一、【Text】课文
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
◆flash v. 闪光
◆prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的
◆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 adj. 错误的
mistaken adj. incorrect; wrong; misunderstood
Eg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil. He doesn’t 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 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 public
exhibition n. 展览会
Eg.: Yesterday we went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.
★oddly adv. 古怪的
oddly: strangely
odd 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 hat.
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 didn’t attach blame to him for his failure.
attach importance to sth. 对某事非常重视
Eg.: We attach importance to education.
be attached to sth. 喜欢，喜爱
Eg.: I’m 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 dislike
Eg.: the different sexes attract each other and the 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 unsteadily
flash v. shine for a moment
★emit v.放射
emit v. give off
emit sound / emit smell / emit light / emit heat / emit smoke
★prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的
peculiar adj. strange and unusual
Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.
I’m feeling rather peculiar.
★electronic adj. 电子的
◆peculiar adj. 奇异的
peculiar adj. stange and unusual
Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.
I’m feeling rather peculiar.
◆shock v.令人震惊，刺激人
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.
who take no interest in art 修饰说明 people
take 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
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 can’t fail to keep your promise.
On display / on show
We can see sculptures everywhere.
in spite of this 尽管如此
get shocked 受震动
At the news, he got shocked.
shock n. 震惊；get a big shock
◆emotionally adv. 感情上
emotional 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 unemotional
emotion: n. 感情：
Eg.: love,hatred, and grief are emotions.
feeling n. 某时的内心感受
Eg. : I can’t describe my feeling now.
emotive adj.引起情绪反应的
The word home is more emotive than house.
emotionally; emotional; unemotional; emotive; emotion; feeling
seldom
三、【课文精析】
rarely:
Key sentence:
We are not surprised at moden sculpture...
重点句式结构
cannot; failed to
Key sentence:
The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said:
The first thing... was a notice which said...
Key sentence:
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to
everybody.
Oddly...that...
that 引导的定语从句用来限定shaped forms
are ...familiar to...谓语
句子主干：Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybody
that 定语从句中：in response to / in reaction to 作为对......的反应
be familiar to sb. 对某人来说很熟悉
Eg.: The house is familiar to him.
I don’t really remember where I have seen him before, but he looks very familiar to me.
be familiar with 熟悉，熟知
Eg.: Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?
I ‘m familiar with that book too.
be familiar to sb. / be familiar with sth.
lined up 过去分词做状语，与 long thin wires 为被动关系
attached to metak spheres 过去分词做定语，修饰long thin wires
定语从句
there were long thin wires that were attached to metal spheres.
ther center of the hall 展厅的中央
coloured lights 彩色灯泡
continuously adv. 不停止的
ga mad 发疯，发狂 run mad
Eg. : he must have gone mad to do such a thing.
on and off: continuously
Eg: It has been raining on and off since noon.
It was rather like===It was more like 看起来更像
Key sentence:
...not only seemed designed to do sth.
◆dear adj. 亲爱的，珍贵的；昂贵的
◆kidnapper n. 绑架者，拐骗者
◆considerable adj. 相当大的
◆wealthy adj. 富的，有钱的
◆orderly adj. 有规律的
◆disappearance n. 失踪
◆anonymous adj. 匿名的
◆ransom n. 赎金
◆cardboard n. 硬纸板
◆withdraw (withdrew, withdrawn ) v. （从银行）取钱
◆punctually adv. 准时地
◆astound v. 使吃惊
★dear adj. 亲爱的，珍贵的；昂贵的
I can’t afford the car because it’s too dear.
The cat is dear to me.
cost sb dear 花了某人很多钱
★kidnapper n. 绑架者，拐骗者
kidnap 绑架
★★★considerable adj. 相当大的
a considerable business 大规模企业
not only... but ... as well
seem 系动词+名词/形容词/分词
Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs
Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady,has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly
life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
Mrs Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three day after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe
hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000. Mrs Ramsay was instructed to place the
money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would
never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind. She drew &1000 from her bank and
followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper
would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well, though he was
rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs Ramsay told them what she had done. She
explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
