高二英语-知识讲解 话题语言应用——机器人及科幻文学作品.doc

话题语言应用——机器人及科幻文学作品编稿：牛新阁 审稿：王春霞语言积累交际用语表示推测与确信：　　I think / don’t think... 我认为/认为...不... 　　I believe / don’t believe...我相信/不相信......　　I guess/ suppose... 我猜想... 　　I wonder ... 我想知道/ 我奇怪......　　Maybe ... 也许...... 　　It must have ... 它一定已经......　　Is it possible that...? ......是可能的吗？ 　　It could be that ... 可能......　　Could it be that...？ ......可能吗?　　It is possible/impossible... ....是(不)可能的 　　It is most likely/unlikely ... 最有/不可能...... 　　There is a belief that... 有人相信......　　Are you sure that...? 你确信......吗? 　　I am sure/ positive that ... 我确信/肯定......话题语句（1）1． 有关机器人（robot）的词句：A robot is a machine designed to do jobs that are usually performed by humans. Robots are programmed and controlled by a computer. 机器人是被设计来做经常由人来做的工作的机器。

机器人被计算机编上程序并加以控制rebuild a robot 重新组装/设置机器人Asimov’s Laws For Robots（阿西莫夫机器人定律）First Law: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured.Second Law: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings (as long as human beings are not injured).Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence (as long as human beings are not injured; and as long as the robot does not disobey the human beings).阿西莫夫机器人三定律一、机器人不得伤害人类，或看到人类受到伤害而袖手旁观；二、在不违反第一定律的前提下，机器人必须绝对服从人类给与的任何命令；三、在不违反第一定律和第二定律的前提下, 机器人必须尽力保护自己。

Types of robots:agricultural robots 农用机器人 industrial robots 工业机器人household robots 家用机器人 domestic robots家用机器人entertainment robots 娱乐机器人What can robots do?play music 演奏音乐 pour tea 倒茶 sweep the floor 擦地 do the laundry 洗衣服iron shirts 熨烫衬衫 make the bed 铺床cook dinner 做饭 wash the dishes 洗盘子play with children 和孩子们玩 do all the housework 做所有的家务rescue work 救援工作 help me with my homework 帮我写作业serve/ take care of human 为人类服务/照顾人类（注意serve直接接宾语，不需加for）accompany old people to the shops 陪伴老人去商店help people out of trouble 帮人们摆脱困难explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space 探测像大海和外部空间那样的危险的地方prevent children from being harmed 防止孩子受伤害The robot can be a teacher. It knows everything and remembers everything well. 机器人可以做老师，它知道一切，记得住一切。

The robot is clever enough to solve all kinds of problems. 机器人很聪明，能解决所有的问题话题语句（2）有关机器人的讨论：1. If you had a robot, what would you like him to do? 如果你有个机器人，你想让他做什么？2. Do you think robots can take the place of human? Why? 你认为机器人能代替人类吗？为什么？3. It is terrible that we can’t tell the difference between a real man and a robot. 我们分辨不出人和机器人会很可怕的4. Do you think it is possible for a robot to l have feelings?l think for itself?l have its own needs and desires?l look and feel like a human being?你认为机器人可能有感情/自己思考/有自己的需求和欲望/看起来或感觉像人吗？5. People will be relieved（解脱，免除）from doing household cleaning or cooking. Robots will be able to rebuild and decorate （装饰）the home and design and do gardening（整理花园）. People will be free to work or enjoy their leisure（悠闲）time. 6. cartoons that include robots as characters 人物是机器人的动画片science fiction 科学幻想小说 literature 文学，文学作品 films/ movie 电影video games 视频游戏 TV shows 电视节目 mystery stories 神秘故事Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology.科学幻想小说经常以科学原理和技术为基础。

Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future. 科学幻想小说可能会对未来的生活做出预测话题语句（3）【高清课堂：Robot 语言应用---Movie robots】Movie robotsNo. 1 The Terminator 终结者When: 1984In the fictional Terminator universe, the Terminator is a formidable robotic assassin and soldier, designed by the military supercomputer. It can speak naturally, copy the voices of others, read human handwriting, and even genuinely sweat, smell, and bleed. 注释：fictional 小说的 formidable令人畏惧的 robotic 机器人的，机器人学 assassin 刺客genuinely 真正的NO.2 Short Circuit霹雳五号When: 1986Johnny 5 is the fictional robotic star of the movies Short Circuit. He is a former military robot with intelligence by a lightning bolt（晴天霹雳）, and is considered to be alive, as he has emotions and is self-aware. Johnny 5 is very curious and inquisitive(好奇的), but he is especially fond of books and television. He is very intelligent and inventive with an encyclopedic knowledge, but can be quite naïve(幼稚的) and child-like at times and can be too eager to trust people that he shouldn’t. 注意：1. with intelligence 有智力的 2. at times 有时，偶然 3. too eager to do 非常急于/渴望做（无否定含义）4. intelligent 智能的 inventive有发明才能的 encyclopedic 如百科全书的No. 3 ROBOCOP 机器战警 When: 1987 A terminally（致命的）wounded police officer is brought back to life as a super human/machine cyborg （半机械人）used to clean up the crime-ridden streets of a futuristic Detroit. Throughout the film, RoboCop is haunted （受困扰） by the memories of his painful past.注意：used to do 被用来做 clean up 清理 futuristic 未来派的No. 4 The Iron Giant钢铁巨人When: 1999The film tells the story of a lonely boy raised by his single mother, discovering a giant amnesiac（记忆缺失的）“iron man” that fe。