Unit 1 Science fiction Using Language 學(xué)案-高中英語人教版（2019）選擇性必修第四冊

高一英語第=page3*2-15頁(共4頁)高一英語第=page3*26頁(共4頁)THETIMEMACHINE(Adapted)時間機(jī)器（改編）Itwasatteno’clocktodaythatthefirstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer.上午十點(diǎn)，所有時間機(jī)器中的第一臺啟動了運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)之旅。Igaveitalastcheck,andsatmyselfintheleatherseat.我最后檢査了一遍機(jī)器，然后坐在皮椅上。Ipushedthestartingleveronthemainpanelforwardsaninchthenimmediatelybackwardsagain.我把主面板上的操縱桿往前推了一英寸，然后又立刻向后拉。Lookingaround,Isawmylaboratoryexactlyasbefore.環(huán)顧四周，我看到實(shí)驗(yàn)室與以前一模一樣。Hadanythinghappened?Ithoughtmymindhadtrickedme.發(fā)生什么事了嗎？我以為我的大腦欺騙了我。ThenIsawtheclock.然后我看了下時鐘。Amomentbefore,itwasaminuteorsopastten;nowitwasnearlyhalfpastthree!片刻之前，大概是十點(diǎn)零一分，而現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)快三點(diǎn)半了！知識點(diǎn)：firstofall首先Idrewabreath,grippedtheleverandpusheditforwards.我吸了一口氣，一把抓住操縱桿，往前推了一下。Thelaboratorywenthazyaroundme.實(shí)驗(yàn)室在我身邊變得模糊不清。Myniececameintofetchsomething,maybeherhandkerchief,apparentlywithoutseeingme.我的侄女進(jìn)來拿東西，也許是拿她的手帕，但她顯然沒看見我。Itprobablytookheraminute,buttomeshemovedlikearocket!她大約花了一分鐘時間，但在我看來，她的動作快如火箭！Ipushedtheleverfurther.我把操縱桿再往前推了下。Nightcameasifalampwasbeingturnedout,andinanothermomentcametheday.夜幕降臨了，仿佛一盞燈正在熄滅，轉(zhuǎn)眼間，白晝就來臨了。Tomorrownightcame,thenskippedtoday,againandagain,fasterandfasterstill.第二天夜晚降臨，接著又躍進(jìn)到白天。如此反復(fù)，越來越快。知識點(diǎn)：drawabreath吸了一口氣gohazy變得模糊turnout熄滅againandagain反復(fù)比較級and比較級越來越Itishardtoexplainthestrangeandunpleasantfeelingoftimetravelling.時間旅行帶來的陌生感和不適感是難以解釋的。ItfeltlikeIwasbeingdrivenfastonawindingroad.我感到我好像坐在一部汽車?yán)?，飛馳在蜿蜒的道路上。Asmypacegrewfaster,thewallsofthelaboratoryfellaway,andIwasleftintheopenair.我的速度越來越快，實(shí)驗(yàn)室的墻壁隨之坍塌，我置身野外。Thesunandmoonlookedasiftheywerebeingthrownacrossthesky,butsoontherewasdivisionbetweennightandday.太陽和月亮看起來似乎正被拋向天空，但是很快就有了晝夜之分。AroundmeIsawtreesgrowinglikepuffsofsmoke;theygrew,spread,anddiedinmoments.Isawhugebuildingsriseupthendisappearlikeinadream.環(huán)顧四周，我看到樹木似青煙升起，不斷生長，變得枝繁葉茂，片刻之后枯亡。Thewholesurfaceoftheearthwasbeingchanged,meltingandflowingbeforemyeyes.我看到大樓拔地而起，繼而消逝，猶如夢中。地球的整個表面都在變化，在我的眼前熔化、流動。IcalculatedthatIwasbeingpushedthroughtimeathundredsofyearsaminute.我估算我一分鐘要穿越數(shù)百年的時間。知識點(diǎn)：Itishardtodo很難做feellike感覺像intheopenair在戶外Ihadastrangeurgetolookattherandomthingsthatwerebeingflashedbeforemyeyes!我有一種強(qiáng)烈的欲望，想看看眼前那些隨機(jī)閃現(xiàn)的東西！IhadthoughtabouttheriskofstoppingtheTimeMachinemanytimes.我已多次考慮過停下時間機(jī)器的風(fēng)險。SolongasItravelledatmaximumspeed,itdidn’tmatter.只要我以最高的速度前進(jìn)，就不會有什么問題。ButifIstoppedandthesamespacewasbeingoccupiedbysomethingelse,wewouldbeforcedtogetherandexplodelikeabomb!但是，如果我停下來，同一空間被別的東西占據(jù)，我們就會被擠在一起，然后像炸彈一樣爆炸！Likeanimpatientfool,Ipulledtheleverbackwardshard.我就像一個失去耐心的傻瓜，使勁向后拉了下操縱桿Withasuddenjolt,theTimeMachinewasflippedonitsside,andIwasthrownthroughtheair.突然一震，時間機(jī)器側(cè)翻了，我被拋向了空中。知識點(diǎn)：theriskof…的風(fēng)險beoccupiedby被占據(jù)Iwasstunnedforamoment,andthenheardthesoundofthunder.我一時驚呆了，然后聽到雷聲。Iwassittingintheraininsomemudnexttothemachine.“Afinewelcome,”Isaid,“foramanwhohastravelledthousandsofyearstobehere!”我坐在雨中的一堆爛泥上，時間機(jī)器躺在旁邊?！皩σ粋€穿越了數(shù)千年才來到這里的人來說，這歡迎真是別開生面！”我說道。知識點(diǎn)：nextto靠近語法填空Heardofthe“metaverse”(元宇宙)lately?Ithasbeenhardnotto.“Metaverse”,a____21____(combine)oftheprefix“meta”,meaningbeyondand“verse”,whichrelatestotheuniverse,hasbecomethe____22____(late)buzzword(熱詞).FacebookChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergmentionedthisterm16timesonameeting____23____(hold)lastmonth.ThefutureofFacebook,hesaid,isametaverse,____24____youcanbephysicallypresenttohangout,playgames,workandcreate.Buthedidn’tcointheterm.NealStephenson’s1992sciencefictionisregardedastheoriginalinspirationfortheconcept.Techgiantswanttoplayarole—preferablya____25____(lead)one.CompaniesrangingfromIntelCoretoUnitySoftwaremaderelevantplanslastyear.AppleInc.isreported____26____(work)onARdevicesofitsowncurrently.ButworldthroughVRhasplentyofdrawbacks.Thereisstillongoingdebateasto____27____continualuseofVRissafe.SomesuggestparentsavoidexposingtheirchildrentoVRastheireyesarestilldeveloping.Inaddition,itstargetpopulationinteractlittlewithpeopleinreallife,wh