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【正文】 16 They were delighted when she gave birth to a healthy child. 7) children.: It is a metaphor, referring to other new ideas produced by a new ideas. 8) a batch of : a group of 一批 9) dawn : n. beginning, first signs of sth. 開端 , 開始 the dawn of hope, love, intelligence, civilization 希望、愛情、智慧、文明的開端 v. begin, begin to grow light 破曉 A new era of peace is 。 10) to be exact 確切地說 It’s about two o’clock— three minutes and thirtyfive seconds past, to be exact. 11) catch one’s breath 喘口氣 :We sat down over coffee to catch our breath. 3. Change was not always this rapid. Certain important inventions, like the telephone, the airplane, the automobile , and the radio, had been invented 1) by 1914, but the 2) effects of these inventions upon the lives of ordinary citizens were not felt until many years later. We now have the technology to develop machines before people are ready to use them . For example , we have the technology to enable people to pay their bills by phone—but even people with phones resist. The change is 3) too much too fast. People don’t want to talk to machines, especially if the machines talk back to them. (The main idea: When the change is too fast, people resist it.) 4。 4) It is certain that technology , especially puter technology, will rule our lives 5)to a greater and greater degree. This situation will not necessarily 6) prove positive of negative in effect. Many people would be more fortable if change came more slowly, but on the other hand, there are many for whom every innovation is like a new ) They can’t wait for the next invention to be available. When scientists talk about the remarkably adaptable nature of people , they probably have there people in mind.(The main idea: People react differently to changes.) 5. But there is a limit to everyone’s ability to adapt. What will happen to us when change es so rapidly that we can no longer adjust to it ? There same scientists who talk about our adaptable nature also tell us that change is to some degree emotionally painful to everyone. What then, will happen to us when change es so rapidly that we can no longer stand the pain, and we refuse to change ? (The topic sentence : There is a limit to people’s ability to adapt.) The main idea: (35) People’s reaction to changes. 1) When the change is too fast, people resist it. 2) People react differently to changes. 3) There is a limit to people’s ability to adapt. Language points: 17 1) by 1914 : not later than , at or before She promised to be back by five o’clock. 2) (have) effects … upon/on sb : 對 … … 影響 3) too much too fast : “too much” is used for emphasis here. “Much” can also be used in front of “too” for emphasis. too much too early much too cold 4) It is certain that … : it 做 that 從句的形式主語 5) to a greater and greater degree: means increasingly or more and more Expressions like: to some degree, to a large/great degree , to a certain degree 6) prove: turn out to be 7) They can’t wait for sth … / can hardly wait to do sth : be excited about sth that one is eager to do 6. We have read a lot about scientific and technological change , but that is only part of the picture of modern life. There is often a great lag between scientific discovery and cultural acceptance. For example, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, proposed over one hundred years ago and accepted by all serious scholars for generations, is still rejected by large segments of society. These segments see science as contradicting a higher religious authority. They see science as questioning and destroying their beliefs and culture. ( The main idea: There’s often a great lag between scientific discovery and cultural acceptance.) 7. The problem is not easily solved because it is in the nature of science to question, and it is in the nature of human beings not to want to question the things they believe in. Science is not merely a field of study like chemistry or physics or biology. Science is a method of looking at the world, a method that requires an open mind, objectivity , and proof based upon observation or experimentation. It is a method that ignores religion, race , nationality , economics, morality , and ethics . It pays attention only to the results of research. The scientific method has shown us endless marvels and wonders, but methods can’t provide all the answers. Science cannot tell us whether or not to drop a bomb: That is a moral or political question. Science only tells us how to make one. ( The main idea : The nature of science.) The main idea: (67) Science and man 1) There’s often a great lag between scientific discovery and cultural acceptance. 2) The nature of science. Language points: 1) propose : put forward, state His theory proposes the existence of black holes in the universe. 18 He proposed that we (should) finish the task in time. ◆ propose to do sth: 企圖 , 欲 I propose to apply to the job. ◆ proposal 它的同位語也用虛擬形式。 2) see … as : consider … as 認為 … … 類似短語 :accept…as… / interpret…as… / regard…as… / view…as… / look on…as… /take…as… / perceive…as…( 把 … 理解為 … ) / label…as… / describe…as… 把 … 描述成 … 。 as 后面可接名詞、動名詞和形容詞。 see the skilled employee as a godsend. see the new salesman as a threat to his territory 3) it is in the nature of science to question, and it is in the nature of human beings not to want to question the things they believe in. : It 作動詞不定式的形式主語。譯文 : 這一問題很難得到解決 ,因為科學(xué)的本質(zhì)是質(zhì)疑 ,而人類的天性則不容懷疑他們所相信的東西。 4) based upon : 基于 , 根據(jù) 在句中做定語 8. As we have already said, technological innovations are being made 1) at faster and faster rates . The future will be 2) even more revolutionary than the past. Will we, as a species, survive the revolutions tha