Unit11:Creativity

SectionA

WhereDoThoseBrightIdeasComeFrom?Unit4ImaginationandCreativityCanyouonlyseeapot?Payattentiontothedark!Twofaces!Ofcoursewecanseeanoldman.Lookmorecarefully!Whatelsecanyousee?anotheroldmanwithastickayoungwomancarryingababyananimalWhatiscreativity?

Allthebeautifulthingsintheworldarethefruitsofcreativity.

—Meterscreativity=Inventions—BringinNewMethods—MakeChanges—MakeNew—AlterstoragebatteryWe’vesuccessfullymademanyinventions,usingconnections.Herearesomeexampleselectricalmachinery(電機)++electricallyoperatedbike

videophone

electricblanket+heatingwire+Howtobeacreativeperson?KnowledgeIndustriousToexploreConfidentUnremitting不懈的Attitude…HeisaimaginativeandcreativityPainter.Heisthefounderofmodernart.cubism立體主義

.ExamplePabloPicasso

ExampleThomasAlvaEdison

Inventedthefilamentlamp白熾燈,thephonograph留聲機,improvedtelephonesIsaacNewton(1643—1727)EnglishmathematicianandscientistSteveJobs(1955-2011)Americanbusinessmagnateandinventor

JamesCameron(1954-)CanadianfilmdirectorAlbertEinstein(1879—1955)German-bornAmericantheoreticalphysicistTheoryofrelativityandE=mc2BR_1.1WordWebWhatwordswilloccurtoyouwheneverthename“AlbertEinstein”ismentioned?

Writedownasmanywordsandphrasesaspossible.BR_1.1AlbertEinstein

scientistsuperthinker

NobelPrizewinnertheoristphysicistslowstarterTheoryofRelativityE=mc2lawofthephotoelectriceffect光電效應humorousstubborncreativeimaginativeknowledgeablecharacteristicsincommon（creativepeople)successfulhaveanamazingunderstandingonwhattheyareinterestedinmakeagreatcontributiontohumansocietyfullofimaginationandcreativitysomeimaginativeandinterestingdesignsOfcourseallofyoucanbeinventors!GivefullscopetocreativitySafetyhelmetAfoldingbike

fannerSpecialUmbrella

Imaginationandcreativitygivealotoffuntoourdailylife,helpingusliveandstudyinamorecolorfulandwonderfulsurrounding.Thefuturesocietyneedscreativetalents.To

inventenewproducts,tomanagebusinessfinancereasonably,to

haveahumorousandimaginativelife,toexploretheregularityandprincipleofunknownworld....alldemandsimaginationandcreativity.

imaginationandcreativityareimportantTextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?Newwords打盹dozeoff虛弱的frailapprove及物動詞vt.贊成,同意;贊許Theprofessordoesnotapprovethegovernment'sforeignpolicy.

那位教授不贊成政府的外交政策。2.批準;認可

Thecitycouncilhasnowapprovedtheschemefortheerectionofanewpubliclibrary.

市議會業已核準建造一座新的公共圖書館的計劃。不及物動詞vi.1.贊成;贊許[(+of)]

I'mafraidyourparentswon'tapproveofyourgoingthere.

我擔心你父母不會贊成你到那兒去。

strain

1.拉緊;拖緊;伸張

Theheavyboxstrainedtheropetoabreakingpoint.

那只沉重的箱子幾乎把繩子拉斷。

2.盡力,使勁[(+at/after/under)][+to-v]

Hestrainedtofinishtheworkinaweek.

他拼命努力,想在一周內完成工作。

名詞n.

拉緊,張力,負擔,沉重壓力,(身心的)緊張狀態,過勞,操心,(身體的)失常,扭傷臟亂狀態messmess

名詞n.

1.混亂,凌亂的狀態

Herhairwasinaterriblemess.

她的頭發亂極了。

及物動詞vt.

弄臟,弄亂。弄糟,[(+up)]

不及物動詞vi.

1.擺弄,玩弄[(+with)]

Don'tmesswiththatgun.不要擺弄那枝槍。

foundation名詞n.

1.建立,創辦

Thefoundationoftheuniversitytookplaceover400yearsago.

該大學于四百多年前創辦。

2.基礎;基本原則;根據

Thatrumorhasnofoundationinfact.

那謠傳沒有事實根據。

3.基金會

Thefoundationprovidesmoneyforschools.

基金會資助學校。

fabric名詞n.

1.織物,織品;布料

Theseclothesaremadeofimportedfabrics.

這些衣服用進口布料制成。

2.構造,結構;組織

Thewholesocialfabricwasthreatenedwithdisintegration.

整個社會結構有瓦解的危險。

爆發outburst

outbreak名詞n.1.爆發[(+of)]

theoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar

第二次世界大戰的爆發

2.暴動

aslaveoutbreak

奴隸暴動

Remarkable形容詞a.值得注意的;非凡的;卓越的[(+for)]

Heisaremarkablelinguist.

他是一位杰出的語言學家。anniversary名詞n.

1.周年紀念;周年紀念日

NextMondayistheanniversaryofthedayIfirstmetyou.

下周一是我第一次遇見你的周年紀念日。

2.結婚周年,結婚周年日形容詞a.周年的;周年紀念的loose形容詞a.

1.松的,寬的;松散的

Sheworeloosegarmentsinthesummer.她在夏天穿寬松的衣服。

2.不嚴密的,不確切的,不明確的

Looseterminologymustbeavoided.應避免使用意義含糊的術語。vt.

解開(結等)

Shehelpedthechildloosethelacesofhisshoes.她幫孩子解開鞋帶。

副詞ad.

1.松松地;松散地2.不嚴格地

presence名詞n.

出席,在場;存在

Iwassurprisedbythepresenceofsomanypeopleatthemeeting.

這么多人出席會議使我感到吃驚。flaw名詞n.

1.裂隙;裂縫

2.缺點;瑕疵[(+in)]

There‘saflawinyourplan.

你的計劃有個缺陷。accordingly副詞ad.

1.照著;相應地

Learntherulesandactaccordingly.

學會這些規則,然后就照著做。

2.因此;于是

Hewastoosicktostay.Accordingly,wesenthimhome.

他身體欠安,不能呆下去了,于是我們便派人把他送回家去。caution名詞n.

1.小心,謹慎

Dadalwaysdriveswithcaution.爸爸開車一直十分小心。

2.警告,告誡及物動詞vt.警告,告誡,使小心[(+about/against/for)]

Wewerecautionednottomakealotofnoiseaftertenintheevening.

我們得到告誡晚上十點以后不要大聲喧鬧。intuition名詞n.

直觀(能力),直覺

Shesensedwhatwaswrongbyintuition.

她憑直覺意識到什么地方出毛病了inspiration名詞n.

1.靈感

Icannotwritewithoutinspiration.

沒有靈感我寫不出東西。

2.鼓舞人心的人(或事物)

Hiswifewasaconstantinspirationtohim.

他妻子是不斷鼓舞他前進的人。

impressive形容詞a.

1.予人深刻印象的;感人的;令人欽佩的

animpressivesermon感人的說教

Acathedralisanimpressivebuilding.

大教堂是能給人留下深刻印象的建筑物。

concentration名詞n.

1.集中

Thereisaconcentrationofpeopleinbigcities.

大城市人口集中。

2.專心,專注

Concentrationisessentialifyouwanttodoagoodjob.

如果你想把事情做好,專心是必要的。stimulate刺激;激勵;使興奮;促使[(+to/into)]

Thegovernmentwilldoeverythinginitspowertostimulateeconomicgrowth.

政府將竭盡全力去刺激經濟發展。

Exercisestimulatestheflowofblood.

鍛煉促進血液循環。reality

名詞n.

1.現實;真實

Heisoutoftouchwithreality.他脫離現實。

2.事實,實際存在的事物

Hisdreamhasbecomeareality.他的夢想已成為現實。

credit及物動詞vt.

1.相信

Nobodycreditedhisstory.沒有人相信他的話。

2.把...歸于[(+to)]

Theaccidentwascreditedtocarelessnessonthepartofthedriver.

這起事故是由于駕車人不小心引起的。名詞n.

1.賒帳,賒欠Heboughtthefurnitureoncredit.他賒帳買了這家具。

2.(經濟上的)信譽。

3學分

4.信用,信賴

5.榮譽,贊揚,功勞[(+for/to)]

imagination名詞n.

1.想像力;創造力

Heisamanofimagination.他是一個富有想像力的人。

2.空想;妄想;幻想

3.想像出來的東西trifle名詞n.

1.小事,瑣事

Ameretriflebroughtaboutaquarrelbetweenthebrothers.一點兒小事引起了兄弟間一場爭吵。

2.瑣碎的東西;小玩意兒,小裝飾品

3.少量,少許;少量的錢

Ihaveonlyatrifleofwineleft.

我只剩下一點點酒了。TextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?ReadingTask(15Minutes)ReadingComprehensionThinkaboutthefollowingquestionsonpage99(Textbook):ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:1.WhatdidAlbertEinsteindointhePatentOffice?Whycouldn’theaffordtoskipaday?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:2Whatdidhepublishin1905?Whyisitsaidtheyare“themostimportantpapersinthehistoryofscience”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:3Whatisthechiefreasonthat1666iscalledNewton’s“miracleyear”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:4WhydidpeoplethinkEinsteinmusthavecomefromsomeotherplanet？ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:5WhatdidPeterGalisonmeanbysaying“Einsteinwasnospacealien”?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:6Whatwasremarkableabout1905?ForwhatdidEinsteinwintheNobelPrizein1921?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:7HowcomeinEinstein’sdaynobodywantedtosaylightwasmadeofparticles?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:8WhatwasEinstein’sattitudetoauthority?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:9HowwasEinstein’sinterestinsciencekindled?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:10WhatdidEinsteincredithisdiscoveriesto?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:11Whatdidhestruggletodolaterinlife?Didhesucceedinhiseffort?ReadingComprehensionContentQuestions:12WhatdidDr.ThomasHarveyfindafterheexaminedEinstein’sbrain?GR_PartDivisionoftheText1

PartDivisionoftheTextParts

Para(s)

MainIdeas

11~324~12Ayounghusbandandfather,AlbertEinsteinhadtoworkhardtosupporthisfamily.Einsteinmadeastonishingachievementsinphysicsandthusrevolutionizedthefield.GR_PartDivisionoftheText2PartsPara(s)MainIdeas313~21Einstein’sdiscoverieswereattributabletohisimagination,questioning,disregardforauthority,powersofconcentration,andinterestinscience.422~23Einsteinwasnotaspacealien.TextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?AR_UsefulExpressions1UsefulExpressions

1.連續地inarow2.弄得全家都沒法睡keepthehouseholdawake3.打瞌睡dozeoff4.不能一天不上班couldn’tskipaday5.維持生計 makeendsmeet6.為量子力學奠定基礎laythefoundationforquantummechanicsAR_UsefulExpressions27.

迸發出創造性思想haveacreativeoutburst8.

躲避瘟疫爆發

avoidanoutbreakofplague9.

由于沒有什么更好的事情可做withnothingbettertodo10.

將…描述成paint…as11.

外星人

spacealien12.

產生光電效應dothephotoelectrictrick13.

接近

closeinAR_UsefulExpressions314.

毫無疑問beyondanydoubt15.

毫不在乎權威notgiveafigforauthority16.

一事無成nevergetanywhere17.

個性缺陷characterflaw18.

回顧inretrospect19.

使…放慢腳步slow…down20.

采用直覺跳躍思維adopttheintuitiveleapAR_UsefulExpressions421.

相信直覺

believeinintuition22.

在世紀初

attheturnofthecentury23.

集中思想的能力powersofconcentration24.

專心致志地解題engrossoneselfinaproblem25.

要說有什么區別的話ifanythingTextAWasEinsteinaSpaceAlien?VocabularyExercise一，1accordingly

2loose3concentration4stimulating5fabric6ifanythingVocabularyExercise一，7reality

8intuition9trifle10attheturnofthecentury11mess12undermineVocabularyExercise二，1approveof

2slowdown3takenin4suckedinto5setapart6dozedoff7callforth8stretchinto9keepupwith10believeinVocabularyExerciseVocabularyExercise四，

1)flaw,cametotheconclusion,wouldgetnowhere

2)inarow,dozedoff,amessof

3)outbreakof,hasundermined,hasstrainedTranslation翻譯

1)1)Thevolunteerssent/assignedbytheRedCrossdisinfected,withgreatcaution,thedrinkingwaterinthevillagesoastoavoidanoutbreakofplague.

2)Einsteinspentmanyyearstryingtounifythetheoriesofelectromagnetismandgravitybutfailed.

3)ProfessorWangreceived/wonthePresidential