1、1 Lesson 6 Disappearing Through the Skylight 從天窗中消失從天窗中消失 Osborne B. Hardison Jr. 小奧斯本本內特哈迪森 2 O.B. Hardison, Jr. (1928 -1990) 3 O.B. Hardison, Jr. vO.B. Hardison, Jr. (1928 -1990) v Born in San Diego, California in 1928. v1949B.A. v Chapel Hill v1950M.A. vPrinceton but; also; yet; finally; while; a

2、s ; not only; just as .so; etc. 15 Language features v1. Exhibiting certain features of scientific English 1) scientific and technical terms 2) short sentences/ simple present tense v2. The use of figurative language to reach a wider audience. Metaphors, analogies, rhetorical questions, repetition a

3、nd balanced structure v3. Clear, concise, objective and logical 16 in the fullness of time: at the appropriate or right time； eventually 在適當的 時候，時機成熟時，終 于 例： Im sure hell tell us whats bothering him in the fullness of time.我肯定他會在適當的 時候告訴我們他的困擾的。 17 mutation (n.) : a change，as in form，nature，qualitie

4、s， etc.(在形式、本質等上)變化 v mutation A. relation B. change C. addition D. reduction 18 discredit (v.) : reject as untrue；disbelieve不相信；懷 疑 vdiscredit A. doubt B. disgrace C. believe D. disappear 19 discredit vdiscredit: to make sth stop believing that sth is true v-discreditable: bad and unacceptable, cau

5、sing people to lose respect vCf. vCredit vbelief; trust; confidence vto believe or admit that someone has a quality, or has done something good vcreditable : deserving praise or approval 20 corollary (n.) : an inference or deduction推理，推論 vcorollary A. connection B. structure C. harmony D. consequenc

6、e 21 homogeneous (adj.) : of the same race or kind同類的，同族 的 vA. phonetic B. uniform C. unidentified D. linguistic 22 imperative (n.) : a binding or compelling rule，duty, requirement，etc規則；義務；要 求；必須履行的責任 v imperative A. unable to follow or rise up B. impossible to deter or evade C. able to change or s

7、top D. likely to occur or develop 23 reminisce (v.) : think，talk，or write about remembered events or experiences追憶往事；懷舊 v. reminisce A. reinforce B. recollect C. recover D. response 24 Reminisce v (about sth/sb) to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past; to talk or think about pleasant

8、 events in your past. vWe spent the evening reminiscing about our university days. vHe is writing his reminiscences. vThe novel contains endless reminiscences of/about the authors youth. vYour reminiscences are the experiences you remember from the past, often written in a book. v回憶, 緬懷往事 25 機器美學 v

9、機器美學: 其含義有三方面：其一，建筑應象機器一 樣符合實際的功用，強調功能和形式之間的邏輯 關系，反 對附加裝飾；其二，建筑象機器那樣可以放置在任何地方， 強調建筑風格的普遍適應性；其三，建筑應象機器那樣高 效，強調建筑和經濟之間的關系。柯布西耶的“房屋是居 住的機器”就是基于這種思想而提出的。 v 機器美學追求機器造型中的簡潔、秩序和幾何形式 以及機器本身所體現出來的理性和邏輯性，以產生一種標 準化的、純而又純的模式。其視覺表現一般是以簡單立方 體及其變化為基礎的，強調直線、空間、比例、體積等要 素，并拋棄一切附加的裝飾。在機器美學被實際應用到機 器本身之前，首先在建筑和一些實用藝術品上得

10、到體現。 在這里，對于機器的興趣不如說是對于簡單、抽象形式的 興。 26 Machine aesthetics 27 Le Corbusier (1887-1965) Designs 28 Philip Johnsons At&T Headquarters (now the SONY Building) is often cited as an example of postmodernism. 29 I remember a time . when every artist thought he owed it to himself to turn his back on the Eiffe

11、l Tower, as a protest against the architectural blasphemy with which it filled the sky. The discovery and rehabilitation of . machines soon generated propositions which evaded all tradition, above all, a mobile, extra human plasticity which was absolutely new.” v 我記得有一個時我記得有一個時 期期每一位藝術家每一位藝術家 表示對埃菲爾

12、鐵塔的表示對埃菲爾鐵塔的 蔑視，譴責這座污染蔑視，譴責這座污染 天空，褻瀆神明的建天空，褻瀆神明的建 筑是自己義不容辭的筑是自己義不容辭的 責任責任機器機器的的 發明與發展很快就提發明與發展很快就提 出了一些傳統思維完出了一些傳統思維完 全無法解決的命題，全無法解決的命題， 一種全新的、靈活的、一種全新的、靈活的、 超出人的理解力的可超出人的理解力的可 塑性塑性 30 The vaults have been replaced by magnetic tapes. In a computer, money is sequences of digital signals endlessly re

13、corded, erased, processed, and reprocessed, and endlessly modified by other computers. v原先的地下保險庫如今也換成了磁帶來替代其職能。原先的地下保險庫如今也換成了磁帶來替代其職能。 錢在電腦中變成了一系列數字信號，這些數字信號錢在電腦中變成了一系列數字信號，這些數字信號 要不斷地經過其他電腦要不斷地經過其他電腦一次次地錄入、刪除、處理、一次次地錄入、刪除、處理、 再處理并不斷加以修改。再處理并不斷加以修改。 31 That, perhaps, establishes the logical limit of the modern aesthetic. If so, the limit is a long way ahead, but it can be made out, just barely, through the haze over the road. As surely as nature is being swallowed up by the mind, the banks, you might say, are disappearing through their