A-Biography-of-Isaac-Asimov知识分享.ppt

,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,A Biography of,Isaac Asimov,Isaac Asimov (1920-1992),a highly successful,Russian-American writer and scientist of biochemistry,was best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.,艾萨克,阿西莫夫,当代美最著名的科幻大师、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,是本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一,。,在家中图书室（,1976,年）,阿西莫夫与珍尼特,Old photo,演讲,军旅戎装,作品：,I,Robot,作品,100,最新科学指南,Asimovs Laws for Robots,First Law,:,A robot can never harm a human.,Second Law,:,A robot must,obey,all human,orders,(,unless,it,conflicts with,the first law,).,Third Law,:,A robot must,defend,it,self,(,unless it conflicts with the first two laws,).,他他于,1941,年发表的作品,Runaround,中第一次明确,提出了著名的“阿西莫夫机器人三定律”,即：,一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观；,二、在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类,给与的任何命令；,三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下,机器人必须尽力,保护自己。,以其名字命名的,阿西莫夫科幻小说,杂志,至今仍然是,美国当今数一数二的科幻文学畅销杂志。,曾经,响起警报,总共,一定会引起麻烦,一位美国的科学家和作家,由于,兼职,获得,硕士学位,和职员们一起,成为一名专职作家,有写作的天赋,开始认真地从事,他的一生,根据,at one time,set off the alarms,in all,be bound to cause trouble,an American scientist and writer,as a result of,work part-time,gain a masters degree in,join the staff,become a full-time writer,have a talent for writing,take himself seriously as,throughout his life,be based on,Revision,Skimming,Glance through the passage and then find out the answers to such questions:,Which paragraph tells you when and,where Asimov was born and died?,2.Which paragraph tells you about his,education?,3.Which paragraph tells you about awards,he received?,P3,P2,P5,1920,1922,1923,1929,born in Russia.,sister born,moved with family to New York,Parents,bought a candy store.,Mother had her third child.,started working,part-time,in the store.,Started to,take,himself,seriously as,a writer.,1931,Date Event,Complete the timeline of the events.,Reading&Discussing,1939,1942-,1945,Began,having stories published,in science fiction magazines,Gained,Masters degree,in,chemistry.,Finished,working in candy store.,Got married,Joined the staff of the,Philadelphia Navy Yard and,worked,as,a junior chemist,Got,PhD,in,chemistry.,1941,1948,1942,1950,1951-1953,Became a biochemistry teacher,Boston University School of,Medicine.,Published his first novel.,Developed three laws for robots.,Published,“I,Robot”,Published“The Foundation Trilogy”and,won an award,for it.,Published first science book.,Became a,full-time,writer.,1949,1953,1958,1973,1992,Divorced,his first wife.,Had,a blood transfusion,.,Became infected with,HIV.,Married his second wife,1983,Died in New York,1.Who was Isaac Asimov?,A.An American scientist and writer who,got his PhD in physics in 1948.,B.A Russian scientist and writer who,married twice.,C.A RussianAmerican writer and,scientist who became a fulltime writer,in 1958.,D.An American-Russian writer and,scientist who had two children.,Comprehending,C,2.What was Asimov best known for?,A.His mystery stories.,B.His science fiction stories.,C.His science and history books.,D.His books about the Bible and about,Shakespeare.,B,3.All the following statements are TRUE,except _.,A.Asimovs talent for writing became,obvious at age 12.,B.He began having his stories published,in science fiction magazines in 1939.,C.He published his first novel in 1950.,D.He published his first science book in,1953.,A,4.In which book did Asimov develop a set,of three“laws”?,A.The Foundation Trilogy.,B.,I,Robot.,C.In his first novel.,D.In his first science book.,B,5.What might happen in a world where,there were robots if Asimovs three laws,didnt exist?,A.Maybe robots will harm or injure,human beings.,B.Maybe robots will disobey human,beings.,C.In order to protect their own,existence,robots may injure human,beings.,D.,All of the above.,D,Whats the main idea of the text?,Introduction to a famous American science fiction writer Isaac Asimovs life and works.,1.A Biography of Isaac Asimov,biography,n.,传记,bio,(,尤其供公开发表的,),个人简历,(biography,的缩写,),bio cards,传记档案卡,;bio information,传记资料,bio-,表示“生命,生物”之义,biophysics,生物物理学,biochemistry n.,生物化学,Language points,The singer and dancer _(be)coming for a visit.,The singer and the dancer _(be)coming for a visit.,A knife and fork _ (be)on the desk.,is/was,are/were,is/was,2.an American scientist and writer,一位科学家兼作家,3.,Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination,that,gave him the ability to explore future,worlds,and an amazing mind,with which,he,searched for explanation,of everything,in the,present and the past.,句子结构分析,:,Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination,and an amazing mind,是句子的主要部分,had,在,句中有两个宾语,imagination,和,mind,他们分别带,了自己的定语从句。,that,引导的定语从句修饰,imagination;with which,引导定语从句修饰,mind,。,动词不定式,to explore future worlds,修饰,ability,。,阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的,想象力,使他能对未来世界进行探索,而且还有惊人的智力,使他能对现在和过去的各种事物作出解析。,介词,which/whom”,的结构引导定语从句,1.,我花很多钱买的这辆小汽车现在过时了。,The car,_ _,I paid a lot of money,is now out of date.,2.,他,在漆黑的街上,他们没一个他们可求助的人。,In the dark street,there wasnt a single person _ _ they could turn for help.,3.,这本已改成儿童电影的小说是一位著名的美国作家写的。,The novel _ _ the films has been adapted for Children is written by a famous American writer.,for which,to whom,from which,pay,(sb),money for sth,turn to sb for help,be adapted from.,4.,In 1942 he joined the staff of the Philadelphia,Navy Yard as a,junior,chemist,junior,adj.,younger,lower in rank,较年轻的,/,职位稍低的,He is the junior employee in the firm.,He is two years junior,to,me.,senior:,older;higher in rank,较年长的,;,职位稍高的,He is two years senior,to,me.,5.He started to take himself seriously as a writer.,take sb/sth seriously,:,认真对待,If you cant,_,(,认真对待你的学习,),you will fail in the coming examination.,You cant take her promises seriously;she,never keeps her word.,反义词,:,take for granted,认为,是,理所当然的,想当然,不把,当回事,She _,(,想当然的认为,),that her parents should give her everything.,take your study seriously,takes it for granted,6.,Asimov received many,awards,both for his science books and his science books.,award,：,奖，奖赏,He won the _for the best student of year.,It,s an _to hear you speak so highly of me.,He won the Nobel _for literature.,He got a _of$100 for helping them.,award,填空:,(prize,，,reward,，,honor),honor,Prize,reward,7.Soon after his divorce in 1973,divorce n.,离婚,脱离,vt.,使离婚,与,.,脱离,翻译以下短语的意思：,His wife,asked for a divorce,._,They,got divorced,last year._,短语联想：,与某人结婚,_,_,要求离婚,离婚,marry sb.,get married to sb.,