Module 7 Unit 2 Robots

【考點溫故】

Ｉ.短語翻譯:

1.開展、執行_____________________ 2.列舉…的清單__________________

3.獨自地,親自地__________________ 4.缺席__________________________

5.被...嚇一跳____________________ 6. 同情_________________________

7.更確切的說_____________________ 8.打電話給…____________________

9.轉身、轉向_____________________ 10.掉落、下降、減少_____________

11.設法做到______________________ 12. 考驗、測試__________________

13.不管、別惹____________________ 14.羨慕某人的成功_______________

15.保護…免受傷害________________ 16.愛上某人_____________________

17.引爆、使響、出發______________ 18.講得通、有意義_______________

19.嚴肅/認真對待…_______________ 20.將…放在一邊、節省___________

II.重點句型

1. A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans.

2. Do you think it possible for a robot to think for itself ?

3. Claire thought it was ridiculous to be offered sympathy by a robot.

4. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”.

5. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern.

6. He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.

7. By the amused and surprised look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.

8. It was then that Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains on the front window.

9. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire’s marriage.

10. It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.

【知識精要】

一. 重點詞匯

1. desire n. 愿望, 心愿, 要求, 渴望得到的東西或人

He has no desire for wealth.

He has a strong desire for knowledge／to learn．

She is my heart's desire．

They had a desire that I attend their wedding．

desire v．希望得到，想要

desire (sb) to do / desire that sb (should) do sth

We all desire happiness and health．

She desires you to come at once．

= She desires that you should come at once．

I have long desired to meet them．

2. satisfaction n n. 滿意，滿足;令人滿意的人或物

Satisfaction Guaranteed!

She smiled with satisfaction．

Your success is a great satisfaction to your parents．

To my great satisfaction, my son succeeded in passing the examination.

satisfy v. 使滿意，使滿足 be satisfied with

satisfy the people's needs satisfy the eye

Your parents are satisfied with what you have done.

I’m not satisfied with Jack’s progress in his English.

satisfied adj. 滿意的，感到滿意的

a very satisfied customer

satisfactory／satisfying adj. 令人滿意的， 圓滿的, 良好的

The result of the experiment was satisfactory.

a satisfactory explanation

3. absent adj. 缺席的；不在場的,漫不經心的；心不在焉的；茫然的

He is absent on business. He is absent from Hong Kong.

Lucy has been absent from school for a week.

absent vt. 不在；缺席

Why did you absent yourself from school yesterday?

He absent himself from the meeting yesterday.

absence n. 缺席,不在場,缺乏,沒有

absence from school through illness

absence of mind / definite proof

4. alarm n. 警報, 警報器；警鈴, 鬧鐘,驚慌，恐慌

give/raise the alarm

They heard the fire alarm.

alarm vt. 使驚慌，使恐慌 alarmed adj.

My mother was alarmed when I fell over.

The problem is growing at an alarming rate.

We were much alarmed by the fire in the forest.

People were alarmed at the sad news.

5. smooth adj. 光滑的, 平坦的, 平穩的, 平靜的

The road is now smooth.

The sea looks calm and smooth.

The car came to a smooth stop.

smooth vt./ vi. 使光滑, 使平坦, 消除, 使平靜, 變平滑, 變平靜

The gardener smoothed the soil in a flower bed.

This agreement will smooth the way to peace.

The sea has smoothed down .

The girl tried her best to smooth down the patient’s temper.

smooth away 使容易, 排除(困難等)

we must do what we can to smooth away these difficulties.

Money helps to smooth away most problems．

smooth n. 一塊平地, 平滑部分

6. embarrass v．使窘迫, 使難堪, 使焦慮不安

Are you trying to embarrass me?

I felt embarrassed at／by his comments about my clothes．

She felt embarrassed at／by her being late．

Don’t embarrass her with / by asking personal questions.

embarrassment n. 困窘，難堪,讓人難堪的人或事

embarrassing adj. 令人難堪的, 讓人不安的

embarrassed adj. 感到難堪的, 不安的

He felt embarrassed by his lack of money when his friends asked him for help.

7. sympathy n n. 同情, 體諒, 同意，贊同

I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of sympathy with other people in prison.

to be in sympathy with a plan

a letter of sympathy

I feel much sympathy for what they are trying to do.

We are in sympathy with your suggestion.

8. Pile 成堆的/ 成批的 pile up 累積

There was a pile of magazines on the desk .

I ’ve got piles of work to do this evening .

My work keeps piling up.

The fallen leaves piled up .

9. absurd adj. 荒謬的,荒唐可笑的, 愚蠢的

Their request is absurd.

It was absurd of you to suggest such a thing!

It’s absurd to believe that the number 13 brings bad luck.

10. accompany v. 陪伴, 陪同, 伴隨, 為…伴奏

As he was not allowed to accompany her to shops，he wrote out a list of items for her．

I'd like you to accompany me to the police station．

The singer was accompanied by／on the piano．

The candidate was accompanied by six burly bodyguards.

11. firm adj．穩固的, 堅決的，堅定的，穩定的

The chair is not firm enough to stand on.

We must take firm measures to prevent our environment from being polluted．

firm adv．穩固地，堅定地

I firmly believe that we should not tell lies．

She held her lips firmly sitting there．

Firm n. 公司，商號 Firmly adv.

12. declare v．宣布, 宣告, 聲明, 聲稱, 申報(納稅品等)

The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany.

Jones was declared the winner of the fight．

He declared that he knew nothing about the robbery．

She declared that she didn’t want to see him again.

You must declare all you have earned in the last year.

I have nothing to declare.

13. envy n. 羨慕；妒嫉

The boy's new electronic toy train was the envy of his friends.

He was filled with envy of me / at my success .

be in envy of sb's success

That he did so is out of envy of my success.

envy vt. 羨慕; 忌妒

I have always envied your good luck.

I don't envy you your journey in this bad weather.

How I envy you!

14. divorce n. 離婚, 斷絕關系, 分裂

She got a divorce from him last year.

After his divorce the father was given custody of the children.

divorce v. 解除…間的婚約, 和…離婚,使分離，使脫離

It is hard to divorce love and duty.

He got divorced from his wife last month.

Some of his ideas are completely divorced from reality.

二. 短語演練

1. carry out 開展, 執行

Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient.

All the proposals have now been carried out.

Do remember to carry out your promise.

2. for oneself 獨自地；獨立地；親自地

I shall not believe it until I see it for myself.　　　　

One can't do such a thing for oneself．

3. test out 考驗, 測試

They are testing out the new machine.

These wet roads really test out a car’s tyres.

The model must be tested out before we put it into mass production.

4. or rather 更確切的說

He came back home very late, or rather, early this morning.

You have to be sixteen for cheap tickets, or rather, under sixteen.

I like, or rather, I think I have fallen in love with football.

5. ring up 打電話給…

Ring them up and tell them that we have already won the match.

Ring us up as soon as you arrive in Beijing.

How many people rang up while I was out?

6. turn around 轉身, 轉向, 回轉,

All of a sudden he turned around and saw me.

She was so angry that she turned her car around and drove back home.

When the teacher turned around, the students began to whisper.

Turning around, I saw an old friend of mine, whom I haven’t seen for years.

7. fall off 掉落, (質量)下降，（數量）減少

The old man fell off the ladder and got his left leg broken.

It used to be my favorite restaurant but the standard of cooking has fallen off recently.

The professor wondered why the attendance to his lecture has fallen off so sharply.

8. manage to do sth 設法做到, 能應付

The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time.

In spite of the insults, the young man managed not to get angry.

The peasants managed to survive after the hurricane.

The salesman managed to persuade us to buy his product.

9. leave ... alone 讓…獨自待著, 不打擾，不干預

I told him to leave my things alone．

Please leave my personal affairs alone, I can deal with them for myself ．

Leave me alone! I’m working.

She is very upset. Leave her alone for a few minutes.

10. protect．．．against/from sth 保護／防止,免受……之苦

You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.

The vaccine was used to protect the whole population against infection. The union was formed to protect the rights and interests of miners.

They tried their best to protect people against the war．

The peasants tried to protect their crops from cold．

11. fall in love with sb / sth 愛上某人/某物

They fell in love with each other three years ago, and they have been in love with each other for three years.

The handsome prince fell in love with the pretty girl at first sight and they got married yesterday.

She fell in love with the dress as soon as she saw it.

12. set off 出發,引爆, 使響, 使…開動，引起

If you want to catch that train, we'd better set off for the station immediately.

Do be careful with those fireworks, the slightest spark could set them off.

Panic on the stock market set off a wave of selling.

Don't set him off talking politics or he'll go on all evening.

They have set off on a journey round the world.

The children accidentally set off the fire alarm.

13. take...seriously 嚴肅對待, 認真對待

You can't take her promises seriously; She never keeps her word．

Nobody takes the message too seriously．

Take what you are doing seriously, or you will feel sorry for it.

14. make sense 講得通，有意義，合乎情理

It makes sense to take good care of your health.

Young as he is, what he says makes much sense.

She spoke so fast that I could hardly make any sense of her words.

15. set aside 將… 放在一邊, 為… 節省（錢或時間），駁回，撤消

You'd better set some money aside in case of future use．

He always set aside my feelings．

The little boy set aside a little money each week for the Project Hope.

It’s time for us to set aside our differences and work together for a common purpose.

The judge's decision was set aside by the Appeal Court.