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1、北京邮电大学民族教育学院1Unit 6 Why We Walk in Circles北京邮电大学民族教育学院2Words & ExpressionsExplain the words.Explain the words.Read after me.Read after me.Read by yourself.Read by yourself.Read after you.Read after you.北京邮电大学民族教育学院3Grammar and NotesGrammar: Adverbial clauses P.103;Grammar: Adverbial clauses P.103;No
2、te: P.98Note: P.98北京邮电大学民族教育学院4Pre-reading DiscussionWith the help of following expressions:1.Have you ever noticed something interesting 1.Have you ever noticed something interesting or unusual in your daily life?or unusual in your daily life?2.Do you know how a toy automobile travels 2.Do you know
3、 how a toy automobile travels across the flooracross the floor,in a straight path or in a curve? in a straight path or in a curve? Can you guess why?Can you guess why?3.Are you aware of the slight difference 3.Are you aware of the slight difference between your legs? What kind of interesting between
4、 your legs? What kind of interesting result can be caused by it?result can be caused by it?北京邮电大学民族教育学院5Part. 1“ “PinPin the the TailTail on the Donkey” is always on the Donkey” is always fun-fun-when when youre watching youre watching rather than rather than pinning. It is pinning. It is comical co
5、mical and somewhat surprising to see how and somewhat surprising to see how the the blindfoldblindfoldeded performersperformers act. act. Instead ofInstead of going going straightstraight,they always they always wander offwander off to one side or to one side or the other. the other. The greaterThe
6、greater the distance to the the distance to the donkeydonkey,the fartherthe farther they they go astraygo astray. Have you . Have you ever wondered why they are unable to walk ever wondered why they are unable to walk straight ahead?straight ahead?北京邮电大学民族教育学院6comicalProvoking amusing funny a comica
7、l expressiona comical expression一种滑稽可笑的表情一种滑稽可笑的表情ComedyComedyTragedyTragedy北京邮电大学民族教育学院7go astrayastray adv. & adj. 误入歧途地(的), 迷路地( (的的) )Dont worry, I wont Dont worry, I wont leadlead you you astray.astray.别担心别担心, , 我不会引你走歪路的。我不会引你走歪路的。Many girls living alone in the city, Many girls living alone in
8、 the city, go astraygo astray for for lack of parental control.lack of parental control.许多在城市里独居的姑娘许多在城市里独居的姑娘, , 由于没有父母的管教而误入由于没有父母的管教而误入歧途。歧途。北京邮电大学民族教育学院8rather thanwhich is better than; instead ofwhich is better than; instead of倒不如说;是倒不如说;是而不而不 They were determined to die They were determined to
9、 die rather thanrather than surrender. surrender. 他们宁死不屈。他们宁死不屈。 It ought to be you It ought to be you rather thanrather than me that sign the letter. me that sign the letter. 在信上签署的应该是你而不是我。在信上签署的应该是你而不是我。 Shall we go for a walk Shall we go for a walk rather thanrather than watch television? watch
10、television? 咱们不看电视,出去散散步,好不好?咱们不看电视,出去散散步,好不好? I would I would rather rather watch TV at home watch TV at home thanthan play outside . play outside .北京邮电大学民族教育学院9funSthSth is fun. is fun.Fun CityFun City游乐城游乐城( (纽约市的别号纽约市的别号) )a fun persona fun person一个有趣的人一个有趣的人fun housefun house游乐园游乐园( (由各种玩乐设备组成的
11、游乐场所由各种玩乐设备组成的游乐场所) )Have fun!Have fun!FunnyFunnySbSb is funny. is funny.北京邮电大学民族教育学院10Part. 2It is a well-known fact It is a well-known fact thatthat a person will move in a person will move in a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control his direc
12、tion. his direction. Pitch-black Pitch-black nightsnights,dense fogsdense fogs,blinding blinding snowstormssnowstorms,thick forests - all these thick forests - all these can can keep keep a traveler from seeinga traveler from seeing where he is where he is going. Then he is unable to move going. The
13、n he is unable to move in any in any fixed fixed directiondirection,but walks in circles.but walks in circles.北京邮电大学民族教育学院11keep a traveler from seeingKeep / prevent sbKeep / prevent sb from doing from doingThe teacher called the role to keep/ prevent The teacher called the role to keep/ prevent stu
14、dents from being absent from the class.students from being absent from the class.科学家们有办法毁坏云层来防止冰雹的形成。科学家们有办法毁坏云层来防止冰雹的形成。The scientists have ways to destroy the clouds to The scientists have ways to destroy the clouds to keep the hail from coming into being. keep the hail from coming into being. 北京邮
15、电大学民族教育学院12blindingblinding tearsblinding tears泪眼模糊泪眼模糊blinding angerblinding anger使人丧失理智的愤怒使人丧失理智的愤怒北京邮电大学民族教育学院13Part. 3Animals act the same way. You have probably Animals act the same way. You have probably heard the saying “running around like a chicken heard the saying “running around like a ch
16、icken with its head cut off.” Wellwith its head cut off.” Well,a a beheadedbeheaded chicken actually chicken actually doesdoes run around in circles. run around in circles. Blind birds fly in circles. And a blindfolded dog Blind birds fly in circles. And a blindfolded dog will swim in circles.will s
17、wim in circles.北京邮电大学民族教育学院14beheadedbehead v. cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution(尤指作为死刑)砍的头 He was beheaded for high treason.He was beheaded for high treason.他因判国罪被砍头。他因判国罪被砍头。 The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four The kidnappers had threatened to behead all
18、 four unless their jailed comrades were released.unless their jailed comrades were released.帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙,他帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙,他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。北京邮电大学民族教育学院15Part. 4 A A NorwegianNorwegian biologistbiologist,F.O. GuldbergF.O. Guldberg,decided that decided that this problem of
19、 circular movement this problem of circular movement was was worth worth investigatinginvestigating. He collected many true stories . He collected many true stories onon the the subject.subject. One of these stories One of these stories tells oftells of three travelers who three travelers who got go
20、t lostlost onon a a snowy snowy night. They left a night. They left a woodmanwoodmans s huthut and and set set outout for their home for their home,which was on the other side of a which was on the other side of a valley about valley about three miles widethree miles wide. They started in the proper
21、 . They started in the proper directiondirection,but but without knowingwithout knowing it it they soon they soon swervedswerved from from their original path. their original path. ByBy the time the time they they should have reached should have reached homehome,they were back at the hut they were b
22、ack at the hut insteadinstead. . UndauntedUndaunted,they started out once morethey started out once more,with the same resultwith the same result. Four . Four times they set out on a course straight across the valley. times they set out on a course straight across the valley. Each time they came bac
23、k to the Each time they came back to the veryvery same hut same hut,as as thoughthough under some magic under some magic spellspell. Finally the tired travelers . Finally the tired travelers gave up and waited at the hut until gave up and waited at the hut until daybreakdaybreak. .北京邮电大学民族教育学院16very
24、From the very beginningFrom the very beginningHe is the very person He is the very person thatthat we want. we want.北京邮电大学民族教育学院17UndauntedUndauntedUndaunted,they started out once morethey started out once moreWe selected him We selected him monitormonitor. .He was selected He was selected monitormo
25、nitor by us. by us.The old man fell to the ground The old man fell to the ground deaddead. .北京邮电大学民族教育学院18insteadInsteadInstead相反相反, , 他在准备接受一种观念之前他在准备接受一种观念之前, , 总是进行试验总是进行试验, , 进行验进行验证。证。Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before h
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