选修8-unit3--Using-language

Telephoneshasbecomepartofourlife.Butdoyouknowwhoinventedthetelephone?ABritishinventorcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.Bellisknownformuchofhisworkfordeafeducation.HebecameaprofessorofvocalphysiologyatBostonUniversity.Pre-readingHisjobwastohelpdeafpeopletounderstandspeakingpeopleandtomakethemselvesunderstoodbylearninghowtospeak.Whenheinventedthetelephone,hewastestingamethodofhelpingadeafpersontohear.2.Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainideaofeveryparagraph.Para.1Para.6Para.7B.theinventionofthetelephoneE.acontinuingsearcherPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.5F.curiosityD.theimportanceofthetelephoneC.thefirsttelephonemessageA.anewdiscovery-thetetrahedronshapeSkimmingG.lifeinformation,interestMatcheachparagraphandthemainidea:Biography(传记)Name:________________________Birth:_________Birthplace:_________Whenhewas_______hisfamilymovedto___________.Hismotherwasalmost___________.Bell’smostfamousinvention:___________AlexanderGrahamBell1847ScotlandyoungBostondeaftelephone1.Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心,他最著名的一名话是:“偶尔离开平路,去寻求困境。当你这么做的时候,你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。跟踪下去,不断探索,不知不觉中,你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。”1.Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.偶尔离开平路，去寻求困境。1)beatentrack:被踩出来的路；常规；惯例2)diveintoHedivedintothehistoryofChina．TheboydivedintotheriverfromthebridgeHedivedintohispocketsandfishedoutonedollar．跳水(头朝下);迅速把手伸入…;(对活动,问题等)全心投入,潜心研究3)every/eachtime意为“每次;每当”,此短语在句子中经常作连接词,引导时间状语从句做连词的名词,引导时间状语从句。能用做连词的名词短语还有：thefirsttime第一次lasttime上次nexttime下次theinstant/moment/minute/second…一……就____Iseehim,theoldmanissittinginthesamechair.A.EverytimeB.EverytimewhenC.AteachtimeD.EachtimethatA4)followsth.up追究到底；（乘势）贯彻到底e.g.That’saninterestingidea,andwe’llcertainlyfollowitup.Whatdoyouthinkledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone?Hiscuriosityandexploringspiritledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone.2.Bellneversetouttoinventthetelephoneandwhathewastryingtodesignwasamultipletelegraph.贝尔从未打算发明电话而是试图设计一种复式电报。setout(todosth.)开始（做某事）,着手干;为某个目标而努力Theyaresettingouttodoanewexperiment.他们正在着手干一项新的试验。setouttodosth.=setaboutdoingsth.setoutfor=setofffor=leavefor意为“出发到……去”Let’ssetoutbeforedark.我们天黑前动身吧。TomorrowI’llsetoutforBeijing.明天我将出发去北京。3.ThisoriginaltelegraphsentamessageoverdistanceusingMorsecode(aseriesofdotstappedoutalongawireinaparticularorder).这种原始的电报是在一段距离中用莫尔斯电码传递信息（莫尔斯电码是通过电线发出的以特定的次序敲击出的一串点）。4.Suddenlyhehadaflashofinspiration.突然间,他灵光闪现。aflashofinspiration指“灵感的闪现”inspirationn.[U]灵感,启发；[C]妙想，好主意，鼓舞或激励的人或事物Theseeventsprovidedtheinspirationforherfirstbook.这些事是她第一本书的灵感来源。v.inspire激励;鼓励adj.inspired（人作品）得到灵感的；有灵感的adj.inspiring鼓励人心的;激励的5.Ifsoundwavecouldbereproducedinamovingelectricalcurrent,theycouldbesentalongawire.如果声波能够在移动的电流中复制,它们就能够被沿电线传送。1)reproducevt.复制;再现……的形象或声音Thetaperecorderreproducedthesymphony.录音机可使这交响曲重现。2)currentn.气流;水流,洋流;电流；（事件、舆论等的）动向，趋势；潮流adj.时下的,当今的,流行的,通用的thecurrentofpublicopinion舆论的动向2.Billwasfullyawareoftheimportanceofhisinventionandwrotetohisfather:“Thedayiscomingwhentelegraphwireswillbelaidontohousesjustlikewaterorgas—andfriendwilltalktoeachotherwithoutleavinghome.”贝尔完全懂得这项发明的重要性，他写信告诉他的父亲说：“这样的一天即将到来。到那时，电报线将会铺到各家各户，就像水和煤气通到各家各户一样。朋友之间不必离开家就可以彼此通话了。”•WhatwerethefamouswordsthatBellsaidtoWatson?•Mr.Watson—comehere—Iwanttoseeyou.Itis/wasnotuntil…that….这是强调notuntil引导的时间状语从句句型。Itwasnotuntilhefinishedhishomeworkthathewenttobed.6.Thepatentwasgivenin1876,butitwasnotuntilfivedayslaterthatBellsentthefirsttelephonemessagetohisassistant,Watson.这项专利是1876年发布的,但是贝尔是在5天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。7.Beingverystable,ithasprovedinvaluableinthedesignofbridges.(四面体)十分稳定牢固,在桥梁设计领域的价值难以估量。Beingverystable,是Becauseitisverystable的省略句,它在句中作原因状语。8.Althoughheismostoftenassociatedwiththeinventionofthetelephone,hewasindeedacontinuingsearcherafterpracticalsolutionstoimprovethequalityofeverybody’slife.虽然人们常把他和发明电话联系起来，但是他的确是一名永不停息的探索家，不断寻求着改善人们生活质量的途径。associatewith把…和…联系起来；和…来往Mainidea:Itmainlytalksabout_________ofAlexanderGrahamBellandhowhe________________________.thelifemadethegreatinventionsWhatinventionsdidBellmake?deafledhimtoInventionsanddiscoveries•Themicrophone:Hisinterestinhelping_____peoplecommunicateandindeafeducation____________inventthemicrophone.•Thetelephone:Insearchingtoimprovethe_________,heinventedthefirsttelephone.telegraph•Thetetrahedronshape:Whilesearchingforakitestrongenoughto__________intotheair,heexperiencedputting________togetheranddiscoveredthetetrahedronshape.carryamantriangles1.Belltriedtodesignamultipletelegraphbeforeheinventedthetelephone?2.Theoriginaltelegraphcouldsendseveralmessagesatatime.3.BelltelephonedhisassistantWatsonbeforeheappliedforapatentgiventothetelephone.1.Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindso