新外研版新教材高中英語選擇性必修一全冊課文及翻譯(中英Word精編)

（2019（2019）高中英語選擇性必修一課文及翻譯PAGEPAGE1Unit1LaughoutUnderstandingideasTheBestMedicine最佳妙藥AsIapproachthehospitalwearingmywhitecoat,Ilookjustlikeanydoctor.ThatisuntilIputonmycurlyrainbowwig,bigrednose,andaddmybadge“DoctorLarryIwalkthroughthedoorsintothewaitingarea,wherethere’safamiliaratmosphereofboredomandtension.Peoplesituncomfortablyonplasticchairs,lookingthrougholdmagazines,allofwhichhavebeenreadhundredsoftimespreviously.Anxiousparentsdowhattheycantocomfortnervousandcryingchildren.InthemiddleofthisparticularsceneIspotasmallgirlwhoseankleisnormalsize.IspeakwithwhotellsmethatLara’sparentsrushedhertothehospitalaftershefelloffherbicycle.Sincegettinghere,Larahastimecryinginpain.Althoecorsandnurseswhowilltreatherinjury,it’smyjobtomakeherfeelbetter.Scientificstudiesshowthatlaughterproduceschemicalstomakepeoplefeelbetter,whichmeansclowndoctorscanbehelpful.Wearespeciallytrainedclownswhoworkaspartofaprogrammeknownas“hospitalclowning”.IchosethiscareerbecauseofmyexperienceofgoingtohospitalwhenIwasakid.Althoughtheandnursesdidagreatjob,hospitalsweren’treallydesignedforchildren.ImuchofthetimewhenIwastherefeelingfrightenedandmorethanlittlebored!BeingaclowndoctormeansIcanhelppeoplebyentertainingthem.Visitinghospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities,weclowndoctorsworktogetherwithmedicalprofessionals.Onatypicalday,wespendourtimecheeringpatients,theirfamilies,andmoreoftenthannot,thehospitalstaff,too!Wedobydoingmagictricks,singingsongs,tellingstoriesand,ofcourse,tellingsillySomechildren,though,don’tfeellikelaughing,especiallyifthey’reinpain.tobeverysensitiveandworkcloselywiththedoctorsandnurses,whokeepusupdatedoneachpatient.Andmymagicmedicinedoesindeedseemtodothetrick.WhilethedoctorconcentratesonexaminingLara’sankle,Igetherniactrick.Althoughsheisclearlystillinsomepain,herscaredandanxiouslookhasbeenreplacdfirstbyasmallsmile,andthenbyloudlaughterasI“magically”produchersockfromoutofmypocket.SeeingtheirdaughtersomuchhappierhasinturnmadeLara’sparentsmorerelaxed.術(shù)來吸引勞拉的注意力。盡管她顯然仍然有些痛苦，但她恐懼和焦慮的表情已口袋里變出了她的一只襪子。看到女兒破涕為笑，勞拉的父母也松了一口氣。Andasforme?Well,whenItakeoffmywigandmyredoanmstiabigsmile,asIrememberallthefunandlaughteroftheday.WhiletheremightmorehospitalvisitsaheadforLaraandothers,Ihopethatclowndoctorshelpmakeafriendlierplacetovisit.Afterall,itreallyistruethat“l(fā)aughteristhe善的就診場所。畢竟，Unit1LaughoutDevelopingideasTheImportanceofHumour幽默的重要性Humourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviourforthousandsofyears.ThereiscomedyinthetextsofAncientGreece,andmedievalwritingsarefilledjokes.Whilethesesamejokesmightnotbeasfunnytousnowastheyweretheirauthorsunderstoodthathumourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrowlightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.敏感問題或有爭議的問題產(chǎn)生新的認(rèn)識。Closertomoderntimes,someonewhoisrememberedforhisabilitycombinehumourwithmoreseriousmessagesisAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.Twain’sparticularstyleofwritingisfunnyandoftenmischievous.Forexample,classicnovelTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,hefamouslysayayWingisyouhavetodoiscrossoutthewrongwords.”Butheisequallywellknownforhiswittyremarksinhiseverydayinteractionswithpeople.Forinstance,whileonalecturingtouroftheUnitedStates,Twainwentintoabarber’stogetahairandashave.Thebarber,notrecognisinghim,askedifhehadatickettothelecturWhenTwainrepliedthathedidn’t,thebarbertoldhimthatifhewantedtogototeventhewouldhavetostand,astherewerenoseatsleftinthe’tsheatre.Twainresponsewas,“That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostandwhenthatfellowlectur到了近現(xiàn)代，美國作家馬克吐溫因擅長用幽默的方式表達(dá)嚴(yán)肅的內(nèi)容而著吐溫走進(jìn)一家理發(fā)店去理發(fā)和刮臉。理發(fā)師沒有認(rèn)出他來，問他有沒有這場演講的門票，馬克吐溫說沒有。理發(fā)師告訴他，如果他想去聽演講LikeTwain,butontheothersideoftheworld,LinYutangwassoontofamousforhisuniquebrandofhumour.Awell-knownbilingualwriter,LinbroughttheconceptofhumourtomodernChineseliterature.In1924,hecreativelyborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChineseasthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.“Youmo”isstillbeingusedinthiswaytoday.和馬克吐溫類似，在世界的另一端，林語堂很快也因其獨特的幽默風(fēng)格而聞名。作為著名的雙語作家，林語堂將幽默的概念引入了中國現(xiàn)代文學(xué)。1924“humourLin’squickwithelpedmakehimfamousasamasterofhumour.Once,havingbeeninvitedtodinneratauniversity,hewasputonthespotwhenthepresidentsuddenlyaskedhimtogiveaspeech.Thinkingonhisfeet,LinstartedtotellaaboutacruelRomanemperorwhotriedtofeedamantowildanimals.Firstcamealion.Themanwhisperedsomethinginthelion’sear,afterwhichthelionshookheadandwalkedawayunhappily.Thenalongcameatiger.Again,themanwhisperedinthetiger’sear.Thetigerlookedshockedandhurriedaway.“Whatdidyousaytmyanimals?”saidtheemperor,astonished.“Itoldthemtheyhadtomakeaspeechaftereatingmefn.”Lin’saudienceroaredwithlaughter.WiththislittleLinwasabletomakepeoplelaugh,whilegentlytellingoffthepresident.BothTwainandLinunderstoodthathumourisn’tjustaboutlaughter,butiswayoflifeandatoolthatcanbeusedtoilluminatetheworld.Linevencreatedequationtoexplainthisconcept:Reality+Dreams+Humour=Wisdom.Livingandworkingwithotherscansometimesbecomplicated,andhumourmakesthiseasier.Sharingjokesandlaughingtogethercanbringindividualsandevencommunitiestogether.Indeed,somemayarguethatourneedforhumourisalmostasgreatasourneedforwaterandair.InthewordsofMarkTwain,“Humorismankind’sgreatestblessing”.馬克是一種可以用來闡明世界的工具。林語堂甚至還創(chuàng)造了一個公式來解釋他的理Unit2OnwardsandUnderstandingideasWeRegrettoInformYou...我們抱歉地通知您……“Weregrettoinformyou...”Thesearethewordsthateverywriterdreadsreceiving,butwordseverywriterknowswell.Theresponsefromapublishercomesbackandthewritereagerlyopensandreadsit,theirheartssinkingwhentheythatfinalsentence.Youmayhavespentyearsgivingupyourweekendsandfreetimetowriteyourlife’swork,yetstillthisisoftennotenough.Everyoneknowsthatsuccessrarelyhappensovernight,butperhapsnotmanyknowthatalotofhighlysuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.TakeforexampleJ.K.Rowling.Whenshereceivedherfirstrejectionletter,decidedthatitmeantshenowhadsomethingincommonwithherfavouritewriters,andstuckitonherkitchenwall.Rowlinghadspentyearssurvivingonlittlespendingallhertimewriting.Whenshefinallyfinishedherfirstbook,shecommentsfrompublishersalongthelinesof“toodifficultforchildren”,“too“Childrenwouldnotbeinterestedinit”.Nevertheless,shepersevered.“Igoingtogiveupuntileverysinglepublisherturnedmedown,butIoftenfearedwouldhappen,”shelaterposted.Afteratotaloftwelverejections,onepublishereventuallyagreedtoprint500copiesofherfirstbook,andasweknow,HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess,withover400millionbookssoldandtranslatedintomorethanseventydifferentlanguages.J.K12500波特》后來在全球大獲成功，銷量超過4億冊，被翻譯成了70多種不同的語言。Alltoooftenwritersofgreatworkshavehadtofacecriticismalongwithrejection.J.D.Salingerstartedwritingshortstoriesinhighschool,butlatertogethisworkspublih.feelthatwedon’tknowthecentralcharacterwellenough”wasthecriticismhereceivedonhisintheRye.Despiterejectionsfromseveralpublishers,J.D.Salingerrefusedtogiveup.whenservingintheUSArmyduringtheSecondWorldWar,hecarriedsixchaptersofTheCatcherintheRyewithhimandworkedonthenovelthroughouthiswarservice.Whenitwaseventuallypublished,thebookbecameanimmediatebest-sellerandwentontosellmillionsandmillionsofcopies.偉大作品的作家也常常在被回絕的同時還要遭受批評。J.商回絕，J.PerhapstheoverallprizeforperseveranceshouldgotothreesistersfromVictorianEnglandwhodreamtofseeingtheirwordsinprint.This,however,wastimewhenwomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.AsthethenPoetLaureate,RobertSouthey,wrotetooneofthem:businessofawoman’slife,anditoughtnottobe.”Nevertheless,thesistersdidn’tstopTheirresponsewastowriteabookofpoemsundermalenames.Evenwhenthebooksoldonlytwocopies,thesistersstillnovels,andtodayCharlotteBronsEyre,EmilyBronuheringHeightsandAnneGreyareregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Infact,itisthepagesofJanewecanfindthesewords:perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends...”勃朗特的《呼嘯山莊》和安妮勃朗特的《艾格妮絲格雷》被認(rèn)為是世界文學(xué)的經(jīng)典之作。其實，So,itseemsthattalentaloneisn’tenoughtoguaranteesuccess.Whileahardworkandatouchofluckplayapart,perseveranceisthekey.Keeptryingandeventuallyyouwillreadthewords“Wearedelightedtoinformyou...”但堅持不懈才是關(guān)鍵。堅持下去，你終會收到這樣的回復(fù)：您……”Unit2OnwardsandDevelopingideasThreeDaystoSee假如給我三天光明Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknessmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.Recently,Iaskedafriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoodssheobserved.“Nothinginparticular,”shereplied.（2019（2019）高中英語選擇性必修一課文及翻譯PAGEPAGE7個從林子里散步了許久回來的朋友觀察到了什么，她答道：Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstomethroughmeretouch.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefromtouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight?AndIhaveimaginedwhatIshouldmostliketoifIweregiventheuseofmyeyes,sayforjustthreedays.么。Onthefirstday,Ishouldwanttoseethepeoplewhosekindnessandgentlenessandcompanionshiphavemademylifeworthliving.Idonnotknowitistoseeintotheheartofafriendthroughthat“windowofthesoul”,theeyeonly“see”throughmyfingertipstheoutlineofaface.Ishouldliketoseethebwhichhavebeenreadtome,andwhichIhaverevealedtomethedeepestchannelsofhumanlifeandthehumanspirit.IntheafternoonIshouldtakealongwalkinthwoodsandintoxicatemyeyesonthebeautiesoftheworldofnature.Thatnight,Ishouldnotbeabletosleep.讓我的目光陶醉在大自然世界的美景中。這個夜晚，我夜不能寐。5Onmysecondday,Ishouldliketoseethepageantofman’sprogress,andIshouldgotothemuseums.5Onmysecondday,Ishouldliketoseethepageantofman’sprogress,andIshouldgotothemuseums.IshouldtrytoprobeintothesoulofmanthroughhisartThethingsIknewthroughtouchIshouldnowsee.TheeveningofmyseconddayIshouldspendatatheateroratthemovies.Thefollowingmorning,Ishouldagaingreetthedawn,anxioustodiscovernewdelights,newrevelationsofbeauty.TodayIshallspendintheworkadayworld,thehauntsofmengoingaboutthebusinessoflife.這天我將在平凡的世界里度過，在為生活奔波的人們常去的地方度過。Atmidnightpermanentnightwouldcloseinonmeagain.OnlywhenhadagaindescendeduponmeshouldIrealizehowmuchIhadleftunseen.還有那么多事情沒有看到。Iwhoamblindcangiveonehinttothosewhosee:Useyoureyesasiftomorrowyouwouldbestrickenblind.Andthesamemethodcanbeappliedtotheothersenses.Hearthemusicofvoices,thesongofabird,themightystrainsoforchestra,asifyouwouldbestrickendeaftomorrow.Toucheachobjectyouwanttotouchasiftomorrowyourtactilesensewouldfail.Smelltheperfumeofflowers,tastewithrelisheachmorsel,asiftomorrowyoucouldneversmellandtasteButofallthesenses,Iamsurethatsightmustbethemostdelightful.定是最令人愉快的。(Excerptsfrom“ThreeDaystoSeen凱勒的《假如給我三天光明》)Unit3Faster,higher,strongerUnderstandingideasTHEROADTOSUCCESS成功之路NearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromhouseofStephenCurry’sgrandfathertothewoodsbrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongtroadthatStephen’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplasttoatelephonepole.在弗吉尼?州格羅托斯小鎮(zhèn)附近，一條狹窄的土路從斯蒂芬?guī)炖锏淖娓讣已由熘粮浇臉淞?。這與美國男子職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽了一個簡易籃筐。Likehisfather,basketballstarDellCurry,Stephenspentmanychildhoodhourplayingonthismuddybasketballcourt.Heprobablydidn’trealiseitatthetime,itwaswherehelearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.Yousee,witheverytheweakplasticbackboardgaveway.Thebumpsandrocksthatlinedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballtobounceinalldirections.KnowingwheretheballwouldgoHehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgrea（2019（2019）高中英語選擇性必修一課文及翻譯PAGEPAGE10accuracywasanotherthinghelearnt.Onlyshotsperfectlyaimedatitscentrewentintotheheavy,thickbasket.Inthisway,practisingdayinanddayouthelpedStepsharpenhisskills.與父親戴爾庫里這位籃球明星一樣，斯蒂芬在這個泥濘的籃球場上度過了3Despitehisfather’ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothin3Despitehisfather’ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.ButStephencarriedon.Playingbasketbalwashisdream.Hewouldnotgiveup.Hefinallyendedupplayingcollegeballatasmall,little-knownschool,DavidsonCollege,nottoofarfromwherehelived.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson’sstarplayer.SelectedfortheNBAin2009,StephenjoinedtheGoldenStateWarriors.performedbeyondeveryone’sexpectationswithhistandcontinuousefforts.In2015,StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andheledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.2009NBA2015NBA1975AfterreceivingtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinrow,Stephenexplainedhisphilosophy,“Ineverreallysetouttochangethegame...WhatItodowasjustbemyself...Iknowitinspiresalotofthenextgeneration,alotpeoplewholovethegameofbasketballtovaluetheskillofit,valuethefactcanworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.You’vegottobeabletoputinthetimethework.That’showIgothere.That’showIcontinuetogetbettereverysingleInspiringotherstobelieveinthemselves,StephenCurryislivingproofthatwhatotherpeoplethinkofyoudoesnothavetoinfluencewhatyoubecome.Throughself-belief,hardwork,perseveranceandsomehelpfromanoldhoop,hehasshownthatanythingispossible.在連續(xù)兩年獲得庫里激勵著所有人去相信自己，他也生動地證明了別舊籃筐的幫助，他向人們證明了一切皆有可能Unit3Faster,higher,strongerDevelopingideasTheReturnoftheChampions冠軍歸來“TheatmospherehereatRiodeJaneiroiselectric!IfChinawinsthistheywillwalkoutofthestadiumwithanOlympicgoldmedal.ZhangChangningserves.Overthenet,fortheball.Sheonlyjustreachesit...andit’ssstraightbacktoherbytheChinesespikerHuiRuoqi.Popoviccan’tgettheballthistime...andthat’sit!It’sover!It’sgoldforChina!Lookhowthecrowdwild.YoucanseethejoyandprideonthefacesoftheChinesefans.AndthereweseetheChineseplayersembracing,withtearsofhappinessintheireyes...It’sadreamcometrueforChina!TheChinesewomen’svolleyballteamisOlympicchampiononceagain!”中國隊主攻惠若琪將球扣回，波波維奇這次沒能接住…中國隊的隊員們眼含幸福的熱淚，相擁在一起…TheChinesewomen’svolleyballteamholdsaveryspecialplaceintheheart.Inthe1980s,theteamburstontotheinternationalvolleyballscenewithseveralmajorworldtitles,andanamazingthree-setvictoryovertheUnitedStatesthefinalofthe1984LosAngelesOlympics.Theybecamenationalheroesovernight.TherewasgoldoncemoreatAthensin2004.ButwinninggoldinRiopaintsthemostvividportraitoftheteam’scompetitivespirit.208019842004卻是這次在里約的奪冠之路。InRio,theChinesewomen’svolleyballteamneededallofitsfightingafteritwasassignedtothe“groupofdeath”,whereitfacedseveralstrong（2019（2019）高中英語選擇性必修一課文及翻譯11inthegroupstagematches.Despitereachingthequarter-finalsasthefourthteamithegroup,withjusttwowinsinpreliminarymatches,theywerenotgoingtogiveupEverysinglememberoftheteamgavetheiralltothefight,includingHuiRuoqiwhohadhadheartsurgerylessthanfivemonthspreviously.TheirperseverancepaidoffwithanepiccomebackagainstthedefendingchampionBrazilinthequarter-finals.Next,theChineseteamdefeatedtheNetherlandsinthesemi-finalmatches,havinglosttotheminthepreliminaries.Atlast,showingastrongwillandthesteeliestnerves,theyplayedaclosematchSerbiatoseizegoldinthefinal.鐵般的意志力，中國隊最終勇奪桂冠。Butfightingspiritalonewasnotenoughtoguaranteevictory.Strongteamspiritalsocontributedgreatlytotheirsuccess.Cooperationbetweenteammembersisessential.Ifeachindividualdoesherjobandworkswellwithothers,thenthegoalcanbeachieved.Infact,strongteamspiritismoreimportantthantheskillsindividualplayers.ZhuTing,namedMostValuablePlayerattheRioOlympics,alsoidentifiedthespecialingredientintheteam’ssuccess:“TeamworkisthekeyChina’svictory.Thankstomyteammates’hardefforts,Ihadtheopportunitytomyspikingskill.”Together,theChinesewomen’svolleyballteamhasfoughttheirwayupsanddowns.Ledbywell-knownChinesevolleyballplayerandcoachLangPing,theyhavecontinuedtoaimhigh.Langisonlytooawarethatassoonasateamstepsoffthevictorypodium,theyneedtostartfromzerotopreparefornewchallengesahead.Inthisway,theteambeginsitsjourneytothenextOlympics.在這條曲折起伏的道路上，中國女排共同奮力前行。在知名的前中國女排運動員和現(xiàn)任中國女排總教練郎平的帶領(lǐng)下，隊員們不斷力爭上游。郎平很清楚，只要走下了領(lǐng)獎臺，她們這支隊伍就得重新出發(fā)，嚴(yán)陣以待，迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。中國女排的下一段奧運旅程就這樣開始了。（2019（2019）高中英語選擇性必修一課文及翻譯PAGEPAGE12Unit4MeetingtheUnderstandingideasWhatinspiresyou?你的靈感從哪兒來？Everyartist’swishistocreatesomethingthatexpshedea.artistsgettheirideasfrom?Whoorwhatinspiresthem?Herewefindoutabouttheinfluencesbehindthesuccessesofthreeverydifferentartists.的藝術(shù)家成功背后的因素。FlorentijnHofman,visual弗洛倫泰因霍夫曼，視覺藝術(shù)家FlorentijnHofmanisaDutchartist,whoselargesculpturesareondisplayallovertheworld.Onewayforhimtofindinspirationisturningtohischildren’sTheseobjectshavegivenhimideasforhisanimalsculptures,suchasthefamousRubberDuck.AmorerecentworkofhisisthehugeFloatingFish,whichwassetamongthebeautifullandscapeofWuzhenWestScenicZone.弗洛倫泰因霍夫曼是一位荷蘭藝術(shù)家，他創(chuàng)作的大型雕塑在世界各地進(jìn)行Hofman’sinspirationforFloatingFishcamefromChinesefolktalespasseddownthroughthegenerations.Hewasparticularlyinterestedintheoldstoryfishjumpingthroughthe“Dragon

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olifeforHofmanwhenhevisitedWuzhenandsawhowpeoplelivedthere.立馬生動地浮現(xiàn)于他的腦海中。“Duringthewalkandmystayhereinthetown,Isawthefishbeingfedbypeople.alsosomefishsculptedonthewall.”ThesesightssetHofman’sideaforFloatingFishinmotion.TanDun,composer譚盾，作曲家“Thereisnoterritoryintheworldofmusic.”wordsocomposerTanDun.HeismostwidelyknownforcomposingmusicforthefilmCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonandthe2008BeijingOlympics.2008TolistentoTan’smusicistoernhnesemusicaltraditionsandWesterninfluences.Sincehisfirstopera,NineSongs,TanDunhasbeenusingacombinationofChinesemusicandsoundsfromallovertheworldtotellstories.AsTanoncesaid,Chinesemusicshouldcarry“universalexpression”ofthehumansoastoberecognisedbythewholeworld.他曾說過，中國音樂要承載人文精神的YangLiping,dancer楊麗萍，舞蹈家YangLiping’spassionisdancing.in1986withherSpiritoftheshehasbeenknownasthe“PeacockPrincess”.TheinspirationforherfamousdanceshascomefromthetimeshespentinXishuangbanna,YunnanProvince.楊麗萍熱愛舞蹈。1986云南西雙版納度過的一段時光?！癐feelverygratefulfortheyearsinXishuangbanna,”saysYang.“Itgavechancetogodeeperintothelivesofvariousethnicgroups...Ourethnicgroups,especiallytheDaipeople,admirethepeacock.Theythinkthepeacockrepresentsbeautyofnature.IespeciallylikethedancestyleoftheDaipeopleanditgiveslotsofinspiration.MydancecomesfromtheirtraditionalbeliefandaimstobringtheDaiwomen’sbeauty.”蹈源自他們的傳統(tǒng)信仰，同時也致力于展現(xiàn)傣族女性的美。”Unit4MeetingtheDevelopingideasART&TECHNOLOGY藝術(shù)與科技Think“art”.Whatcomestoyourmind?IsitGreekorRomatculpturesLouvre,orChinesepaintingsinthePalaceMuseum?Ormaybe,justmaybe,it’sdancingpatternoflights?物院里中國的名畫？又也許，僅僅是也許，是一片舞動的光影？TheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolourfulfloatingcloudswhentheyarelitupatnight.VisitorstooneofherartworksinVancouvercouldnotonlyenjoylookingatit,theycouldalsoltTydidthisbyusingtheirphonestochangeitscoloursandpatterns.Exhibitssuchasthesarecertainlynewandexciting,butaretheyreallyart?美國藝術(shù)家珍妮特艾克曼創(chuàng)作了一系列藝術(shù)品，晚上將其點亮?xí)r，它們就新潮的激動人心之作，但它們真的可以算是藝術(shù)嗎？Whateveryouropinion,peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirthoughtsandideasthroughartforthousandsofyears.Todothis,theyhaveusedavarietyoftoolstechnologies.YetMichelangeloandothershavebeenlabelledas“artists”rather“technicians”.Thismeansthatartandtechnologyhavealwaysseparatethings.

brseenastwToday,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombinationofartandtechnology.Asaresult,theartworldischanginggreatly.Nowartismoretousthaneverbefore.TakeforexampleoneofChina’smostfamouspaintingsfromtheSongDynasty,AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Asthisartworkisrarelyondisplay,peoplehavesometimesqueueduptosixhoursforachancetoseeit.Onceinfrontofthepainting,theyonlyhavelimitedtimetospendtakinginmetresofscenesalongtheBianRiverinBianjing.Thankstotechnologyhowever,millionsmorepeoplehavebeenabletoexperienceadigitalversionofthisThree-dimensional(3D)animationmeansthatviewerscanseethecharactersmovearoundandinteractwiththeirsurroundings.Theycanalsowatchasthedifferentsceneschangefromdaylightintonighttime.3DTheart-techcomnisalsochangingourconceptsof“art”andthe“artist”.Notonlycanweinteractwithart,butalsotakepartinitscreation.technologicaltoolsatourfingertips,moreandmorepeopleareexploringtheircreativesides.Theresulthasbeenexcitingnewartforms,suchasdigitalandvideos.藝術(shù)與科技的結(jié)合同樣改變著我們對However,theincreaseintheamountandvarietyofartproducedhasalsoraisedquestionsoveritsoverallquality.Canavideoofsomeoneslicingaplayedinslowmotionreallybecalled“art”?個人切西紅柿的視頻慢動作播放，真的可以被稱作Similarly,suchdevelopmentsaremakingthelinebetweenartandtechnologylessdistinct.Cansomeoneunfamiliarwithtraditionalartists’toolsreallycallthemselvesan“artist”?Andistheartistthecreatoroftheartitself,orthethetechnologybehindit?ArecentprojectusedtechnologyanddatainthesamewaythatRembrandtusedhispaintsandbrushes.Theendresult,printedin3D,wasa“Rembrandtpainting”created347yearsaftertheartist’sdeath.Theseadvancesperhapsbringingusclosertoatimewhencomputersratherthanhumanscreateart.術(shù)工具的人真的可以自詡為藝術(shù)背后技術(shù)的創(chuàng)造者？最近有一個項目用科技手段和數(shù)據(jù)還原了倫勃朗的繪畫方式。最終，通過3D347WheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyonetounBisforsomanyartistsexploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpectunexpected.眾多藝術(shù)家探索全新的可能性，我們一定可以期待意外的驚喜。Unit5RevealingUnderstandingideasAJourneyofDiscovery發(fā)現(xiàn)之旅Thecaptainoftheshiele,wantedsomeonewhowould“profitbytheopportunityofvisitingdistantcountriesyetlittleknown”.Thepersonwhoansweredthecallwasnotthecaptain’sfirstchoice.Itwasayoungmanwhohadmedicalschoolwtcompletinghisdegree.What’smore,hehadrecentlyreceivedaletterfromhisfatherpredictingthathewouldbe“adisgracetoyourseandallyourfamily”.Despiteallthis,hisadventuresonthisshipwouldleadtoothemostimportantscientificdiscoveriesofalltime.貝格爾號的船長想要招募這樣一名船員，這名船員將能己和全家人的恥辱Theyoungmaninquestion,CharlesDarwin,wasageologistandnaturalist,fascinatedbyrocks,plantsandanimals.HeleftEnglandontheship,theBeagle,1831.Thejourneygavehimthechancetostudyvariouslivingthingsintheirenvironments.AfterDarwinhadspentsometimeinSouthAmerica,hisroomontheshipwascrowdedwithsamplesoftheplantsandanimalshehadcollected.Ashestudiedthese,heaskedhimselfthequestion:howdiddifferentspeciescometoexist?我們提到的這個年輕人就是地質(zhì)學(xué)家和博物學(xué)家查爾斯達(dá)爾文，他對巖石和動植物有著濃厚的興趣。1831堆滿了收集到的動植物樣本。當(dāng)他研究這些樣本時，他產(chǎn)生了疑問：這些不同的物種是如何產(chǎn)生的?Atthattime,peoplebelievedthatallspecieshadappearedonEarthatthesametime,andhadnotchangedsince.ButDarwinbegantothinkdifferently.Henoticedthatsomespeciesofanimalswereverysimilartoeachother.Maybeevolvedastheyadaptedtotheirchangingenvironments?Itwasjustanidea,butenoughtoinspireDarwintolookformoreevidence.達(dá)爾文去尋求更多證據(jù)。WhentheBeaglereachedtheGalápagosIslandsin1835,Darwinsawaofnewspecies,butitwasthebirdsthatinterestedhimthemost.Darwinthattherewasadifferencebetweenthefinchesoneachoftheislands.Ittheirbeakshadevolvedaccordingtowhatfoodwasavailableonthatparticularisland.1835鳥之間有所不同。它們的喙似乎是根據(jù)所在島嶼上可覓得的食物進(jìn)化而來的。Darwinsuspectedthatthefincheshadevolvedfromacommonancestor,whichhadarrivedontheislandsalongtimebefore.Overtime,ithadslowlyevolveintomanynewspecies.Andthatwastheanswertohownewspeciesofplantsandanimalscametoexist:theyevolvedfromearlierancestors.達(dá)爾文猜想這些雀鳥是由共同的祖先進(jìn)化而來的。很久以前，雀鳥的祖先來到這片群島，隨著時間的推移，慢慢進(jìn)化成許多新的種類。于是，關(guān)于動植物的新種類是如何產(chǎn)生的這個問題就有了答案：它們是從早期的祖先進(jìn)化而來的。Itwasacompletelynedheoryofevolution.Darwinexplainedthistheoryinhisbook,OntheOriginofSpecies.Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859immediatelycausedastorm.Manypeoplerefusedtobelievethatlivingthings,includinghumans,hadevolvedfromlowerformsoflife.Theywereshocked.ButDarwin’sscientificstudiesweresoconvincingthatmoreandmorepeoplestartedtobelievehistheory.1859Today,OntheOriginofSpeciesisregardedasoneofthemostimportantworkseverwritten.IthaschangedideasaboutlifeonEarthforever.AnditallbegwiththejourneyontheBeagle.如今，《物種起源》被認(rèn)為是迄今為止最重要的著作之一。它徹底地改變了人類對于地球上生命的認(rèn)識。而這一切都開始于貝格爾號的探索之旅。Unit5RevealingDevelopingideasTheSecretLanguageofPlants植物密語Talkingplantshavelongbeenathingofmythsandlegends.Manycultureshavesto