: The idea that one can learn English well in English-speaking countries is mistaken.重點句式結(jié)構(gòu)who take

19、 no interest in art 修飾說明peopletake interest in 對感興趣；take delight in 對感到高興take pride in 對感到驕傲show interest in 顯示對的興趣cannot; failed to 雙重否定意味著肯定He must have passed his examination last week.He cannot have failed to pass his examination last week.You must keep your promise.You cant fail to keep your pr

20、omise.on display/on show 展覽，展出We can see sculptures everywhere用夸張的口吻表明事實in spite of this 盡管如此作者表明了自己的觀點重點句型：The first thing.was a notice which said.定語從句省略thatThe sculpture can move.Oddly.that.that引導(dǎo)的定語從句用來限定shaped formsare . familiar to .謂語句子主干：Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybodythat 定語從句中：

21、in response to/in reaction to 作為對的反應(yīng)be familiar to sb.對某人來講很熟悉Eg.: The house is familiar to him.Eg.: I dont really remember where I have seen him before, but he looks very familiar to mefamiliar with 熟悉，熟知Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?Im familiar with that book too.be familiar to sb.

22、/be familiar with sth.lined up 過去分詞做狀語，與long with wires 為被動關(guān)系attached to metal spheres 過去分詞做定語，修飾long thin wires定語從句there were long thin wires that were attached to meta sphers.the center of the hall 展廳的中央coloured lights 彩色燈泡continuously adv. 不停止的go mad 發(fā)瘋，發(fā)狂：run madHe must have gone mad to do such

23、a thing.on and off: continuouslyEg.: It has been raining on and of since noon.It was rather like.It was more like.Key structure.not only seemed designed to do sth.not only.but .as wellseem 系動詞名詞形容詞分詞【Key structures】1.take no interest in art.on display.2.got used to.3.from the ceiling.in response to.

24、familiar to.4.attached to.【Spelling in special difficulties】以元音加結(jié)尾的名詞，加時，不做任何改變；動詞也是如此day-daysway-waysenjoy-enjoysbuy-buys以輔音加結(jié)尾的詞，加時，改作ieslady-ladiesberry-berriesreply-repliesMultiple choice questions多項選擇題Choose the correct answers to the following questions.Comprehension 理解1 Modern sculpture rarel

25、y surprises us any more because _ .aeven if not in museums, we see it in and around other public placesbdespite peoples lack of interest in art, it is put on displaycpeople not only display it in their houses but in their gardens alsodmuseums have been exhibiting it for nearly eighty years2 What sur

26、prised the writer when he visited a recent exhibition of modern sculpture?aThe tact that people were forbidden to touch the exhibits.bThe oddly shaped forms that were suspended from the ceiling.cThe way in which electrical energy was used to produce mobile effects.dThe prehistoric electronic equipme

27、nt used to activate the exhibits.3 The pieces of sculpture on display at the exhibition were _ .anoticed because they were dangerousbeither hung on wires or built into the middle of the hallcflickering continuously with different coloured lightsdsuch that one could not pass them unnoticed though it

28、seemed wiser to pass them untouchedStructure 結(jié)構(gòu)4 -modernpieces _ on display nearly eighty years ago. (11. 67)ahave beenbare firstcwere firstdhad been5 The first thing I saw _ to the art gallery(1. 9)aon my arrivalbon enteringcat the entrancedhaving arrived6 The notice prohibited people _ the exhibit

29、s. (11. 910)ato touchbfrom touchingctouchingdnot to touch7 The spheres had been magnetized _ attracted or repelled each other(1. 13)aso that theybso they werecso as they haddin order that they8 These peculiar forms _ to shock people emotionally and to(11. 1718)aboth seemed designedbseemed both designedcseemed both designed anddseemed designed bothV