新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記 第十八課
Lesson 18
Electric currents in modern art
現代藝術的電流
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★current
n. 電流
current n. the flow of electricity 電流
a continuous movement of water 水流
adj. 目前的，現在的 current affairs 時事
currency n. 流通（貨幣）
currently adv.普遍地，通常地，現在，當前
★sculpture
n. 雕塑
sculptural adj. 雕塑的，雕刻般的
sculptor n.雕刻家
★mistaken
adj. 錯誤的
mistaken adj. incorrect;wrong;misunderstood
Eg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil,Her doesn's use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.
make a mistake/by mistake 弄錯了
He took my umbrella by mistake.
and no mistake 確實如此
Eg.: He is honest and no mistake.
mistake vt.
mistake sb.for 把某人誤認為
Eg.: Yesterday I mistook him for my classmate.
★gallery
n. 美術館
★exhibit
n. 展品，陳列品
exhibit: show in public
exhibition n. 展覽會
Eg.: We went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.
★oddly
adv. 古怪的
oddly: strangely
odd adj. 古怪的
strange adj. 因為陌生而奇怪的
queer adj. 奇特的
Eg.: Look,he is wearing a queer hat.
fantastic adj.奇妙的
eccentric adj. 怪癖的；He is an eccentric person.
★attach
v. 連，系
attach vt. 系、拴、粘上，貼上
attach to
Eg.: He attached the lamb to a tree.
attach to sb.for sth. 因為某事而把……加再某人身上
Eg.: We didn't attach blame to him for his failure.
attach importance to sth. 對某事非常重視
Eg.: We attach importance to education
be attached to sth: 喜歡，喜愛
Eg.: I'm very attached to her.
attachment n.固定，愛慕，友情，附著
★sphere
n. 球體
★magnetize
v. 使磁化
magnetize vt.
Eg.: The iron was magnetied.
His speech magnetized the listeners.
★repel
v. 排斥
repel vt.: to drive back;cause feelings of dislike
Eg.: The different sexes attract each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.
Eg.: Let me go at once,you repel me.
★flicker
v. 閃爍
flicker v. shine unsteadily
flash v. shine for a moment
★emit
v. 放射
emit v. give off
emit sound/emit smell/emit light/emit heat/emit smoke
★flash
v. 閃光
★prehistoric
adj. 史前的，老掉牙的
★electronic
adj. 電子的
★peculiar
adj. 奇異的
peculiar adj. strange and unusual
Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.
Eg.: I'm feelin rather peculiar.
★shock
v. 令人震驚，刺激人
get shocked 受震動
At the news, the got shocked
shock n.震驚：get a big shock
★emotionally
adv. 事情上
emotional adj. 易激動的，情緒的，感情脆弱的
emotive adj.引起情緒反應的
The word home is more emotive than house.
emotionally;emotional,unemotional;emotive;emotion;feeling
Eg.: I think you agree with me,women are often said to be more emotional than men.
反義詞 unemotional
emotion n. 感情； Eg.: Love,hated,and grief are emotions.
feeling n. 某時的內心感受
Eg.: I can't descibe my feeling now.
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous?
Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.
In spite of this, some people -- including myself -- were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to <I>meta</I>l spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
參考譯文
現代雕塑不再使我們感到驚訝了。那種認為現代藝術只能在博物館里才能看到的觀點是錯誤的。即使是對藝術不感興趣的人也不會注意到在公共場所展示的現代藝術品。公園里、大樓和商店外豎立著的奇形怪狀的雕塑，對這些，我們已經司空見慣了。有些所謂的“現代”藝術品在那里已經陳列了近80年了。
盡管如此，近舉辦的現代雕塑展覽還是使一些人（包括我在內）大吃了一驚。走進展廳首先看到的是一張告示，上面寫著“切勿觸摸展品，某些展品有危險！”展品都是些活動的雕像。人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上、造型奇特、隨風飄蕩的雕塑品。這些展品卻使人大開眼界。靠墻排列著許多細長的電線，而電線又連著金屬球。金屬球經過磁化，互相之間不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。展廳中央是裝有彩色燈泡的許多高高的構件，燈泡一刻不停地閃爍著，就像失去了控制的紅綠燈。小黑盒子里迸出火花，紅色燈泡發(fā)怒似地忽明忽暗。這兒倒像是在展覽古老的電子設備。好像設計這些奇形怪狀的展品不僅是為了給人感情上的強烈刺激，而且還想給人以電擊似的！
【課文講解】
rarely: seldom
We are not surprised at modern sculpture...
that 引導同位語從句，修飾限定the idea 的內容
Eg.: The idea that one can learn English well in Englis-speaking countries is mistaken.
重點句式結構
who take no interest in art 修飾說明people
take interest in 對……感興趣；take delight in 對……感到高興
take pride in 對……感到驕傲
show interest in 顯示對……的興趣
cannot;failed to 雙重否定意味著肯定
He must have passed his examination last week.
He cannot have failed to pass his examination last week.
You must keep your promise.
You can't fail to keep your promise.
on display/on show 展覽，展出
We can see sculptures everywhere
用夸張的口吻表明事實
in spite of this 盡管如此
作者表明了自己的觀點
重點句型：The first thing...was a notice which said...
定語從句省略 that
The sculpture can move.
Oddly...that...
that引導的定語從句用來限定shaped forms
are ... familiar to ...謂語
句子主干：Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybody
that 定語從句中：in response to/in reaction to 作為對……的反應
be familiar to sb.對某人來講很熟悉
Eg.: The house is familiar to him.
Eg.: I don't really remember where I have seen him before,but he looks very familiar to me.
familiar with 熟悉，熟知
Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?
I'm familiar with that book too.
be familiar to sb./be familiar with sth.
lined up 過去分詞做狀語，與long with wires 為被動關系
attached to <I>meta</I>l spheres 過去分詞做定語，修飾long thin wires
定語從句
there were long thin wires that were attached to <I>meta</I>l sphers.
the center of the hall 展廳的中央
coloured lights 彩色燈泡
continuously adv. 不停止的
go mad 發(fā)瘋，發(fā)狂：run mad
He must have gone mad to do such a thing.
on and off: continuously
Eg.: It has been raining on and of since noon.
It was rather like...
It was more like...
Key structure
...not only seemed designed to do sth.
not only...but ...as well
seem 系動詞＋名詞／形容詞／分詞
【Key structures】
1...take no interest in art...on display...
2...got used to...
3...fromthe ceiling...in response to...familiar to...
4...attached to...
【Spelling in special difficulties】
以元音加ｙ結尾的名詞，加ｓ時，不做任何改變；動詞也是如此
day---days
way---ways
enjoy---enjoys
buy---buys
以輔音加ｙ結尾的詞，加ｓ時，ｙ改作－ies
lady---ladies
berry---berries
reply---replies
【Multiple choice questions】
1. A正確
2. C正確
3. D正確 one could not pass them unnoticed
can not pass something unnoticed
The dress is so beautiful theat I can't pass it unnoticed
4. C正確 eighty years ago
5. C正確 at the entrance arrival in/at
6. prohibit: 阻止、禁止 prohibit somebody from doing something
重點強調法律或條例明文禁止 forbid somebody to do something
7. A正確 so that 表示目的和結果
8. D正確 both...and
9. D正確 at one blow強調重擊 all of a sudden-suddenly
with a light touch
10 A正確 gave off
11 B正確 illuminate: 照亮 alighted: 不及物動詞 下來，下車
形容詞相當于burning
12 C正確 be intended for
draw: 畫 draw a picture 支取
Lesson 18
Electric currents in modern art
現代藝術的電流
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★current
n. 電流
current n. the flow of electricity 電流
a continuous movement of water 水流
adj. 目前的，現在的 current affairs 時事
currency n. 流通（貨幣）
currently adv.普遍地，通常地，現在，當前
★sculpture
n. 雕塑
sculptural adj. 雕塑的，雕刻般的
sculptor n.雕刻家
★mistaken
adj. 錯誤的
mistaken adj. incorrect;wrong;misunderstood
Eg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil,Her doesn's use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.
make a mistake/by mistake 弄錯了
He took my umbrella by mistake.
and no mistake 確實如此
Eg.: He is honest and no mistake.
mistake vt.
mistake sb.for 把某人誤認為
Eg.: Yesterday I mistook him for my classmate.
★gallery
n. 美術館
★exhibit
n. 展品，陳列品
exhibit: show in public
exhibition n. 展覽會
Eg.: We went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.
★oddly
adv. 古怪的
oddly: strangely
odd adj. 古怪的
strange adj. 因為陌生而奇怪的
queer adj. 奇特的
Eg.: Look,he is wearing a queer hat.
fantastic adj.奇妙的
eccentric adj. 怪癖的；He is an eccentric person.
★attach
v. 連，系
attach vt. 系、拴、粘上，貼上
attach to
Eg.: He attached the lamb to a tree.
attach to sb.for sth. 因為某事而把……加再某人身上
Eg.: We didn't attach blame to him for his failure.
attach importance to sth. 對某事非常重視
Eg.: We attach importance to education
be attached to sth: 喜歡，喜愛
Eg.: I'm very attached to her.
attachment n.固定，愛慕，友情，附著
★sphere
n. 球體
★magnetize
v. 使磁化
magnetize vt.
Eg.: The iron was magnetied.
His speech magnetized the listeners.
★repel
v. 排斥
repel vt.: to drive back;cause feelings of dislike
Eg.: The different sexes attract each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.
Eg.: Let me go at once,you repel me.
★flicker
v. 閃爍
flicker v. shine unsteadily
flash v. shine for a moment
★emit
v. 放射
emit v. give off
emit sound/emit smell/emit light/emit heat/emit smoke
★flash
v. 閃光
★prehistoric
adj. 史前的，老掉牙的
★electronic
adj. 電子的
★peculiar
adj. 奇異的
peculiar adj. strange and unusual
Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.
Eg.: I'm feelin rather peculiar.
★shock
v. 令人震驚，刺激人
get shocked 受震動
At the news, the got shocked
shock n.震驚：get a big shock
★emotionally
adv. 事情上
emotional adj. 易激動的，情緒的，感情脆弱的
emotive adj.引起情緒反應的
The word home is more emotive than house.
emotionally;emotional,unemotional;emotive;emotion;feeling
Eg.: I think you agree with me,women are often said to be more emotional than men.
反義詞 unemotional
emotion n. 感情； Eg.: Love,hated,and grief are emotions.
feeling n. 某時的內心感受
Eg.: I can't descibe my feeling now.
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous?
Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.
In spite of this, some people -- including myself -- were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to <I>meta</I>l spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
參考譯文
現代雕塑不再使我們感到驚訝了。那種認為現代藝術只能在博物館里才能看到的觀點是錯誤的。即使是對藝術不感興趣的人也不會注意到在公共場所展示的現代藝術品。公園里、大樓和商店外豎立著的奇形怪狀的雕塑，對這些，我們已經司空見慣了。有些所謂的“現代”藝術品在那里已經陳列了近80年了。
盡管如此，近舉辦的現代雕塑展覽還是使一些人（包括我在內）大吃了一驚。走進展廳首先看到的是一張告示，上面寫著“切勿觸摸展品，某些展品有危險！”展品都是些活動的雕像。人們所熟悉的是懸掛在天花板上、造型奇特、隨風飄蕩的雕塑品。這些展品卻使人大開眼界。靠墻排列著許多細長的電線，而電線又連著金屬球。金屬球經過磁化，互相之間不停地相互吸引或相互排斥。展廳中央是裝有彩色燈泡的許多高高的構件，燈泡一刻不停地閃爍著，就像失去了控制的紅綠燈。小黑盒子里迸出火花，紅色燈泡發(fā)怒似地忽明忽暗。這兒倒像是在展覽古老的電子設備。好像設計這些奇形怪狀的展品不僅是為了給人感情上的強烈刺激，而且還想給人以電擊似的！
【課文講解】
rarely: seldom
We are not surprised at modern sculpture...
that 引導同位語從句，修飾限定the idea 的內容
Eg.: The idea that one can learn English well in Englis-speaking countries is mistaken.
重點句式結構
who take no interest in art 修飾說明people
take interest in 對……感興趣；take delight in 對……感到高興
take pride in 對……感到驕傲
show interest in 顯示對……的興趣
cannot;failed to 雙重否定意味著肯定
He must have passed his examination last week.
He cannot have failed to pass his examination last week.
You must keep your promise.
You can't fail to keep your promise.
on display/on show 展覽，展出
We can see sculptures everywhere
用夸張的口吻表明事實
in spite of this 盡管如此
作者表明了自己的觀點
重點句型：The first thing...was a notice which said...
定語從句省略 that
The sculpture can move.
Oddly...that...
that引導的定語從句用來限定shaped forms
are ... familiar to ...謂語
句子主干：Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybody
that 定語從句中：in response to/in reaction to 作為對……的反應
be familiar to sb.對某人來講很熟悉
Eg.: The house is familiar to him.
Eg.: I don't really remember where I have seen him before,but he looks very familiar to me.
familiar with 熟悉，熟知
Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?
I'm familiar with that book too.
be familiar to sb./be familiar with sth.
lined up 過去分詞做狀語，與long with wires 為被動關系
attached to <I>meta</I>l spheres 過去分詞做定語，修飾long thin wires
定語從句
there were long thin wires that were attached to <I>meta</I>l sphers.
the center of the hall 展廳的中央
coloured lights 彩色燈泡
continuously adv. 不停止的
go mad 發(fā)瘋，發(fā)狂：run mad
He must have gone mad to do such a thing.
on and off: continuously
Eg.: It has been raining on and of since noon.
It was rather like...
It was more like...
Key structure
...not only seemed designed to do sth.
not only...but ...as well
seem 系動詞＋名詞／形容詞／分詞
【Key structures】
1...take no interest in art...on display...
2...got used to...
3...fromthe ceiling...in response to...familiar to...
4...attached to...
【Spelling in special difficulties】
以元音加ｙ結尾的名詞，加ｓ時，不做任何改變；動詞也是如此
day---days
way---ways
enjoy---enjoys
buy---buys
以輔音加ｙ結尾的詞，加ｓ時，ｙ改作－ies
lady---ladies
berry---berries
reply---replies
【Multiple choice questions】
1. A正確
2. C正確
3. D正確 one could not pass them unnoticed
can not pass something unnoticed
The dress is so beautiful theat I can't pass it unnoticed
4. C正確 eighty years ago
5. C正確 at the entrance arrival in/at
6. prohibit: 阻止、禁止 prohibit somebody from doing something
重點強調法律或條例明文禁止 forbid somebody to do something
7. A正確 so that 表示目的和結果
8. D正確 both...and
9. D正確 at one blow強調重擊 all of a sudden-suddenly
with a light touch
10 A正確 gave off
11 B正確 illuminate: 照亮 alighted: 不及物動詞 下來，下車
形容詞相當于burning
12 C正確 be intended for
draw: 畫 draw a picture 支取