Isitarealgirl WarmingUp Arobotisbasicallyacomputer controlledmachinethatisprogrammedtomove manipulate 操纵 objects andaccomplishworkforushumanbeings Itisabletoperformrepetitivetasksmorequickly cheaply andaccuratelythanhumans Exercise1 Whatisarobot Whatcanrobotsdoinourdailylife Discussion Robots Playwithhumans Doresearch Talkwithhumans Dothehousework Andsoon Takecareofchildren Actasapoliceman aseller Dosomeshopping Whatcanarobotdo Exercise2 Domesticrobots家用机器人 Therobotwhichcanmowthelawn 除草机器人 TherobotwhichcandancewithmenEntertainmentRobot Nowadaysrobotscanbemadeintovariousshapesforvarioususes WhyuseRobots Therearemanybenefitstousingrobotsinsteadofhumans Thegoodthingaboutrobotsisthattheywillnevergetbored andtheywilldothingsmoreefficientlythanpeople Also robotsnevergetsick orneedtorest Theywillneverneedtimeoff orlunchbreaks Sometimes whenataskistoodangerousordifficultforahuman arobotwillbeabletodoitwithoutanyrisksorproblems Whywestudyrobots Searchengines Labor Science Medicine Diagnosis Appliances Whatelse 诊断 Let slookatsomemoviepostersbelowwhichareaboutrobots Doyouknowthenamesofthesemovies I Robot机械公敌 Terminator终结者 EdwardScissorhands剪刀手爱德华 TheMatrix骇客帝国 AI ArtificialIntelligence人工智能 Robots机器人历险记 Doraemon机器猫 Doyouknowwhoheis What stherelationshipbetweenIsaacAsimovandrobots IsaacAsimov 最早提出机器人这个概念的人是科幻作家阿西莫夫 IsaacAsimov 二十世纪四十年代他在一本短篇小说中用到了robotic这个单词 在那篇短文中 阿西莫夫提出了三个指导机器人行为的准则 也就是著名的机器人三大定律 FirstLaw Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured SecondLaw Arobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumanbeings aslongashumanbeingarenotinjured ThirdLaw Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeythehumanbeings Asimov sthreelaws 1 机器人不能伤害人类 或坐视人类受到伤害而袖手旁观 2 除非违背第一法则 机器人必须服从人类的命令 3 在不违背第一和第二法则前提下 机器人必须保护自己 Doyouthinkitispossibleforarobotto thinkforitselfhavefeelingshaveitsownneedsanddesireslookandfeellikeahumanbeing Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed 1 Whatisthemainideaofthestory 2 Whatarethemaincharactersinthestory SkimmingExercise1 Mainideaofthestory Thestorytellsushowarobotusedforhouseworkwastestedoutinafamily LarryBelmontClaireTonyGladysClaffern Maincharactersinthestory Larry swife ahousewife arobot worksinacompanythatmakesrobots awomanthatClaireenvies ReadingII skimming 5m Exercise2 CarefulreadingExercise1 Claire sfeelingstowardsTonychanged Beforehearrived Whenhearrived Whenheofferedtohelpherdress Whenheofferedtohelpherimproveherhouseandherself comprehending Whenhehelpsherwiththesalesman WhenshefelloffaladderandcaughtbyTony WhensheheardGladyswhispering SherememberedTonywasjustamachine FindouttheinformationaboutTony tall handsome facialexpressionsneverchanged smoothandblackhair deepvoice softandwarmskin quick clever capable Summary