Unit1ScienceFictionReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版选择性.pptx

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Unit1ScienceFiction;ReadingandThinking;

Today’ssciencefictionistomorrow’ssciencefact.

IsaacAsimov;Learningaims:;Self-learningguidanceI(4’);LarryBelmontworkedforacompanythatmaderobots.Recentlyithadbegunexperimentingwithahouseholdrobot.Itwasgoingtobe?testedout?byLarry’swife,?Claire.

拉里?贝尔蒙特在一家机器人制造公司工作。该公司最近开始试验家用机器人。机器人将由拉里的妻子克莱尔进行试用。;Clairedidn’twanttherobotinherhouse,especiallyasherhusbandwouldbeaway?onabusinesstrip?forthreeweeks,butLarrypersuadedherthattherobotwouldn’tharmheror?allowhertobeharmed.Itwouldbea?bonus.

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。还会是个意外收获。;However,whenshefirstsawtherobot,shefeltalarmed.HisnamewasTony.Heseemed?morelike?ahuman?than?amachine.Hewastallandhandsomewithsmoothhairandadeepvoice,althoughhisfacialexpressionneverchanged.

然而，第一次看到机器人时，克莱尔还是有点惊慌。这个机器人名叫托尼，看着不太像机器，而更像一个真人。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。;Self-learningguidanceII(4’);On?thesecondmorning,?Tonybroughtherbreakfastandthenaskedherwhethersheneededhelpdressing.Shefeltembarrassedandquicklytoldhimtogo.

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。克莱尔感到非常尴尬，立刻让托尼走开。;Nowshewasbeinglookedafterbyarobotthatlookedsohuman,anditwasdisturbing.

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。;Self-learningguidanceIII(4’);Oneday,Clairementionedthatshedidn’tthinkshewasclever.Tonysaidthatshemustfeelveryunhappytosaythat.

有一天，克莱尔说她觉得自己并不聪明。托尼说她肯定是感到很不开心才会这么说。;Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewasbeingofferedsympathybyarobot,butshegraduallyadmiredhiswisdomand?integrity?andbegantotrusthim.Healwaystreatedherwith?dignity.

克莱尔觉得一个机器人对她表示同情??分荒谬，但她逐渐欣赏托尼的智慧和正直，并且开始信任他。托尼对她彬彬有礼。;Shetoldhimhowshewasunhappythatherhomewasn’telegantenoughforLarry,whowantedtoimprovehissocialpositionwithabigger?salary.Shewasn’tlikeGladysClaffern,oneoft