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艾薩克·阿西莫夫

IsaacAsimov,(1920-1992)，美籍猶太人，為本世紀(jì)最頂尖的科幻小說家之一，曾獲代表科幻界最高榮譽(yù)的雨果獎和星云終身成就「大師獎」。以他的名字為號召的「艾西莫夫科幻雜志」，是美國當(dāng)今數(shù)一數(shù)二的科幻文學(xué)重鎮(zhèn)。

阿西莫夫是一位多產(chǎn)得驚人的作家，自50年代初，至今已出版了300多部著作。在家中圖書室(1976年)Oldphoto阿西莫夫與珍尼特

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軍旅戎裝阿西莫夫追悼會現(xiàn)場作品：I,Robot《作品100》《最新科學(xué)指南》ForagainstDiscusshisthreelawsforrobots.orAsimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationthatgavehimtheabilitytoexplorefutureworldsandanamazingmindwithwhichhesearchedforexplanationsofeverything,inthepresentandthepast.[翻譯]

阿西莫夫不僅有著超凡的想象力，使他能對未來世界進(jìn)行探索，而且還有著驚人的智力，使他能對現(xiàn)在和過去的各種事物作出解釋。Explanation[點(diǎn)撥]

該句的主干為Asimovhadbothanextraordinaryimaginationandanamazingmind。that引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾imagination;withwhich引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾mind。inthepresentandthepast修飾everything。Life2January,1920-6April,1992PlaceofbirthanddeathHewasborninRussiaanddiedin_________BookshewroteMysterystories,_________________books,andbooksabouttheBibleandShakespeare.NewYorkscienceandhistoryReadinganddiscussing

1.DealingwithhisBibliography.WorkhedidWorkedinhisparents’______store.Workedasa(n)______chemistatthePhiladelphiaNavyYard.BecameabiochemistryteacheratBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Gaveupteachingtobecomea(n)______________.full-timewritercandyjunior2.TrueorFalse:1).IsaacAsimov’sbestknownworkwashismysterystories.2).AsimovwasborninAmericaon2January,1920.3).Asimovbecameabiochemistryteacherin1949.4).In1931Asimov’stalentforwritingbecameobvious.TTF

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5).In1950,hepublishedhisfirstsciencebook.6).“TheFoundationTrilogy”consistsof3storiesaboutdeathandrebirthofagreatempireinagalaxyofthefuture.7).Inhiscollectionofshortstories,hedevelopedasetofthree“l(fā)aws”forrobots.TTF

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1.Whoreallylikesthestory?2.WhothinksthatClairelovedTony?3.WhothinksthatTonylovedClaire?4.WhothinksthatthepurposeofTony’sactionswastomakeClairefeelgoodaboutherself.5.WhothinkstakingTonyawaymusthavehurtClaire?6.Whosaidthatmakingarobotsomuchlikeamanwasboundtocausetrouble?

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LISTENINGTEXTSATISFACTIONGUARANTEEDListentoMolly(M)andKate(K)discussingthestory“SatisfactionGuaranteed”.M:Don’tyouthinkthatwasagreatlovestory,Kate?K:No,notreally.M:Youdidn’t?Well,Ilovedit.TherewassomuchemotionbetweenTonyandClaire.K:Molly,that’srubbish.Tonywasjustamachine.Yes,Clairefellinlovewithhim,butIdon’tbelieverobotscanfeelemotionofanykind.That’sthedifferencebetweenthemandus.M:Well,Idisagree.IthinkTonylovedClaire.Rememberhesaidtoherthathedidn’twanttoleaveherthenextday,andthathefeltmorethanjustthewishtopleaseher?Thenhekissedher.K:Yes,Molly,thatwasjustpartofTony’srole.Theymadehimsohewouldn’tallowahumanbeingtobehurt.HecouldseethatClairewashurtingherselfbyherlackofconfidence.Sohetriedtomakeherfeelgoodaboutherself.Ithadnothingtodowithemotion–thatwasjusthowhewasmade.M:YesKate,buthedidhurtClaire.K:How?M:Hewassokindtoherthatshefellinlovewithhim.Soitmusthavehurtherwhenhewastakenaway.K:True,true.Iguessthat’swhythecompanyhadtorebuildhim…er…themachineImean!M:Yes,suchashamereally.I’dlikearobotlikeTonylivingatmyhouse.Imagineahandsomemanwhoseonlypurposeinlifeistopleaseyou!K:Actually,Isupposethatwasthecompany’sgreatestmistake.M:Er?K:Theymadetherobotlooksomuchlikearealman,soitwasboundtocausetrouble!M:Yes,you’reright.Discuss

Imagineitisthefutureandpeoplehavehouseholdrobots.Discusswhatpositiveornegativeeffectthesituationwouldbe.PositiveeffectsPeoplewillberelivedfromdoinghouseholdcleaningorcooking.Robotswillbeabletorebuildanddecoratethehomeanddesignanddothegarden.Peoplewillbefreetoworkorenjoytheirleisuretime.Lifewillbecomeanendlessparadise!NegativeeffectsPeoplewillbecomefatandlazyiftheynolongerhavetotakecareoftheirhousesortheirgardens.Therewillbemanymedicalproblemswithpeoplewhoareoverweightordonotdoenoughexercise.Thehospitalswillbecrowdedwithlazyandsickpeople.Whatisworse,ifarobotbreaksdownpeoplewillnolongerhavetheusefulskillsofdecoratingandcooking,therefore,theywouldfinditverydifficulttomanagetheirlives.Lifewillbecomeadoctor’snightmare!WritingWriteaparagraphdescribinganewtypeofrobot.Asampleofanewtypeofrobot.Therubbishcollector

Therubbishcollectorisarobotabouthalfthesizeofasmallcar.Itsbodyissquareandcontainsalargerubbishbininsideit.Ithasacameraattachedtothetopfrontofitsbody.Alsoatthefrontisapairofarms.Underneathithasfourwheelsandsixlegs.Withthecameraitcan“see”rubbishsuchaspaper,glass,andplastic.Ifthesurfaceofthegroundissmooth,itrunsonitswheels,andifthegroundisrough,itunfoldsitslegsandwalks.Whenitseesapieceofrubbish,itstopsandusesitsarmstopickitupandputitinitsrubbishbin.However,whenitseesaperson,ananimaloraplant,itgoesarounditasitisabletorecognizewhensomethingisnot