大学英语精读Daydream-a-Little-单词课件演示文档.ppt

. . Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Among his nearly 1, 100 patents — the most ever issued to one person — are the phonograph, which became the first practical method of recording and playing the back sounds, a motion picture camera and projector, and the incandescent lamp — an inexpensive and safe source of light for everyday use in homes. Among Edison’s greatest achievements was the development of one of the first research laboratories. Here in Menlo Park and West Orange, New Jersey, Edison and his assistants developed thousands of inventions. . 托马斯·爱迪生(Thomas Edison)是举世闻名的美国电学家和发明家，被誉为“世界发明大王”。他除了在留声机、电灯、电话、电报、电影等方面的发明和贡献以外，在矿业、建筑业、化工等领域也有不少著名的创造和真知灼见。1868年10月28日，爱迪生申请平生第一项专利电子投票记录仪。1877年11月21日，爱迪生发明留声机。1892年，汤姆·休斯顿公司与爱迪生电力照明公司合并成立了通用电气公司，开始了通用电气在电气领域长达一个世纪的统治地位。1910年8月27日，爱迪生发明了有声电影。 . Sigmund Freud (1865-1939) . --- He was an Austrian physician who revolutionized ideas on how the human mind works. --- He established the theory that unconscious motives control a lot of behavior. --- His work has helped millions of patients who are mentally ill. --- His theories have brought new approaches in child rearing, education, and sociology and have provided new themes for many authors and artists. --- Most people in Western society view human behavior at least partially in Freudian terms. . 西格蒙德·弗洛伊德(Sigmund Freud)，知名医师、精神分析学家，犹太人，精神分析学的创始人，被称为“维也纳第一精神分析学派”。他提出“潜意识”、 “自由联想”、 “心理防卫机制”等概念，在临床心理学的发展史上具有重要意义。著有《梦的解析》、《精神分析引论》、《图腾与禁忌》等。被世人誉为“精神分析之父”，二十世纪最伟大的心理学家之一。 . Main idea of his interpretation of night dreams: 1) Dreams express the subconscious mind. 2) Dreams are absurd because our conscious mind won’t acknowledge our subconscious ideas thus disguises them. 3) In our dreams, we return to the modes of thinking of childhood. Our thinking becomes concrete, pictorial and illogical, and expresses ideas and wishes we are no longer conscious of. . New Words . amount v. 等于，合计；n. 数量 I still do a certain