Unit 2 Robots Section Ⅱ Learning about Language & Using LanguageⅠ.重点单词1．bound adj. 一定的；密切相关的2．part time adj. 兼职的full time adj. 全职的3．staff n. 全体员工；手杖4．junior adj. 较年幼的；资历较浅的；地位较低的；n. 年少者；晚辈；等级较低者5．talent n. 天才；特殊能力；才干talented adj. 有才能的6．theoretical adj. 理论(上)的；假设的theory n. 理论；学说7．thinking n. 思想；思考thought n. 想法8．divorce n. 离婚；断绝关系；vt. 与……离婚；与……脱离9．obey vt. & vi. 服从；顺从disobey vt. & vi. 不服从；违抗10．assessment n. 评价；评定assess vt. 评价；评定Ⅱ.重点短语1．set_aside 将……放在一边；为……节省或保留(钱或时间)2．in_all 一共；总计3．be_bound_to 一定做……4．search_for 搜寻5．take...seriously 认真对待……Ⅲ.重点句式1．while 用作连词，意为“然而……”While some owners were firm with their robot's suggestions, others would turn around and walk out of the shop, feeling embarrassed.有些主人坚信他们的机器人的建议，而另一些主人会尴尬地转身走出商店。2．强调句型It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.早在阿西莫夫 11 岁时，他的写作天赋就已经显露出来了。3．one 用作代词Among his most famous works of science fiction, one for which he won an award was the Foundation trilogy (1951—1953), three novels about the death and rebirth of a great empire in a galaxy of the future.在他那些最著名的科幻作品中，有一部获奖作品叫作《基地三部曲》(1951～1953)，由三部小说组成，讲的是未来银河系中一个伟大帝国的灭亡和再生。4．as if 虚拟语气的用法Use a clear simple style as if you were (be) writing to younger students in your school.运用简洁明了的写作风格，就好像你是写给你们学校低年级的学生那样。课文预读A BIOGRAPHY① OF ISAAC ASIMOVIsaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer who wrote around 480 books that included mystery stories, science and history books, and...
