1、【版本：译林册别：必修三】 Cultural background 本文改自理查德费曼（Richard Feynman， 1918年5月11日1988年2月15日）的演讲。 费曼是美国著名物理学家，加州理工学院物理 学教授；1965年诺贝尔物理学奖得主；1942年， 24岁的费曼加入美国原子弹研究项目小组，参 与秘密研制原子弹的项目“曼哈顿计划”。 Lead-in Do you think science is good or evil? What are the values of science in your eyes? Fast reading Read the lecture and
2、 divide it into three parts (P53-54) Para. 1 Para. 2-6 Para. 7 His personal experience Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5ifinawrongway, sciencemaydogreatdamage. Thevalueofscienceliesinitspurpose,eithergoodorbad.Itis,in fact,aproblemof_or_choices. purpose power moral apply immoral The second value Read
3、the lecture carefully and answer questions (P53-54) What does “turn over each new stone ”mean? Why are scientists never concerned about the disappointing answers? It means overcome each new problem or challenge. Because they will find unimagined strangeness leading on to more wonderful questions and
4、 mysteries when they overcome each new problem, even the disappointing ones. The third value Read the lecture carefully and answer questions (P53-54) What experience means a lot to a scientist ? The experience with ignorance and doubt and uncertainty. Whenascientistdoesntknowtheanswertoaproblem,heis
5、_. Whenhehasanideaastowhattheresultis,heis_. Whenheisprettysureofwhattheresultisgoingtobe,heisstillin some_. ignorant uncertain doubt The third value Read the lecture carefully and answer questions (P53-54) Why is doubt the most important for a scientist? Our freedom to doubt was born out of a deep
6、and strong struggle against authority in the early days of science. The third value Read the lecture carefully and answer questions (P53-54) When it comes to the third value, what should a scientist do? In order to progress, he must not forget the importance of this struggle. He must recognize his i
7、gnorance and leave room for doubt. Permit themselves to question to doubt to not be sure. What is the responsibility of scientists? Read the lecture carefully and answer questions (P53-54) use the same pattern of words or sentences, the use of which can make the language very powerful and produce si
8、gnificant effects on the readers. Rhetorical device Feyman used parallelism several times in his lecture. Please find them out and figure out their functions. Rhetorical device The function of parallelism Discussion Feyman believes that of all sciences many values, the greatest must be the freedom to doubt. How do you understand this?
