新概念英語課件NCE3-lesson18（共14張）

Unit18Electriccurrentsinmodernart.ModernsculptureWhatarethey?Whytheideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken?Whypeoplehavegotquiteusedtostrangeforms?Whatdidthenoticesay?Whyitsaidlikethat?DoesModernsculpturestillsurprisesus?Canweseemodernartonlyinmuseums?Peoplewhotakenointerestinartcannotnoticeexamplesplaces,arethey?Wheredoesstrangeformsusuallystands?Whathavewegotquiteusedto?Why?Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.Strangeformsstandingardens,andout-sidebuildingsandshops.Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyeightyyears.Sth./sb.+否定頻度副詞+V.+強調(diào)性否定副詞EarthquakerarelyshocksusChinesepeopleanymore.中國人不在對地正感到恐慌了。小孩子撒謊已經(jīng)不再使我們感到驚訝了。Kid’slierarelysurprisesusanymore.那種認為戴眼鏡就是有學問的觀點是完全不正確的。Theideathatwearingglassesmustbeknowledgeableistotallyincorrect.Theideathatchildrenonlyeducatedfromprominentuniversitiescanfindagoodjobismistaken.那些認為孩子唯有讀名牌大學才會找到好工作的想法是錯誤的。CannotfailtodoCannothavefailedtodoEventhestupidestdrivercannothavefailedtopasssuchaneasytest.即便是最笨的駕駛員也不可能通過不過如此簡單的測試。Inthemiddleoftheroad,therestandsasignwhichsays‘NotThrough’.在路中間立著用一塊牌子，上面寫著“此路不通”havegotusedto早已習慣了Thewhile-collarworkershavegotusedtoworkovertime.白領們早已習慣了加班。Thewriterwerenotsurprisedbyanyexhibition,werethey?WhatwasthefirstthingIsaw?Whatareondisplay?Whatarefamiliartoeveryone?Whatdidthewiresconnect?Thesphereshadkeptstillallthetime,didn’tthey?Whatkindsofstructuresinthecentreofthehall?Howdidtheselightflicker?Whoorwhatwereangry?Wasitanexhibitionofprehistoricelectronicequipment?Inspiteofthis,somepeople--includingmyself--weresurprisedbyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:'Donottouchtheexhibits.Someofthemaredangerous!'Theobjectsondisplaywerepiecesofmovingsculpture.Oddlyshapedformsthataresuspendedfromtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwindarequitefamiliartoevery-body.Theseobjects,however,weredifferent.Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.Thesphereshadbeenmagnetizedandattractedorrepelledeachotherallthetime.Inthecentreofthehall,therewereanumberoftallstructureswhichcontainedcolouredlights.Theselightsflickeredcontinuouslyliketrafficlightswhichhavegonemad.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoffangrily.Itwasratherlikeanexhibitiono