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1、高中英语新人教版选择性必修第四册Unit1 Science FictionReading and Thinking课文原文SATISFACTION GUARANTEED（Adapted）Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with a household robot. It was going to be tested out by Larrys wife, Claire.Claire didnt want the robot in her house,
2、 especially as her husband would be away on a business trip for three weeks, but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldnt harm her or allow her to be harmed. It would be a bonus. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed. His name was Tony. He seemed more like a human than a machine.
3、 He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep voice, although his facial expression never changed.On the second morning, Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing. She felt embarrassed and quickly told him to go. Now she was being looked after by a robot
4、that looked so human, and it was disturbing.One day, Claire mentioned that she didnt think she was clever. Tony said that she must feel very unhappy to say that. Claire thought it was ridiculous that she was being offered sympathy by a robot, but she gradually admired his wisdom and integrity and be
5、gan to trust him. He always treated her with dignity. She told him how she was unhappy that her home wasnt elegant enough for Larry, who wanted to improve his social position with a bigger salary. She wasnt like Gladys Claffern, one of the richest and most powerful women around.As a favour, Tony pro
6、mised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. So Claire borrowed some library books for him to read, or rather, scan. She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page. How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine.Tony gave Claire a new hairstyle and impr
7、oved her makeup. As he was not allowed to accompany her to the shops, he wrote out a list of things that he would need for his work on the house. Claire went downtown and bought these things. She had an appointment to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop. The saleswoman ther
8、e was rude to her, so she rang Tony and told him she was being treated badly. He spoke to the woman, who immediately changed her attitude. Claire thanked Tony, telling him that he was a “dear”. As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. How awful to be discovered by her, Claire thought. By t
9、he look on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought they were in a relationship. After all, she knew Claires husbands name was Larry, not Tony. Although it was completely innocent, Claire felt guilty.When Claire got home, she wept. Gladys was everything Claire wished to be. Tony told her she was be
10、ing sensitive and was just as good as Gladys. He suggested that she invite Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return. By that time, Tony expected that the house, which was being completely transformed, would be ready.Tony worked steadily on the impr
11、ovements. Claire tried to help by working on a light suspended from the ceiling, but she fell off the ladder. Even though Tony had been in the next room, he managed to catch her in time. As he held her, she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away, and ran to her room.The night of
12、the party arrived. The clock struck eight. The guests would be arriving soon, so Claire dismissed Tony for the rest of the night. At that moment, Tony took her in his arms, bringing his face close to hers. She heard him declare that he did not want to leave her the next day, and that he felt more th
13、an just the desire to please her. Then the front door bell rang.课文译文包你满意（改编版）拉里 贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近，该公司开始对一个家用机器人进行试验。这个机器人将由拉里的妻子克莱尔来进行试验。克莱尔并不想家中有机器人，尤其是在她的丈夫要出差三周的这段时间里，但是拉里使她相信机器人不会伤害她，也不会让她受到伤害。它将会是一个意外收获。然而，当她第一眼见到这个机器人时，她感到恐慌。机器人名叫托尼，他看上去更像一个人，而不像一台机器。他虽然面部表情一成不变，但是高大英俊，头发顺滑且声音低沉浑厚。第二天早晨，托尼
14、给她端来了早餐，然后问她是否需要帮忙穿衣。她觉得尴尬，即刻就让他离开了。现在一个看起来很像人的机器人照顾着她，这让她感到不安。有一天，克莱尔说她觉得自己不聪明。托尼说她那样说心里一定感到很不快乐。克莱尔觉得，机器人向她表示同情，这很荒唐。但她渐渐欣赏他的智慧和正直，并开始信任他了。他总是尊重她。她对托尼说，对于像拉里这样想通过更高的薪水来提高社会地位的人来说，她的家不够雅致，这让她很不高兴。她跟格拉迪丝 克拉芬不一样，格拉迪丝 克拉芬是这附近最有钱有势的女性之一。出于好意，托尼答应帮克莱尔变得更漂亮，把她的家变得更雅致。于是克莱尔从图书馆借了一些书给托尼读，更确切地说，是给他扫描一下。她惊奇地
15、看着他的手指翻动书的每一页。她想这是多么荒谬啊。他只不过是一台机器。托尼给克莱尔换了新发型，并改善了她的妆容。因为不让他陪她（克莱尔）去商店，所以他就写了一份购物清单，上面列有他改装房子需要的东西，然后由克莱尔去市中心采购这些东西。她按照预约做完美甲，又走进了一家高档服装店。那儿的女销售员对她很无礼，她就打电话给托尼，说自己正受到粗鲁的对待。他和女销售员在电话上说了几句话，对方马上就改变了态度。克莱尔对托尼表示感谢，并称他“亲爱的”。刚一转身，她就看到格拉迪丝 克拉芬站在那儿。克莱尔想，被格拉迪丝发现了，这可真糟糕。从格拉迪丝脸上的神情来看，克莱尔知道，格拉迪丝认为他们在谈恋爱。毕竟格拉迪丝知
16、道她的丈夫叫拉里，而不是托尼。尽管（她与托尼之间）是完全清白的，克莱尔还是感到内疚。回到家后，克莱尔哭了。克莱尔就是想成为格拉迪丝那样的人托尼对克莱尔说，她这样想有点敏感，其实她就像格拉迪丝一样好。他建议她邀请格拉迪丝和她的朋友们到家里来，时间就定在他离开和拉里回来之前的那个晚上。到那时，托尼预计正被彻底改装的房子能够使用。托尼有条不紊地进行着改装工作。克莱尔试图帮忙安装天花板上的吊灯，但是她从梯子上摔了下来。尽管托尼当时在隔壁房间里，他还是及时接住了她。当他抱着她时，她感觉到了他身体的温暖。她尖叫了起来，把他推开，跑回她的房间。宴会的那天晚上到来了。时钟敲过八点，客人们很快就要到了，克莱尔让托尼结束了当晚的工作。就在那一刻，托尼搂住她，把脸贴近她的脸。她听到托尼说明天他不想离开她，而且他不仅仅是想让她开心。这时，前门的门铃响了。Using Language课文原文THE TIME MACHINE（Adapted）It was at t
