高中英语人教版选择性必修四Unit1课文翻译及知识点 .pdf

高中英语选修四 Unit1 课文翻译及知识点 ATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Adapted) 包你满意（改编） Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. 拉里 ・贝尔蒙特在一家机器人制 造公司工作。Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. 该公司最近开 始试验家用机器人。It was going to be tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire.机器人将由拉 里的妻子克莱尔进行试用。 【知识点】 1.test out 测试 Claire didn’t want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn’t harm her or allow her to be harmed. 克莱尔并不想家里有个机器人，尤其是在她丈夫要出差三周的 时候，但是拉里劝她说机器人不会伤害她，也不会让她受到伤害。 It would be a bonus. 还会 是个意外收获。However when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. 然而，第一次看到机器人时，克莱尔还是有点惊慌。He seemed more like a human than a machine. 这个机器人名叫托尼，看着不太像机器，而更像一个真人。 He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed.托尼高大英俊，头 发顺滑，嗓音低沉，不过他的面部表情始终不变。 【知识点】 1.on a business trip 出差 2.allow ab to do 允许某人做 3.facial expression 面部表情 On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. 第二天早晨，托尼给克莱尔端来了早餐，还问她是否需要帮忙穿衣打扮。She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. 克莱尔感到非常尴尬，立刻让托尼走开。Now she was being looked after by a robot that looked so human, and it was disturbing. 现在，她正 由一个看起来这么像人类的机器人照料着，这很令人不安。 【知识点】 1.tell sb to do 告诉某人做 2.look after 照顾 One day, Claire mentioned that she didn’t think she was clever. 有一天，克莱尔说 她觉得自己并不聪明。 Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. 托尼说她 肯定是感到很不开心才会这么说。Claire thought itwas ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and began to trust him. 克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情十分荒谬，但她逐渐欣赏托尼的智慧和正直，并且开始 信任他。 He always treated her with dignity. 托尼对她彬彬有礼。She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasn’t elegant enough for Larry, who