新概念英語第三冊Lesson 18課件

Lesson18

Electriccurrentsinmodernartpart1backgroundstorypart2Newwordsandexpressionscurrentsculptureoddlyattachspheremagnetizen.電流；水流氣流；潮流n.雕塑

adv.古怪地v.連，系n.球體v.使磁化currentsculptureoddlyattachspheremagnetizen.電流；水流氣流；潮流n.雕塑

adv.古怪地v.連，系n.球體v.使磁化flickeremitprehistoricpeculiaremotionallyv.閃爍v.放射，發(fā)出

adj.史前的adj.奇異的（怪異的），不尋常的adv.感情上flickeremitprehistoricpeculiaremotionallyv.閃爍v.放射，發(fā)出

adj.史前的adj.奇異的（怪異的），不尋常的adv.感情上currentn./adj.water/aircurrentswimwiththecurrentswimagainstthecurrentthecurrentpresidentcurrentaffairsthecurrenteconomicsituationcurrently:atthepresenttimeWheredidSirJohnHawkwoodsettlesixhundredyearsago?Whomdidhehiresoldierstointimesofwar?Wouldhethreatentodestroyacity-stateintimesofpeaceofnot?Whenwouldhespareacity-state?DidtheItaliansregardhimasaheroinspiteofthisornot?How0ldwashewhenhedied?Whogavehimastatefuneralwhenhedied?Didtheyhaveapicturepaintedornot?Whatwasitdedicatedto?Part3Noteonthetext

Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.sth./sb.+否定頻度副詞+v.+sb.+強調(diào)性否定副詞中國人不再對地震感到恐慌了。EarthquakerarelyshocksusChinesepeopleanymore.Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyeightyyears.

Inspiteofthis,somepeople-includingmyself-weresurprisedbyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:'Donottouchtheexhibits.Someofthemaredangerous!'exhibitionmakeanexhibitionofoneself(貶)當眾出丑;出洋相behaveinabadorstupidwayinpublicPeopleatthepartywereembarrassedwhenFrankgotdrunkandmadeanexhibitionofhimself.不要給我出洋相了Don’tmakeanexhibitionofyourselfTheobjectsondisplaywerepiecesofmovingsculpture.Oddlyshaped

formsthataresuspendedfromtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwind

arequitefamiliartoeverybody.Theseobjects,however,weredifferent.strange,odd,weird,eccentric,peculiar,bizarredosth.inrespondtosthHeopenedthedoorinrespondtoaknock.Hesaidinrespondtothequestion.

Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.Thesphereshadbeenmagnetizedandattractedorrepelledeachotherallthetime.Inthecentreofthehall,therewereanumberoftallstructureswhichcontainedcolouredlights.beattachedtobeobsessedwithbeaddictedtojoinAtoBattachAtoBfixAtoBAttacharecentphotographtoyourapplicationform.Theshelvesshouldbefixedtothewallwithscrews(螺絲釘）.He_____alabeltohisbaggage.Wewantto_____theshelftothewall.attachaphotototheformattacharopetothebranchTheyattachedanumberofconditionstotheagreement.Chinaattachesgreatimportance/significancetoagriculture.Sheattachesgreatvaluetofinancialindependence.

Linedupagainstthewall,therewerelongthinwiresattachedtometalspheres.Thesphereshadbeenmagnetizedandattractedorrepelledeachotherallthetime.Inthecentreofthehall,therewereanumberoftallstructureswhichcontainedcolouredlights.magnetn.Amagnetcanattractsteelandiron.magneticadj.=attractiveamagneticpersonality/smilemagnetizev.Hisdarkflashingeyesseemedtomagnetizeher.

Theselightsflickeredcontinuouslyliketrafficlightswhichhavegonemad.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoffangrily.Itwasratherlikeanexhibitionofprehistoricelectronicequipment.Thesepeculiarformsnotonlyseemeddesignedtoshockpeopleemotionally,buttogivethemelectricshocksaswell!repelLikepolesrepeleachother.Oilrepelswater.repellentadj.veryunpleasantberepellenttosbtherepellentsmellIfindhisselfishnessrepellent.flicker:(shineunsteadily)閃爍，搖曳Thecandleswereflickeringinthebedroom.theflickeringscreenofthetelevisionflash:(shinesuddenly)閃爍，閃光

Thefireworkflashedfor1minute.You'dbetterslowdown.Thatcarwasflashing(itslights)atyou

現(xiàn)代雕塑不再使我們感到驚訝了。那種認為現(xiàn)代藝術只能在博物館里才能看到的觀點是錯誤的。即使是對藝術不感興趣的人也不會注意到在公共場所展示的現(xiàn)代藝術品。公園里、大樓和商店外豎立著的奇形怪狀的雕塑，對這些，我們已經(jīng)司空見慣了。有些所謂的“現(xiàn)代”藝術品在那里已經(jīng)陳列了近80年了。

盡管如此，最近舉辦的一次現(xiàn)代雕塑展覽還是使一些人（包括我在內(nèi)）大吃了一驚。走進展廳首先看到的是一張告示，上面寫著“切勿觸摸展品，某些展品有危險！”展品都是些活動的雕像。人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上、造型奇特、隨風飄蕩的雕塑品。這些展品卻使人大開眼界。靠墻排列著許多細長的電線，而電線又連著金屬球。金屬球經(jīng)過磁化，互相之間不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。展廳中央是裝有彩色燈泡的許多高高的構件，燈泡一刻不停地閃爍著，就像失去了控制的紅綠燈。小黑盒子里迸出火花，紅色燈泡發(fā)怒似地忽明忽暗。這兒倒像是在展覽古老的電子設備。好像設計這些奇形怪狀的展品不僅是為了給人感情上的強烈刺激，而且還想給人以電擊似的！Modernsculpturerarelysurprisesusanymore.Theideathatmodernartcanonlybeseeninmuseumsismistaken.Evenpeoplewhotakenointerestinartcannothavefailedtonoticeexamplesofmodernsculptureondisplayinpublicplaces.Strangeformsstandingardens,andoutsidebuildingsandshops.Wehavegotquiteusedtothem.Someso-called'modern'pieceshavebeenondisplayfornearlyeightyyears.Inspiteofthis,somepeople-includingmyself-weresurprisebyarecentexhibitionofmodernsculpture.ThefirstthingIsawwhenIenteredtheartgallerywasanoticewhichsaid:'Donottouchtheexhibits.Someofthemaredangerous!'Theobjectsondisplaywerepiecesofmovingsculpture.Oddlyshapedformsthataresuspendedformtheceilingandmoveinresponsetoagustofwindarequitefamiliartoeverybody.These