世紀大學英語綜合教程4第三單元.ppt

1、第3單元 46段,組長：鄭鵬 張朋 徐佳俊 佘雨坤,Pare.4,Knowledge itself is contradictory. For example, picture your knowledge as a dot, as perhaps the period at the end of this sentence. Contradictory adj. 矛盾的；反對的；反駁的；抗辯的 n. 對立物；矛盾因素 synonym : anti, conflictive e.g. Each of us lives a life of contradictory truths. We are

2、 not one thing or another. 每個人都是一個矛盾的結(jié)合體，我們不能絕對的把自己歸為某一類人。,Para.4,Anti： adj. 反對的 n. 反對者，反對論者 e.g. Thats why youre so anti other people smoking. 這就是為什么你這么反對別人抽煙的原因。 Conflictive： adj. 矛盾的 phrase ：the conflictive抵觸類 e.g. Their political views conflicts with ours. 他們的政治觀點與我們的不一致。,Para.4,Picture: n.照片，圖畫

3、；影片；景色；化身 With this instant film the picture develops in only one minute. 用這種快速膠卷，照片僅用一分鐘就會顯影。 v.畫；想像；描寫 As she blow-dryed my hair, she told me she couldnt picture it. 當她正給我吹干頭發(fā)時，告訴我說她不敢想像一個人旅行。 譯文： 知識本身就是矛盾的。打個比方，假設(shè)你的知識是一個點，就像這個句子末尾的句號一樣,Para.4,Dot: n. 點，圓點；嫁妝 vi. 打上點 vt. 加小點于 Notice the tiny circu

4、mference of that period, and let that represent the interface of the known with the unknown in other words, your awareness of what you dont know. Circumference： n. 圓周；周長；胸圍,Para.4,e.g. The tree has a circumference of 6 feet. 這棵樹周長6英尺。 Represent vt. 代表；表現(xiàn)；描繪；回憶；再贈送 vi. 代表；提出異議 synonym : stand for ; i

5、n the name of e.g. The general secretary may represent the president at official ceremonies. 秘書長可以在官方儀式上代表主席。,Para.4,Interface: n.界面；接口；交接處；邊緣區(qū)域；切口 It should accept connections only on the localhost interface. 它應(yīng)該只在本地主機接口上接受連接。 譯文： 請注意這個句號微小的圓周，假設(shè)它代表我 已知和未知的分界換句話說，就是你對 己不知道的東西的認知。,Para.5,But now ima

6、gine that little period growing, its blackness consuming more and more of the page. As it grows, so does its circumference. Consume： vt.消耗，消費；使著迷；揮霍 vi.耗盡，毀滅；耗盡生命 We want to be known not just for what we consume, but for what we produce. 我們不僅希望因我們消費的東西而聞名，還希望因我們生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品而聞名。,Para.5,synonym : vt.消耗，消費；使著

7、迷；揮霍waste, to use up vi.耗盡，毀滅；耗盡生命peter, spend e.g. waste time or life； to use up oil; The firing petered out yesterday evening. 槍炮聲昨天傍晚逐漸停了。 spend money or time,Para.5,譯文： 但現(xiàn)在想象一下那個小小的句號在漸漸擴大，它的黑色部分占據(jù)頁面越來越多的地方。隨著它的擴大，它的周緣也跟著擴大。 And if that growing blackness represents knowledge, then as it grows, s

8、o does the awareness of what remains unknown. In other words, the more you know, the more you know you dont know.,Para.5,Remain： v.保持；依然；留下；剩余；逗留；殘存 What would remain of the little village if the war went on for another year? 如果戰(zhàn)爭再接著打一年，這個小村莊還會留下點什么呢? n.遺跡；剩余物，殘骸 synonym : vi.保持；依然；留下；剩余；逗留；殘存stop,

9、keep up,Para.5,n.遺跡；剩余物，殘骸debris, relic 譯文： 如果那個正在增大的黑色部分代表你的知識的 話，在知識增長的同時，你會意識到自己有許多不知道的東西。也就是說，你知道的越多，就越覺得自己無知。,Para.6,No doubt you have experienced this yourself in your own personal quests for knowledge. At first, you dont even know a field of learning exists. Quest： n. 追求；尋找 v. 追求；尋找 ；探索 Roman

10、tic artists and scientists shared a commitment to the quest for truth, and they were both motivated by wonder. 浪漫主義藝術(shù)家和科學家同樣為追求真理做貢獻，他們都是被懷疑心好奇心所驅(qū)使。,Para.6,synonym : n.追求；尋找pursuit, looking for vi.追求；尋找pursue/pursuit, go after vt.探索explore, search after e.g.如果我們具有追求的勇氣，所有夢想都會成真。 All our dreams can c

11、ome true, if we have the courage to pursue them.,Para.6,If you want a fulfilling and passionate life, you have to go after it. 如果你想要充實和富有激情的生活，你必須要去追求。 to explore for treasure 勘探寶藏 field: n. 領(lǐng)域；牧場；曠野；戰(zhàn)場；運動場 vi. 擔任場外隊員 adj. 掃描場；田賽的；野生的 vt. 把暴曬于場上；使上場,Para.6,synonym : area ；domain ；realm 譯文： 你在求知過程中肯定

12、有過類似的經(jīng)歷。起初，你甚至并不知道還有某個學科的存在。 Its been there all along, of course; you just havent noticed it before. When I got my first computer in 1988, I walked down to the magazine store, hoping to find something about computing and was amazed at the number of choices.,Para.6,譯文： 當然，這個學科是早就存在 的，只是你以前沒有注意到而已。198

13、8年有了第一臺電腦以后，我去雜志店，想找一些關(guān)于電腦操作方面的書，結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)這類書琳瑯滿目，讓我吃驚。 Likewise, when I lucked into an opportunity to teach film analysis, I found myself dazzled at the sheer number of books devoted to the subject.,Para.6,Likewise： adv. 同樣地；也 synonym :equally, too, similarly, also, same Dazzle ： n.耀眼的光；燦爛 vi. 眼花繚亂；炫耀 vt. 使目眩；使眼花 Though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined. 雖然這光芒令人眼花繚亂，但它確實給予我們一種不曾經(jīng)歷和無法想象的美感和靜謐的啟示。,Para.6,Sheer: adj. 絕對的；透明的；峻峭的 adv. 完全；陡峭地 v.偏航；使偏航；使急轉(zhuǎn)向 n.偏航