新概念英语第三册Lesson+18笔记

新概念第三册日Lesson18ectric currentsin modernart现代艺术的电流1课文内容及译文【课文内容】听录音，然后回答以下问题Listen tothe tapethen answerthe questionbelow.How mightsome of the exhibitshave beendangerousModern sculpturerarely surprisesus anymore.The ideathat modernart canonly beseen inmuseums is mistaken.Even peoplewho take no interest in art cannot have failed tonotice examplesof modern sculptureon displayin publicplaces.Strange formsstand ingardens,and outsidebuildings and shops.We havegot quiteused tothem.Some so-called modernpieces have been ondisplay for nearlyeighty years.In spiteof this,some people-including myself-were surpriseby arecent exhibition of modernsculpture.The firstthing I saw whenI enteredthe artgallery was a notice which said:Do nottouchthe exhibits.Some ofthem aredangerous!,The objectson displaywere piecesof movingsculpture.Oddly shapedforms thatare suspendedform theceiling andmove in response toa gustof windarequite familiar to everybody.These objects,however,were different.Lined upagainst thewall,therewere long thin wires attached to metal spheres.The sphereshad beenmagnetized andattracted orrepelled each other all the time.In thecentre ofthe hall,there werea numberof tallstructureswhich contained coloured lights.These lightsflickered continuouslylike trafficlights whichhave gonemad.Sparks wereemitted fromsmall blackboxes andred lampsflashed on and offangrily.It wasrather like an exhibitionof prehistoric electronic equipment.These peculiarforms not only seemeddesigned to shock people emotionally,but togive themelectric shocks as well!【参考译文】现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的即使是对艺术不感兴趣的人也不会注意到在公共场所展示的现代艺术品公园里、大楼和商店外竖立着的奇形怪状的雕塑，对这些，我们已经司空见惯了有些所谓的“现代”艺术品在那里已经陈列了近年了80尽管如此,最近举办的一次现代雕塑展览还是使一些人（包括我在内）大吃了一惊走进展厅首先看到的是一张告示，上面写着“切勿触摸展品，某些展品有危险！”展品都是些活动的雕像人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天花板上、造型奇特、随风飘荡的雕塑品这些展品却使人大开眼界靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球金属球经过磁化，互相之间不停地相互吸引或相互排斥展厅中央是装有彩色灯泡的许多高高的构件，灯泡一刻不停地闪烁着，就像失去了控制的红绿灯小黑盒子里迸出火花，红色灯泡发怒似地忽明忽暗这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备好像设计这些奇形怪状的展品不仅是为了给人感情上的强烈刺激，而且还想给人以电击似的！图片2生词及短语Lesson18电流，水流，气流current[kArant]n.雕塑sculpture[*skAlpt^]n,错误的mistaken[misteikan]a.美术馆gallery[gaelari]n.展品，陈列品exhibit[igzibit]n.古怪的oddly[odli]ad.连，系attach[ataetjj v.球体sphere[sfia]n.使磁化magnetize[maegnitaiz]v.排斥repel[ripel]v.闪烁flicker[flika]v.放射emit[imit]v.闪光；闪过flash[flaejj v.史前的,老掉牙的prehistoric[pri:histo:rik]a.电子的electronic[ilektronik]a.奇异的peculiar[pikju:lja]a.[心令人震惊，刺激人shock k]v.,感’情上emotionally[imau^nli]ad图片3课文解析1How mightsome ofthe exhibitshavebeendangerous2Modern sculpturerarely surprisesus anymore.Rarely=seldom本句二We arenot surprisedat modernsculpture.3The ideathat modernartcanonly beseen inmuseumsis mistaken.引导同位语从句，修饰限定的内容that theidea--The ideathat onecan learnEnglish wellin English-speaking countriesismistaken.4Even peoplewho takeno interest in artcannot havefailed tonotice examplesofmodernsculptureon displayin publicplaces.重点句式结构修饰说明who takeno interestin artpeople对…感兴趣/显示对…的兴趣take interestin showinterestin对…感到高兴/对…感到骄傲take delightin takepride in双重否定意味着肯定（强调肯定的语气）cannot,failed to-He musthave passedhis examinationlast week.=He cannothavefailedto passhis examinationlast week.（许诺）-You mustkeep your promise.=You cant failto keepyourpromise.n.展览，展出on display/on show5Strange formsstand ingardens,and outsidebuildingsandshops.We cansee sculptureseverywhereWe havegot quiteused tothem.Some so-called modernpieces havebeen on displayfornearlyeighty years.习惯于…（.通常的，习惯的）get usedto…=get accustomedto***accustomed adj用夸张的口吻表明事实6In spiteof this,some people-including myself-were surpriseby arecent exhibitionof modernsculpture.尽管如此（作者表明了自己的观点）in spiteof this7The firstthing Isaw whenI enteredthe artgallery wasa noticewhich said:Do nottouch theexhibits.重点句型The firstthing...wasanoticewhichsaid...是定语从句省略了Isawthat8Some ofthem aredangerous!The objectson displaywere piecesof movingsculpture.The sculpturecan move.9Oddly shapedforms thatare suspendedform theceiling andmove inresponse toa gustof windarequite familiar to everybody.句子主干Oddly shapedforms arefamiliar toeverybody引导的定语从句用来限定that shapedforms定语从句中作为对…的反应that inresponse to=in reactionto对某人来讲很熟悉be familiarto sb-The houseis familiarto him.--1don treally rememberwhere Ihave seenhim before,but helooks veryfamiliartome.熟悉,熟知be familiar with sth-Are youfamiliar withthe playof Shakespeare-I mfamiliarwiththat booktoo.10These objects,however,were different.Lined upagainst thewall,there werelong thinwiresattached to metal spheres.（过去分词做状语）与为被动关系lined uplong thinwires（过去分词做定语）修饰attached tometal sphereslong thinwires.there werelong thinwiresattached tometalspheres.=there werelongthinwires thatwere 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