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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 课题: Function, everyday English and culture corner课型：New 编写序号：17 编写人：时间：审核人：学习目标：1. Learn how to talk about possibility and improbabilityEg. It may/ might be a big fish.It’s unlikely to be a dinosaur.2. Everyday English:back in the newsthrow light oncome straight to the pointalmost overnightdie outgo forquite something3. Cultural corner: The Universal Dragon学习过程:课前预习案Function: talking about possibility and improbability1. Look at the sentences and answer the questions.a Many people think the monster may be related to Nessie.b They think there might be similar creatures in other lakes.c Scientists say the lake is unlikely to be able to support such a big creature.1) Which sentences say that something is possible?2) Which sentence says that something is improbable?3) Which word is followed by to + verb?2. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.Example: Perhaps that snake is dangerous. (may)That snake may be dangerous.1) Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere. (might)There ___________________________________________________________. 2) Don’t go near the water. Perhaps it’s very deep. (may)Don’t go near the water. It __________________________________________. 3) We probably won’t see the monster. (unlikely)We are _________________________________________________________. 4) Perhaps there is an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea. (may)There ___________________________________________________________. 5) We must help him--- perhaps he can’t swim! (may)We must help him--- he _______________________________________________.6) There are probably lots of strange creatures in that lake. (likely)There are _______________________________________________.课中学案1. Read the passage in cultural corner on page 59 and answer the questions.1) How are western dragons different from Chinese dragons?2) Do you know any dragon stories?2. indicate vt. 表明；指示；象征归纳拓展：indication n.indicate sth. 象征……, 表明……, 表示……indicate sth. to sb. 向某人指出……; 向某人表示indicate that… 示意……; 预示……indicate + wh—从句表明……；指出His hesitation indicates unwillingness.他的犹豫表明不愿意。
外研版高中英语必修4Module1-Module6CulturalCorner课文逐句翻译第一篇：外研版高中英语必修4Module1-Module6 Cultural Corner课文逐句翻译M1-M6 B4 Cultural Corner 课文逐句翻译M1B4 Cultural Corner Famous Last Words没有实现的著名预言Not all predictions come true.并非所有的预言都能成真。
Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong.许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。
Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century:下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：AIRPLANES飞机“N o flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.”“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。
”Orville Wright, 1908.奥维尔·赖特，1908。
COMPUTERS电脑“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。
”Thomas Waston, chairman of IBM, 1943.托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。
CLOTHES衣服“Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times.”“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。
Module 1 Life in the Future Cultural Corner1. Learn some new words and phrases and talkabout the future.2. To get students to know something about thepredictions about the future life.3・To study some daily expressions.Learning aims温罄提示 如杲您在观看本课件的过 衣中出現压字现象.请关 闭所冇幻灯片■重新打开 可正當观看.Leading-inThinkingl.People make many predictions about the future world. Will all the predictions come true?Not all predictions come true.2.Do you know some well-known predictions?Will you tell the class about them ?Eege People can travel and live in space.Famous Last Words1. No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.2.1 think there is a world market for maybe fiveTComprehension——ListeningWhat's the passage mainly about?A. The most amusing predictions・B. The most ridiculous predictions.C. The most successful predictions.D. Some bad predictions people made in the [Jth century about the 21st centuryCareful ReadingI. Read the passage and answer more questions.1. How many bad predictions are mentioned in the text? A. Seven B. Six C. Eight D. FiveWhat does the phrase “on the way out” mean according to the text?A. out of dateB. becoming popularC. appearingD. on show3.Which of the statements is not true according to the text?A. None of the predictions come true.£According to Orville Wright no flying machine will fly from New York to Paris.C.Decca used to predict that guitar music was on the way out in 1962.D.New York Times used to predict that by the year 2000, housewives would probably have a robot.l>Not all predictions come true.2.People will be wearing clothes m刃de of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times.3.Work is now in progress on the types of building.4.Guitar music is on the way out •5.Housewives will probably have a robotliko a box with one large eye on the top.Work in pairsDiscussionPredict our life in China in the future ^Wliat will the lifeA、be like in 100years? )Language Points1.Not all predictions come true. 并不是所有的预测都能成为现实。
Module 1 Cultural Corner逐句翻译A Letter from a Senior High Student一封高中生的来信Dear Li Kang亲爱的李康：,How's it going? I thought I'd write to tell you about the American school system. 一切可好？我想我应该写信告诉你有关美国的学校体制。
Secondary school in the U.S. usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve.美国中学通常包括六到十二年级在内的七个年级。
Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. 九年级到十二级是高中。
At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma.十二年级结束时，美国学生就获得高中毕业证书。
Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college.如果他们想上大学的话，需要拥有高中毕业证书。
The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second January through May.一学年有两个学期，九月到十二月是第一学期，一月到五月是第二学期。
We have a LONG summer vacation! 我们的暑假很长！We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.我们学校早上7:50开始上课，下午3点结束。
Module1-6重点短语词组Key Phrases in Each ModuleModule1 Life in the Future（1）for sure (= for certain) 肯定地，确切地（2）run out 用完，耗尽（不及物，主语是物）run out of用完，耗尽（及物动词短语，后接宾语，主语是人）use up 用完，耗尽（人为主语，物为宾语）give out 耗完，用尽，筋疲力尽（不及物短语）wear out耗尽，磨损（主语可人可物）（3）rely on/upon 依靠，依赖，指望（=depend on/upon）rely/depend on (upon) sb. to do sth. 依靠某人做某事rely/depend on/upon (one’s ) doing 依赖/依靠（某人）某事（4）carry out 进行，开展，执行，完成carry on 继续carry forward 发扬；推进carry in 携带；输入（5）have no alternative but to do 除做……外别无选择（6）be faced with 面临face to face面对面in the face of 面对……；不顾……lose face丢脸make a face/faces做鬼脸（7）risk doing sth. 冒险做某事at risk 处境危险，遭受危险at all risks (=at any risk )无论冒什么危险；无论如何at the risk of冒……之险，不顾……之风险run /take a risk(s) of doing sth.冒险做某事（8）limit sb. to (doing) sth. 限制某人(做)某事without limit 无限制地（9）free of charge 免费charge sb. for sth. 为某物向某人收取费用charge sb. with sth. 控告某人某事takes charge of / be in charge of 负责，管理be in the charge of sb. 由某人负责/掌管，受某人管理（10）be attached to…附属于……；依恋于……attach importance /significance to sth. 认为某事很重要（11）in command 领导in command of 指挥，掌控under the command of 在……指挥下at command 可以自由使用；掌握at one’s command 听从某人命令take command of 指挥；开始控制（12）get rid of 除掉，处理掉（13）arrest sb. for 因……而逮捕某人arrest one’s attention 引起注意get arrested 遭逮捕（14）look out 小心，当心look forward to 期望，盼望（15）in the end 最后at last 最后，终于（16）for a start 首先（17）on the way out 即将被淘汰/过时on one’s/the way to 在（某人去）……的路上all the way 一路上，始终in a way 在某种程度上，有点儿by the way 顺便No way 没门儿（18）t oo…to do sth. 太……而不能做某事Module2 Traffic Jam （1）be connected to/with 与……有联系/关系have connection with 与……有联系/关系in connection with 与……有关；关于（2）be worth doing sth. 值得做某事（物作主语，一般用动名词的主动形式表示被动意义）be worthy of being done/ to be done 某事值得被做It is worthwhile to do sth. 做某事非常有价值（3）in no time 立刻；马上；一会儿in time 及时；最后，终于on time 按时，准时at a time 一次；同时at one time = once 一度；曾经at the same time 同时at any time 在任何时候at no time 在任何时候都不all the time 始终of all time 有史以来，一直，始终ahead of time 提前from time to time 偶尔，有时t ake one’s time 从容不迫as time goes on 随着时间的推移as time goes by 随着时间的流逝（多用一般过去时as time went by）（4）under construction 在建设之中under repair 在修理中under investigation 在调查中under discussion 在讨论中（5）be/get stuck in 被困在（6）permit doing sth. 允许做某事permit sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事with one’s permission 经某人许可without permission 未经许可（7）provide sb. with sth. = provide sth. for /to sb. 为某人提供某物provided/providing (that) conj.假若，倘使provide against sth.预防某事（物）provide for 供养，供给，为……做准备supply sb. with sth; supply sth. to/for sb.offer sb. sth.; offer sth. to sb.（8）be of service 有用，能帮忙do sb. a service = do sb. a favor 帮某人的忙（9）be in a good/bad mood 情绪好/坏be in mood for/to do something 有做某事的兴致，想(或有意)做某事（10）get around 四处走动（11）It’s convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人方便做某事（12）switch off 关闭（灯、电视等），断掉（电源）switch on 打开（灯等）switch over 转变，转换（13）keep cool 保持冷静（14）r eact to…… 回应，对……产生反应react against 反对，反抗react on each other 相互起作用（15）n ot only…but（also）… 不但……而且……Module3 Body Language and Non-verbal Communication （1）hold up举起，提出，支持住，保持，阻挡，延误hold back 阻止，隐瞒，抑制hold off 保持距离；不接近，hold out 伸出，提供，坚持，维持catch hold of 抓住hold a meeting/conference 举行会议hold the same view 持有同样的观点hold/hang on 不挂断，坚持hold/hang on to 抓住不放，不卖h old one’s breath 屏住呼吸（2）give away 暴露（自己的情况）；泄漏；赠送；颁发give out 分发；公布；用尽，精疲力竭give off 发出（光等）；长出（枝、杈等）give back归还；反射give in 让步，屈服give up 放弃（3）on guard 守卫，防守，警戒keep guard 站岗，放哨off guard 不警惕；不备stand guard 站岗，放哨guard against 提防，预防（4）be in competition with 与……竞争；对抗（5）be in communication with 与……通讯，与……保持联系（6）be conscious of 意识到，清楚地知道lose one’s consciousness 失去意识raise one’s consciousness 提高某人的意识（7） a great/wide variety of 各种各样的（后跟可数名词复数作主语时，谓语动词用复数；后跟不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数）varieties of 多种多样的（后跟可数名词复数作主语时，谓语动词用复数）t he variety of ……的品种/种类（后跟可数名词复数或不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数）v ary in… 在……方面不同v ary with… 随着……变化v ary from…to… 从……到……变化（8）deal with 处理，涉及deal in 经营，买卖make a deal with sb. 与某人达成一笔交易It’s a deal. （口语）成交！（就这么办吧！）call it a deal （俚语）一言为定a good/great deal of 大量，很多（9）involve sb. in sth. 把某人牵扯到某事里面involve sb. in doing sth. 使某人参与做某事be/get involved in doing sth. 一心一意做某事（10）stare at 盯着，凝视stare…into…瞪着某人使其做出某种反应stare out of…盯着外边（11）in one’s favour 受某人喜爱的，对某人有利的in favour of 支持，赞同do sb. a favour 给某人帮忙（12）lift up 举起（13）up and down 上上下下，前前后后，到处come and go 来来往往day and night 日日夜夜here and there 到处hide and seek 捉迷藏to and from 来来去去now and then 偶尔，有时，不时（14）by accident 偶然地（15）say hello to 向……问好（16）switch on 打开（灯、无线电等）switch off 关掉（灯、无线电等），切断（电源）（17）every time/each time 每次（引导时间状语从句）（18）be busy doing sth./be busy with sth. 忙着做某事Module4 Great Scientists （1）bring up 抚养，养育，呕吐，提出bring about 引起；[航]使掉头bring in 引进；生产；增加bring out 出版，生产；使显示bring down 降低；打倒（2）the key to doing sth. 做某事的关键（3）search for 寻找search sb. for sth. 为某物而对某人进行搜身search a place for sth. 为某物而搜索某地（4）as a result of 由于……的原因as a result 结果result in 导致result from 起因于（5）earn one’s living/make one’s living/make a living/get a living/gain a living 谋生（6）come to/into power （开始）掌权，上台be in/within one’s power (to do sth.) 力所能及（去做某事）in power 当权的，掌权的i n one’s power 尽力beyond one’s power 某人力所不能及power off 关机，停车，停电（7）lead to 导致，造成take the lead 领先，带头lead sb. to do sth. 带领某人做某事lead sb. around…领某人参观……（8）figure in 包括；计算在内figure on计划；指望figure out理解；弄明白（9）in support 后备，准备给予支援in support of sb. / sth. 支持某人/某事物come to sb’s support 援助某人support sb. by (doing) sth. 通过（做）某事支持某人（10）convert sth. from sth. （to/into）将某物转变为某物（改变某事物的形状或用途）convert to/into sth. 转变成某物（11）in place of 替代take the place of sb. 代替某人，取代某人take one’s place替代某人take place 发生（有计划地）（12） a large/small quantity of sth. 大量的/少量的事物（谓语动词用单数）quantities of 大量的（谓语动词用复数）in large/small quantities 大/少量（13）escape (doing) sth. 逃脱（做）某事escape from /out of +sp. 从某地逃脱，逃走escape from reality 逃避现实（14）be known for 因……而出名be known as 作为……而出名be known to sb. 为某人所熟知as is known to all 众所周知know about 了解，知道……的情况know of 听说，知道（15）in brief 简而言之briefly speaking 简而言之to be brief 简单说（16）I t is/was discovered that… 我们发现（17）n ot every/each/all… 表示部分否定Module5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges （1）be heavy with 充满；有大量的……（2）at least 至少；起码；无论如何，不管怎样at most 至多least of all 最不，尤其不in the least/in the least bit 一点儿，丝毫，极少not in the least（=not at all）一点也不last but not least 最后的但并不是最不重要的（3）rip sb. off 欺骗某人（尤指钱财）（off 是副词），敲竹杠，敲诈（4）get a kick out of = get one’s kick from 从……中获得乐趣kick out撵走kick sth. off 踢开某物kick against反对kick the habit of克服……的习惯（5）go through 经历；经受；通过；从头到尾阅读；仔细检查；做完；发行（6）be surrounded with/by…被……环绕着；周围是……（7）trade with从事贸易；和……做贸易；与……做生意（8）at a distance 隔一段距离，距离稍远一些at a distance of 在……远的地方keep…at a distance 与……保持一定距离；与……不很亲密（9）spot sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事on the spot 立即；当场be in a spot 处于困境（10）in one’s view 在某人看来from one’s point of view 依某人看来be on view/show 在展出in view of…由于……；鉴于……（11）at the edge of 在……的边缘（12）forbid doing sth. 禁止做某事forbid sb. to do sth. 禁止某人做某事（13）be to do sth. 按计划或者安排将要做某事Module6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World （1）die out（指家族、物种）死光，灭绝，绝迹；（习俗、做法）消失，过时die away （风、声音等）渐渐平息，消失die down 平息，熄灭die for 迫切需要die of（疾病，衰老等）/die from（事故等）…由于……而死die off 相继死亡be dying to do sth. 渴望做某事be dying of（doing）sth. 渴望（做）某物/某事（2）throw light on/upon 帮助弄清楚，提供线索，阐明某事come to light/be brought to light 为人所知，被披露出来see the light突然理解；顿悟（3）come (straight) to the point 谈正题，谈主要问题beside/off the point 不切正题，无关紧要to the point 切题，中肯be on the point of doing sth. 正要做某事make a point of doing sth. 认为做某事重要/有必要（4）due to 由于，因为（5）stick out 伸出，突出；显得突出，显眼（6）be unlikely to …不可能……be likely to do …很可能……（7）attack sb. with sth. 用某物打/攻击某人（8）frighten sb. into doing sth. 威胁某人做某事（9）claim to do sth. 声称/主张做某事It is claimed that…据称……（10）adapt to 适应be adapted from 由……改编（11）keep/stay calm 保持冷静/镇定calm down 冷静，镇定（12）be generous to/towards sb. 对某人宽宏大量be generous with/in（doing）sth. 做某事慷慨/大方的a generous lunch 一顿丰盛的午餐（13）make a fortune/make one’s fortune发财，赚大钱tell one’s fortune 给人算命fortune-teller 算命先生（14）be of +n. （表示种类、数量、颜色等）：be of a different color 颜色不同。
M1-M6 B4 Cultural Corner 课文逐句翻译M1B4 Cultural CornerFamous Last Words没有实现的著名预言Not all predictions come true.并非所有的预言都能成真。
Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong. 许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。
Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century:下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：AIRPLANES飞机"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris."“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。
”Orville Wright, 1908.奥维尔·赖特，1908。
COMPUTERS电脑"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。
”Thomas Waston, chairman of IBM, 1943.托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。
CLOTHES衣服"Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times."“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。
”Changing Times Magazine, 1957.《流年杂志》，1957。
MEN ON THE MOON月球上的人类"With the first moon colonies predicted for the 1970's, work is now in progress on the types of building required for men to stay in when they're on the moon."“因为预测在20世纪70年代会有第一批到月球的移民，现在正在修建几种类型的建筑物，当人类在月球上时，他们需要住在里面。
”Arnold B. Barach in The Changes to Come, 1962.阿诺德·B. 贝拉克在《未来变化》中，1962。
THE BEATLES甲壳虫乐队"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."“我们不喜欢他们的歌声，吉他音乐即将过时。
”Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.反对甲壳虫乐队的台卡唱片公司，1962。
ROBOTS IN THE HOUSE家庭机器人"By the year 2000, housewives will probably have a robot shaped like a box with one large eye on the top, several arms and hands, and long narrow pads on the side for moving about."“到2000年之前，家庭主妇们可能会有一个盒状的机器人，它的顶部有一只大眼睛，它还有几只胳膊和手，身体两边还有又长又窄的用来四处移动的脚。
”New York Times, 1966.《纽约时报》，1966。
KEYS钥匙"By the mid-1980's no one will ever need to hide a key under the doormat again, because there won't be any keys."“到20纪世80年代中期人们将没有必要把钥匙藏在门口的擦鞋垫下面了，因为那时将不会有钥匙了。
”Computer scientist Christopher Evans,The Micro Millennium, 1979.电脑科学家克里斯多弗埃文斯，《微机黄金时代》，1979。
M1B4 Cultural CornerFamous Last WordsNot all predictions come true. Many of them are wrong, and some are very wrong. Here are just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century:AIRPLANES"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris."Orville Wright, 1908. COMPUTERS"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."Thomas Waston, chairman of IBM, 1943. CLOTHES"Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times."Changing Times Magazine, 1957. MEN ON THE MOON"With the first moon colonies predicted for the 1970's, work is now in progress on the types of building required for men to stay in when they're on the moon."Arnold B. Barach in The Changes to Come, 1962.THE BEATLES"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. ROBOTS IN THE HOUSE"By the year 2000, housewives will probably have a robot shaped like a box with one large eye on the top, several arms and hands, and long narrow pads on the side for moving about."New York Times, 1966. KEYS"By the mid-1980's no one will ever need to hide a key under the doormat again, because there won't be any keys."Computer scientist Christopher Evans,The Micro Millennium, 1979.M1B4 Cultural Corner译文没有实现的著名预言并非所有的预言都能成真。
许多预言是错的，并且有些还是大错特错。
下面就是人们在20世纪对21世纪所作出的一些错误的预言：飞机“将不会有从纽约飞往巴黎的飞机。
”奥维尔·赖特，1908。
电脑“我认为将会有一个大约有五台电脑的世界市场。
”托马斯·沃森，IBM主席，1943。
衣服“从现在起30年后人们将穿纸制的衣服，穿过两三次后就可以把它们扔掉。
”《流年杂志》，1957。
月球上的人类“因为预测在20世纪70年代会有第一批到月球的移民，现在正在修建几种类型的建筑物，当人类在月球上时，他们需要住在里面。
”阿诺德·B. 贝拉克在《未来变化》中，1962。
甲壳虫乐队“我们不喜欢他们的歌声，吉他音乐即将过时。
”反对甲壳虫乐队的台卡唱片公司，1962。
家庭机器人“到2000年之前，家庭主妇们可能会有一个盒状的机器人，它的顶部有一只大眼睛，它还有几只胳膊和手，身体两边还有又长又窄的用来四处移动的脚。
”《纽约时报》，1966。
钥匙“到20纪世80年代中期人们将没有必要把钥匙藏在门口的擦鞋垫下面了，因为那时将不会有钥匙了。
”电脑科学家克里斯多弗埃文斯，《微机黄金时代》，1979。
M2B4 Cultural CornerThe London Congestion Charge伦敦的交通拥堵费Beijing isn't the only city with traffic problems. 北京不是唯一有交通阻塞问题的城市。
You can get stuck in a traffic jam anywhere in the world.在世界任何地方你都可能遭遇堵车。
The worst problems occur in cities which are growing fast, such as Sao Paolo in Brazil and Lagos in Nigeria. 发展快的城市问题最严重，如巴西的圣保罗和尼日利亚的拉各斯。
But even cities in developed countries such as the US suffer. Los Angeles, which was built with the motor car in mind, 但甚至在一些像美国这样的发达国家的城市里也有这样的问题。
