Welcometotheunit Unit 1 Inyouropinion whatisthemostbeautifulthingonecanexperience Why Groupdiscussion WhathaveyouknownaboutAlbertEinstein Whywashesogreat Einsteincontributedmorethananyotherscientisttothemodernvisionofphysicalreality Hisspecialandgeneraltheoriesofrelativityarestillregardedasthemostsatisfactorymodelofthelarge scaleuniversethatwehave Hesolvedlotsofproblemsmysterioustousbefore Doyouwanttoknowhisopinionofthemostbeautifulthingonecanexperience Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries Theyaretrulythebasisofallartsandsciences whatkindofattitudeshouldweadopttowardsmysteries Haveyoueverheardofsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld LeonardoDaVincipaintedtheMonaLisaonapieceofpinewood 松树 intheyear1506 TheBermudaTriangle Pairwork Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon Ifso whatisit Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena 3 Howdoyoufeelaboutthem Example Theyaremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthemsofar Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime theystillshowgreatinterestinthem Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries Example UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObjects thatis objects apparentlymovinginthesky whichwecannotidentify TherearelotsofreportsaboutUFOs Somesaytheyarealiensvisitingusintheirspacecraft andsomesaytheyaremilitarytestaircraft whileotherssaytheydonotactuallyexist Sincewehaveneverseenonewithourowneyesandthereisnodefinitescientificexplanationforit wearenotcertainwhetherUFOsreallyexist butwebelieveeverythingwillbeclearinthefuture WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor unidentifiedflyingobjects Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet DoyoubelieveinUFOs WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs Aliensfromspace Militarytestaircraft SomeUFOsarealien somearetestaircraft UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel UFOsareneitheraliennortestaircraft UFOsdon texist ThechancesofseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky Somecanbeseeninthedaytime Theyareoftensaidtobedisk orsaucer shaped Whereisit Himalayasthehighestmountainrangeintheworld weather HighwindsSnowstormsColdWet Whysomanypeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem HobbyDreamChallengethemselvesOvercomedifficultyMakediscoveries YetiAbominablesnowman WhatdoYetislooklike Half manandhalf beastStrong hairy TheYetiorAbominableSnowman alsocalledthe missinglink 推想中从类人猿发展到人类之间的过渡生物 issaidtobeahumanlikemonsterthatissupposedtoliveinHimalayas thehighestmountainrangeintheworld Severalsightings mainlyoffootprints havebeenreportedbywesternexplorersthroughouttheyears Yetnoneofthemhavebeensupportedwithevidenceinanyway LochNess AbiglakeinScotland oneofScotland stoptouristattractions famousbecauseofNessie theLochNessMonster LochNessMonster Onthe21stDecember1933 Thehunter MAWetherall Itisafourfingeredbeastandithasfeetorpadsofeightinchesacross Ijudgeittobeapowerfulsoftfootedanimalabout20feetinlength Iamsurethatitcanbreathelikeacrocodilewithjustonenostriloutofthewater Stonehenge PrehistoricmonumentonSalisburyPlain southernEngland consistingoftwoconcentriccircles 同心圆 oflargestandingstones theheaviestofthemweighingprobablyabout45tons oneofthemostfamousprehistoricsitesintheworld addedtotheUNESCO slistofWorldHeritageSitesin1986 builtbetween2800and1500BC thoughttohavebeenanastronomicalcalendar 天文历 oratempletothesun Pyramids Egypt TheSphinx Halfhuman halflion theSphinxis240feetlongand66feethigh AllEgyptianpyramidswerebuiltonthewestbankoftheNile asthesiteofthesettingsunwasassociatedwiththeworldofthedeadinEgyptianmythology TheGreatPyramidTheGreatPyramidofKhufuisoneofthesevenwondersoftheancient 古代的 world Nooneknowshowpeoplecanputsuchbigstonesonwithoutanymachine ItisthegreatestoftheEgyptianpyramids Theyareburialplaces 墓地 forthePharaohs 法老 ItisthesymbolofEgypt Somepeoplesaythepyramidsarebuiltbythealiens Groupdiscussion Whatotherunexplainedthingsdoyouknowabout IfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday whatwouldyoudo talesoftheunexplained 常用 the adj v ing v ed 来表示一类人或物 如therich theunknown theliving theunemployed Languagepoints 2 talkaboutaliensandconductaninterview conduct leadorguide领导 指导 引导 高小姐领着游客们参观了博物馆 MissGaoconductedthevisitorsroundthemuseum conduct管理 主持 经营 指挥 onductbusiness经营生意conductameeting主持会议conductasurvey进行一项调查 他处理公事很粗心 Heconductshisbusinessaffairsinacarelessway 3 fullofmysteriesunsolved充满难以解释的神秘 befullof befilledwith 无法解释的unexplained未知的unknown未完成的unfinished Hediedsuddenlywithhisworkunfinished Hewentouttoplay leavinghishomeworkunfinished 4 advancedscienceandtechnology advancedadj 先进的 进步的 高级的 advancedteachingmethodsadvancedideasheadvancededucationadvancedmathematics 先进的教学方法 先进的思想 高等教育 高等数学 inadvanceadv 预先 事先 提前 预知未来的发生是不可能的 Itisimpossibletoknowinadvancewhatwillhappen 5 asunkenship sink sank sunkensunkenadj 已经沉没了的sinkingadj 正在下沉的比较 Theytriedineverywaypossibletorescuethesinkingboat Theytriedtobringthesunkenshipoutofthesea 又如 therisingsuntherisensunthefallingleavesthef