1、Lesson18 Electriccurrentsinmodern art 现代艺术的电流现代艺术的电流current n形容词形容词1.通用的,流行的。2.现在的,现时的,当时的。3.流畅的;草写的。nthe current price 市价。ncurrent news 时事。n current expenses 日常费用。n the current issue number(杂志的)本期。nthe current week 本星期。nthe current year 今年。ncurrent account 往来存款账;ncurrent English 现代通行英语,日常英语。current
2、 handwriting 草书。ncurrent money 通行货币。n current rate 现价,成交价。ncurrent thoughts 现时代思潮。n名词名词1.水流;气流;电流。2.思潮,潮流;趋势,倾向。3.进行,过程。na cold current 寒流。the Japan current 日本海流,黑潮。the great current of events 天下大势。n an alternating a direct current【电学】交直流电。current of air 气流。current of time the times 时势,时代潮流(go swim
3、with against the current of the times 顺应违反时势)。ncurrent adj.目前的,现在的(-current affairs 时事)ncurrently adv.普遍地,通常地,现在,当前ncurrency n.流通,货币nclay sculptures 泥塑(像)。a sculptured pillar 雕花柱。sculptural adj.雕塑的,雕刻般的 sculptor n.雕刻家 sculpt v.雕刻,造型mistaken adj.incorrect;wrong;misunderstood nYou are mistaken.你(弄)错了。
4、nmistaken identity 认错人。n-The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil.nHe doesnt use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.Mistake n.错误,过失n-make a mistake 犯错n-by mistake 弄错了n-He took my umbrella by mistake.他错拿了我的伞。n-and no mistake 确实如此n-He is honest and no mistake.他这个人确实很诚实。nMistake vt.把.误
5、认为,弄错,误解n-mistake sb for 把某人误认为n-Yesterday I mistook him for my classmate.gallery n1.看台,旁听席,(教堂、议院等的)边座,楼座;(剧场中票价最低的)廉价座,顶层楼座。2.观众,听众。3.回廊,走廊;阳台;游廊;穿廊。4.美术馆,美术品陈列室;画廊;集合词展出中的收存中的美术品。nthe distinguished guests gallery贵宾席。nthe press gallery记者席。nthe public gallery旁听席。n the National G-(伦敦的)国家美术馆。nbring d
6、own the gallery 博得满场喝彩。nplay to the gallery 讨好观众的表演,迎合低级趣味。nExhibit n.展品,陈列品(=something that show in public)nExhibition n.展览会n-We went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.nfair(国际)博览会(国际)博览会oddlynodd adj.古怪的(因为少见而奇怪)nstrange adj.陌生的,奇怪的(因为陌生而奇怪)nqueer adj.奇特的(因为不同于其它的而奇怪)-Look,he is wearing a queer h
7、at.nFantastic adj.奇妙的nEccentric adj.怪癖的(-He is an eccentric person.)attach nattach vt.系、拴、粘上、贴上(-attachto)-He attached the lamb to a tree.nAttachto sb for sth 因为某事而把因为某事而把加再某人身加再某人身上上n-We didnt attach blame to him for his failure.我们没有因为他的失败而责备他。nattach importance to sth 对某事非常重视对某事非常重视 -We attach imp
8、ortance to education.nbe attached to sth 喜欢喜欢,喜爱喜爱 -Im very attached to her.nattachment n.附属物附属物,固定物固定物,爱慕爱慕,友情友情nattach a wire to a radio n给收音机接线。nNo blame is attached to his act.n他的行为无可非议。nThe tourist attached labels to all his bags.n旅游者把他的行李都系上标签。n The hospital is attached to that university.n这医院
9、附属于那所大学。nspherenthe geometry of spheres 球面几何学。n a sphere of influence 势力范围。n I take up a second foreign language to widen my sphere of knowledge.我选修一种第二外语来扩大我的知识面。nbe beyond out of ones sphere 在本人的(某种)范围外,越分。n be in ones sphere 在本人的(某种)范围内,不越分。nremain in ones proper sphere 守本分,安分守己。magnetize v.使磁化,吸
10、引n-The iron was magnetized.n-His speech magnetized the listeners.Repel v.排斥,使厌恶(=todriveback,causefeelingsofdislike)nThe different sexes attract each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.n 同性向吸,异性相斥。n-Let me go at once,you repel me.让我走,你真让我恶心。nWater repels oil.n水排斥油。n A study which repels
11、you is invaluable.n使你望而生畏的研究倒是大有用处的。nRepellent adj.nFlicker flashna flash of hope 一线希望。nflash of lightning 闪电。nflash of merriment 刹那的欢乐。n flash of wit 灵机一动,突然出现的机智。na flash in the pan 空枪;昙花一现(的人)。n in a flash 即刻,一刹那间。nflicker v.shine unsteadilyflash v.shine for a moment Emit -tt-emissionnemit v.放射(=
12、give off)nemit sound/emit smell/emit light/emit heat/emit smokepeculiar adj.奇异的(=electric strangeandunusualn-The food has peculiar taste.这食物有一种奇特的味道。n-Im feeling rather peculiar.=I am felling ill.nLanguage is peculiar to mankind.语言是人类所特有的。nexpressions peculiar to English 英语特有的词语。Shock v.令人震惊,刺激人n-ge
13、t shocked 受震动n-At the news,he got shocked.nShock n.震惊(-get a big shock)nthe shock of armsn give a terrible shock to sb.使人非常震惊;nelectric shock 电振荡;电震,触电。emotionally adv.事情上nemotional adj.易激动的易激动的,情绪的情绪的,感情脆弱的(反义感情脆弱的(反义词:词:unemotional)n-I think you agree with me,women are often said to be more emotio
14、nal than men.nemotive adj.使感动的使感动的,感情的感情的,动感情的动感情的n-The word home is more emotive than house.nemotion n.(抽象的)感情(抽象的)感情 n-Love,hated,and grief are emotions.(grief n.悲痛,悲伤)nfeeling n.某时的内心感受某时的内心感受n-I cant describe my feeling now.TextnModern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.nRarely=seldomnThe id
15、ea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.nthat引导同位语从句,修饰限定the idea 的内容。n-The idea that one can learn English well in English-speaking countries is mistaken.ntake interest in 对感兴趣/show interest in 显示对的兴趣ntake delight in 对感到高兴/take pride in 对感到骄傲ncannot,failed to 双重否定意味着肯定(强调肯定的双重否定意
16、味着肯定(强调肯定的语气)语气)n-He must have passed his examination last week.n=He cannot have failed to pass his examination last week.n-You must keep your promise.=You cant fail to keep your promise.(n.许诺)inresponseto=inreactionto 作为对的反应=in answer tonAdvances respondnOddly shaped forms that are suspended form t
17、he ceiling and move in response to a gust ofnwind are quite familiar to everybody.n句子主干:Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybodynthat引导的定语从句用来限定shaped formsnbe familiar to sb 对某人来讲很熟悉对某人来讲很熟悉n-The house is familiar to him.n-I dont really remember where I have seen him before,but he looks very fa
18、miliar to me.nbe familiar with sth 熟悉熟悉,熟知熟知n-Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?n-Im familiar with that book too.nBe acquainted withnAcquaint oneself withnAcquaintancenYou should acquaint yourself with the background of all your pupils.Lined up against the wallnRest the piano against the
19、 wall.nHe leaned against the blackboard.nThese objects,however,were different.Lined up against the wall,there were long thin wires nattached to metal spheres.nlined up(过去分词做状语)与long thin wires为被动关系nattached to metal spheres(过去分词做定语)修饰long thin wires.nthere were long thin wires attached to metal sphe
20、res.n=there were long thin wires that were attached to metal spheres.nSparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.non and off=continually=Intermittently adv.间歇的,断断续续的non and on=continuously adv.无间断地,连续不断地nIt was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electro
21、nic equipment.nIt was rather like.=It was more like.nMentallynPhysicallynPoliticallynEconomicallyconvenientlynOur government keeps us informed of the latest development of our country.nI found him greatly changed.n5 students were missing/absent from class today.nI was ill that day,or I would have do
22、ne you a favor.nMy wallet was found missing.nYou had better keep warm in winter.nI wont believe it until I see it myself.nHarvard University was named after its founder.nThe machine is named after its inventor.nIn the far distance came the roaring of an ambulance/a fire engine.nBy the riverside stan
23、ds a respectable old man.nEverest rises to a height of 8844 meters.nBy no means can you trust him.nI was in the midst of a meeting.nEven the stupidest student cant have failed to pass such an easy examination.nThe police took actions in response to a series of smuggling.nYou look familiar(to me).nAnyone who loves animals cannot have tolerated such cruel activities/actions/conducts toward them.nNot only his classmates but his girlfriend has donated some money as well.