Period4ReadinganddiscussingWhatisarobot?Arobotisamachinedesignedtodojobsthatareusuallyperformedbyhumans.救难水蛇ACM-R5可搜索困在大楼中的受害者。该水蛇机器人前方内建相机，每次可执行30分钟的任务。个人营养师NEC的“光学舌”机器人（optical-tonguerobot）咬了一口苹果，分析水果成分，然后核对食用者的医疗记录，看看适不适对方食用。女主播由大阪大学教授HiroshiIshiguro发明的机器人新闻女主播IsaacAsimov美籍犹太人，为本世纪最顶尖的科幻小说家之一，曾获代表科幻界最高荣誉的雨果奖和星云终身成就「大师奖」。以他的名字为号召的「艾西莫夫科幻杂志」，是美国当今数一数二的科幻文学重镇。阿西莫夫是一位多产得惊人的作家，自50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。(1920-1992)军旅戎装在家中图书室（1976年）演讲WorksI,Robot《作品100》《最新科学指南》AbiographyofIsaacAsimovReadingSkimming:Glancethroughthepassageandthenfindouttheanswerstosuchquestions:1.WhichparagraphtellsyouwhenandwhereAsimovwasbornanddied?2.Whichparagraphtellsyouabouthiseducation?3.Whichparagraphtellsyouaboutawardshereceived?Para.2Para.3Para.5Listentothetextandthenfindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions:1.WhatsubjectdidAsimovteach?2.Whendidhestarthavingstoriespublished?3.Howmanychildrendidhehave?ScanningHetaughtbiochemistry.In1939.Twochildren,asonandadaughter.Readthebiographycarefullyandcompletedthetimelineoftheeventsinhislife.DetailreadingDate1920192219231929EventBorninRussia.Parentsboughtacandystore.Startedtotakehimselfseriouslyasawriter.Motherhadherthirdchild.19311931Sisterborn.MovedwithfamilytoNewYork.Startedworkingincandystore.1939_____19421942-1945__________________________________________________________.BeganhavingstoriespublishedinsciencefictionmagazineGainedMastersdegreeinchemistry.Finishedworkingincandystore.________________________.Gotmarried__________________________________________________________.Workedasjuniorchemist,PhiladelphiaNavyYardGotPhDinchemistry.19411948_____19501951-1953__________Becameabiochemistryteacher,BostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Publishedhisfirstnovel.______________________.Developedthreelawsforrobots.Published“I,Robot”Published“TheFoundationTrilogy”andwonanawardforit.Publishedfirstsciencebook.Becameafull-timewriter.1949195319581973_____1992Divorcedhisfirstwife.____________________________.Hadabloodtransfusion.BecameinfectedwithHIV.___________________________.Marriedforasecondwife1983DiedinNewYorkAsimov’sLawsForRobotsFirstLaw:Arobotmustnotinjurehumanbeingsorallowthemtobeinjured.SecondLaw:Arobotmustobeytheordersgiventoitbyhumanbeings(aslongashumanbeingarenotinjured).ThirdLaw:Arobotmustprotectitsownexistence(aslongashumanbeingsarenotinjured;andaslongastherobotdoesnotdisobeythehumanbeings).1.Whichlawisthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”basedon?2.WhatmighthappeninaworldwheretherewererobotsifAsimov’sthreelawsdidnotexist.DiscussionTranslatethefollowingexpressionsintoEnglish.科幻小说由于……的结果认真对待某人某物获得硕士学位放弃教学成为专职作家因……而出名作为……而出名为（某人）所知或熟悉sciencefictionstoriesasaresultoftakesb./sth.seriouslygainaMaster’sdegreebefamous/well-knownforbefamous/well-knownasbefamous/well-knowntogiveupteachingtobecomeafull-timewriterDifficulties难点1.Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationsofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.阿西莫夫不仅有着超凡的想象力，使他能对未来世界进行探索，而且有着惊人的智力，使他能对现在的和过去的各种事物做出解释。2.ItwaswhenAsimovwaselevenyearsoldthathistalentforwritingbecameobvious.在阿西莫11岁的时候，他的写作才华就已经显露出来了。1.Haveyougotanyideasabouttherecentdevelopmentofrobots?Ifyouhaven’t,youcansearchtheinternetformoreinformationafterclass.2.Canyoufinishthetableonpage17byyourselfjustnow?Andhowmanyanswerscanyougetcorrectly?Ifyoucan’t,youshouldpracticereadingmore.3.Howmanyphrasescanyouwriteoutjustnow?(8intotal)Ifyoucan’twriteoutthem,youshouldreadthepassagecarefullyafterclass.Whathaveyoulearnedintheclass?Homework1.Surftheinternettolearnmoreaboutrobotsandsciencefiction.2.Designarobotandwriteaparagraphdescribingyourrobotandwhatitcando.
