PPT《College English》

College English Unit

10 The Fantastic Spurt in Technology Menu Pre-reading While-reading Post-reading Backgroundinformation VocabularyPhrasesText Exercises 1.

About the AuthorAlvin Toffler ( born October 3, 1928) is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution,communications revolution, and corporate revolution. His early work focused on technology and its impact. Then he moved to examine the reaction of all changes in society. His later focus has been on the increasing power of 21st century military hardware, weapons and technology proliferation, and capitalism. Back 2. Henry Ford, the creator of the assembly lineIn October 1913, a revolutionary step was taken in the advancement of factory assembly when Henry Ford unveiled his moving car assembly line. The assembly line certainly changed the face of motor vehicle manufacture. There was an ever-growing demand for the car and the new technology was intended to rapidly speed up the production process.Setting up in the Detroit suburb of Highland Park, Henry Ford made a 250-foot moving assembly line. Each worker was assigned a specific task and would perform it over and over again. Back 3. Bessemer FurnaceBessemer, Sir Henry(1813-1898), British inventor, born in Charlton, Hertfordshire, England, and largely self-educated. He was a prolific inventor, but is best known for his process for the manufacture of steel. Modern steel-making employs blast furnaces that are merely refinements of the furnaces used by the old ironworkers. The process of refining molten iron with blasts of air was accomplished by the British inventor Sir Henry Bessemer who developed the Bessemer furnace, or convertor in 1855. Back New words FantasticUnbelievable large or great2) Wonderful or superb;

remarkable: 美好的极妙的或极好的;

显著的: e.g. a fantastic trip to Europe. 美好的欧洲之旅 Based on or existing only in fantasy;

unreal: 虚幻的只在想象中存在的;

不真实的:fantastic ideas about her own superiority.对自己怀有奇特的优越感 HOME New words n.喷出;

涌出a spurt of steam from the teapot.从茶壶冒出的一股蒸气 Spurt vi, vt. 喷出;

涌出;

迸出Blood spurted out from the wound.血从伤口涌出. HOME New words Conjure用魔术变成;

用戏法变出The magician conjured a bowl of fish out of his hat.魔术师从帽子里变出一碗鱼来. conjure up想象;

推想;

回忆;

忆起Can you conjure up a picture of the imperial life in ancient Egypt?你能想象出一幅古埃及宫廷生活的图画吗? HOME New words 2)似烟的同烟类似的:a smoky haze.如烟般的雾气3)烟味的有香烟一样味道的:smoky sausages.烟肠 Smoky1)冒烟的以极大的量向外散发烟雾的:a smoky stove. HOME New words Mill(1)磨坊;

面粉厂 (= flourmill)工厂;

工场;

纺织厂Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.棉布是由棉纺厂生产的. (2)磨粉器;

碾碎器a coffee mill咖啡碾磨器 HOME New words Classic第一流的;

最高级的That joke'

s a classic;

it really is funny. (喻) 这个笑话确属一流,真是妙趣横生. 经典(著作)Her daughter is particulary likes reading the classics of English literature.她女儿特别喜欢读英国古典文学名著. HOME New words RepresentTo stand for;

symbolize: 代表代表;

象征:The bald eagle represents the United States.秃鹰象征了美国 (强烈)抗议,告诫通过反对抗议引起对…的注意:Our parents represented to us the need for greater caution.我们的父母告诫我们更加谨慎小心的必要性 HOME New words A printed or written sign used to represent an operation, an element, a quantity, a quality, or a relation, as in mathematics or music. 符号,代号印刷的或书面的符号,用来代表某一操作、要素、数量、质量或某种联系,如在数学或音乐中 SymbolSomething that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. 象征,标志通过联系、类似或传统来代表其它事物的某件东西 HOME New words be inadequate to [for] a purpose [end]不能达到目的The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求. Inadequateadj.不适当的;