时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:全新版大学英语综合教程


英语课

  Language Sense Enhancement

1、Read aloud paragraphs 4-11 and learn them by heart.

2、Read aloud the following poem.

An Excerpt 1 from Queen Mab

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Heaven's ebon vault 2,

Studded with stars unutterably bright,

through which the moon's unclouded

Grandeur 3 rolls,

Seems like a canopy 4 which love has spread

To curtain her sleeping world.

3、Read the following quotations 5.Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Now ,my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

--J.B.S. Halddane

The universe begins to look more like a great thought and a great machine.

--James Jeans

The universe is not hostile,nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.

--John H. Holmes

That's one small step for a man,and one giant leap for mankind.

(A comment on being the first person to set foot on the moon)

--Nell Armstronq

4、Read the following humorous dialog for fun.you might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

Q: What is an astronaut's favorite meal?

A: Launch!

Q: What did the astronaut cook for lunch?

A: An unidentified frying object!

Q: How did the astronaut serve dinner in outer space?

A: On flying saucers!

Q: What's the best way to talk to a Martian?

A: Long distance!

Q: Why do Martians have 2 antennas 6 on their head?

A: So they can receive in stereo.

Q: What's the most popular snack on Mars?

A: Marsmallows.

Q: Why do you see no Martian tourists at the Grand Canyon 7?

A: Hey,it just looks like home.

Q: Why are tomatoes not popular on Mars?

A: Because nobody told them to wait until they turn red...

Q: What kind of bulbs should you plant on the moon?

A: Light bulbs!

Q: What kinds of songs do planets like to sing?

A: Nep-tunes!

Q: What kind of poem can you find in outer space?

A: Uni-verse!



1 excerpt
n.摘录,选录,节录
  • This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
  • Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗?
2 vault
n.拱形圆顶,地窖,地下室
  • The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
  • The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
3 grandeur
n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华
  • The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
  • These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
4 canopy
n.天篷,遮篷
  • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
  • They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。
5 quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
  • The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 antennas
[生] 触角,触须(antenna的复数形式)
  • Marconi tied several antennas to kites. 马可尼在风筝上系了几根天线。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
  • Radio astronomy today is armed with the largest antennas in the world. 射电天文学拥有世界上最大的天线。
7 canyon
n.峡谷,溪谷
  • The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
  • The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。