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1、新概念英语第三册新概念英语第三册 1818Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流一、 【Text】课文Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on disp
2、lay in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called modern pieces have been on display for nearly fifty years.In spite of this, some people-in-cluding myself-were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. T
3、he first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous! The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar
4、 to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained
5、 coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These Peculiar forms not only seemed designed to s
6、hock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!二、 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语current n. 电流sculpture n. 雕塑mistaken adj. 错误的gallery n. 美术馆exhibit n. 展品，陈列品oddly adv. 古怪的attach v. 连，系sphere n. 球体magnetize v. 使磁化repel v. 排斥flicker v. 闪烁emit v.放射flash v. 闪光prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉
7、牙的electronic adj. 电子的peculiar adj. 奇异的shock v.令人震惊，刺激人emotionally adv. 感情上current n. 电流current n. the flow of electricity 电流a continuous movement of water 水流adj. 目前的，现在的； current affairs 时事currency n. 流通（货币）currently adv. 普遍地，通常地，现在，当前sculpture n. 雕塑sculptural adj. 雕刻的，雕刻般的sculptor n. 雕刻家mistaken ad
8、j. 错误的mistaken adj. incorrect; wrong; misunderstoodEg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil. He doesnt use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.make a mistake / by mistake 弄错了He took my umbrella by mistake.and no mistake 确实如此(口语)Eg: He is honest and no mistake.mistake vt.mistake
9、sb. for 把某人误认为Eg.: Yesterday, I mistook him for my classmate.gallery n. 美术馆exhibit n. 展品，陈列品exhibit: show in publicexhibition n. 展览会Eg.: Yesterday we went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.oddly adv. 古怪的oddly: strangelyodd adj. 古怪的strange adj. 因为陌生而奇怪的queer adj.奇特的Eg.: Look, he is wearing a queer h
10、at.fantastic adj.奇妙的eccentric adj.怪癖的；He is an eccentric person.attach v. 连，系attach vt. 系，拴，粘上，贴上attach to Eg.; he attached the lamb to a tree.attach to sb. for sth. 因为某事而把.加在某人身上Eg.: We didnt attach blame to him for his failure.attach importance to sth. 对某事非常重视Eg.: We attach importance to education
11、.be attached to sth. 喜欢，喜爱Eg.: Im very attached to her.attachment n. 固定，爱慕，友情，附着sphere n. 球体magnetize v. 使磁化magnetized vt.Eg.: The iron was magnetized.He speech magnetized the listeners.repel v. 排斥repel vt.: to drive back; cause feelings of dislikeEg.: the different sexes attract each other and the
12、same sexes repel on the contrary.Let me go at once, you repel me. 让我走，你真让我恶心。flicker v. 闪烁flash v. 闪光flicker v. shine unsteadilyflash v. shine for a momentemit v.放射emit v. give offemit sound / emit smell / emit light / emit heat / emit smokeprehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的peculiar adj. strange and unusualE
13、g.: The food has peculiar taste.Im feeling rather peculiar.electronic adj. 电子的peculiar adj. 奇异的peculiar adj. stange and unusualEg.: The food has peculiar taste.Im feeling rather peculiar.shock v.令人震惊，刺激人get shocked 受震动At the news, he got shocked.shock n. 震惊；get a big shockemotionally adv. 感情上emotion
14、al adj. 易激动的，情绪的，感情脆弱的Eg.: I think you agree with me, women are often said to be more emotional than men.反义词 unemotionalemotion: n. 感情： Eg.: love,hatred, and grief are emotions.feeling n. 某时的内心感受Eg. : I cant describe my feeling now.emotive adj.引起情绪反应的The word home is more emotive than house.emotiona
15、lly; emotional; unemotional; emotive; emotion; feeling三、 【课文精析】rarely: seldomKey sentence: We are not surprised at moden sculpture.that 引导同位语从句，修饰限定 the idea 的内容。Eg. : The idea that one can learn English well in English-speaking countryes is mistaken.重点句式结构who take no interest in art 修饰说明 peopletake
16、 interest in 对.感兴趣take delight in 对.感到高兴take pride in 对. 感到骄傲show interest in 显示对.的兴趣cannot; failed to 双重否定意味着肯定；加强语气he must have passed his examination last week.He cannot have failed to pass hsi examination last week.You must keep your promise.You cant fail to keep your promise.On display / on showWe can see sculptures everywhere.in spite of this 尽管如此K
