Unit12. Fact and Fantasy

一. Words: (35)

n.

fiction, belief, league, shuttle, sketch, balloon, bulb, botany, collision, companion, submarine, guest, voyage, iron, lamp, prisoner, Iceland, layer, marble, shore, luggage, phenomenon, phenomena(pl), labor, creation, horror, grave, butcher, curtain, lip, brainstorm

v.

apply, 申請(qǐng)，接洽 apply for leave , (job)請(qǐng)假，求職

dislike,

hesitate 憂豫，遲疑，躊躇 I hesitate to ask you, but will you recommend me for the post. 向你提要求真不好意思，請(qǐng)你推薦我去擔(dān)任那項(xiàng)職務(wù)好嗎？

a.

gentle, brilliant, horrible, permanent

adv. aboard, overboard

二. phrases:

science fiction,科幻 make a sketch,畫一副草圖 develop one's love for,

漸漸喜歡上… remind sb of sth, 使人想起，提醒lay the foundation of…打下…的基礎(chǔ), set out to do, 著手做某事take sb on board 帶某人上船, in one's efforts to survive,努力做某事 turn out to be 結(jié)果是,被證明是make sb a permanent guest,做為某人的永久客人 from that day on, 從那以后take sb on a voyage across the oceans,帶著某人做越洋航行 give a view of the underwater world,看到水下世界 defend the ship against attacks,保護(hù)船只以免受到襲擊 on board,船上，在甲板上 dressed in driving suit,穿著潛水衣 lighted by the lamp on the ship,在船上的燈光照映下 find sb. surrounded by rocks,發(fā)現(xiàn)周圍都是巖石 ever since,自從… keep sb.as,把某人看作… cry about the lost lives of people, 為喪生的人痛哭begin with,以… 開始 go on a adventure,去冒險(xiǎn) lead sb through(in ,out)帶某人穿過，（進(jìn)入，出去） ,be attacked by, 受到襲擊draw a raft stream,卷入急流中 be shot out of被射了出來

be driven by a desire,有強(qiáng)烈的學(xué)習(xí)愿望 look for a road without having a map,在沒有指導(dǎo)下學(xué)習(xí) dream of , 夢(mèng)想throw light upon these matters,使某事顯得更清楚 pioneer a new way,開辟新路 attract one's attention,引起注意 be alive ,活著的the principle of life,生命的原理 the cause of life生命的起因, create a being,創(chuàng)造生命 about eight feet in height,大約八英尺高 imagine doing ,設(shè)想，想像burn out,燒光

三．Sentences

1. fiction 小說 Science fiction is often about things we believe may be possible in the future.

2. express your beliefs信念，信仰 信心 and doubts,

3. I have not much belief in his honesty.

4. It is beyond belief.

5. religious 宗教beliefs

6. believe, I believe what he said. (him ) .

7. believe in, I believe in him. It is believed to be caused by a sea monster.

8. The French writer Jules Verne is the Father of Science Fiction. He wrote many books, such as "20,000 leagues"里格（ 長(zhǎng)度單位） "Under the Sea" "Around the World In 80 Days"

9. I will make a sketch of what I saw.

10. His father sent him to Paris to study law, but instead Verns developed his love for the theatre.

11. He made a living 謀生by selling newspapers.

12. Many of the instruments 設(shè)備 in his novels will remind the reader of Doctor Benjamin's experiments with electricity.

13. remind sb of sth, 使某人想起…， 提醒.目remind sb to do sth (that….)提醒某人做….

14. By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further, Jules Verne laid the foundation of modern science fiction.通過將他所處的時(shí)代的科學(xué)發(fā)展向前推進(jìn)一步。

15. His servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster.怪物

16. set out for Shanghai, set off for Shanghai,

17. After months of searching they found it and in the collision that follows，the three companions are thrown overboard.搜尋了好幾個(gè)月之后，他們找到了海怪。在隨后的沖突中，三個(gè)伙伴被撞翻到船外。

18. He was killed in a car collision.他在一次汽車相撞中死亡。 be in collision with… come into collision with….與…沖突，相撞，發(fā)生矛盾 A collision with Parliament could ruin the government's plan.與議會(huì)的沖突可能會(huì)破壞政府計(jì)劃。

19. In their efforts to survive, they find themselves on the surface of the monster itself , which turns out to be a submarines.

Though it looked like rain this morning, it has turned out to be a fine day. The meeting turned out to be boring.

20. They are taken on board and Captain Nemo decides not to kill them but make them his permanent guests. permanent peace, a permanent job, This is my permanent address.

21. The ship set out on long voyage. He made a voyage to Australia.

22. Captain Nemo takes his friend on a voyage across oceans.

23. All that is needed for life on board comes from the oceans. go on board = a ship v. board a street- car

24. The food aboard ( adv.)the Nautilus is seafood. All aboard ! Welcome aboard !All 257 aboard died in the airliner crash.

25. Dressed in driving suit, Captain Nemo and his guests walk around in this magic world, lighted by the lamps of the ship. be dressed in red coat, dress oneself, dress sb, an evening dress

26. Readers have wondered about the character of Captain Nemo ever since the book was published.

27. You might think that he is a cruel man because he keeps Aronnax and the others as prisoners and destroys ship. regard… as.. , treat… as…

look on sb as…, consider… as….

28. The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document in the old

Book.

29. Two men decide to go on this adventure and travel to Iceland.

30. Passing through layers of coal and marble they go deeper and deeper.

31. They built a raft to cross the sea and are attacted by ancient sea creatures.

32. I was driven by a desire to learn. Drive a dog away, drive the enemies out of China, drive a car , drive you home drive sb mad,

33. My father was not scientific, so I had to look for a road without having a map.

34. I read all the books I could find that threw light upon the matters. The modern scientific development has thrown light on this question. Can you throw any light on the problem? matter n. a private matter,

The matter under discussion, Matter exists in three states; solid, liqiid,

and gas. It doesn't matter. v

35. One of the phenomena that attracted my attention was the structure of the human body and animal that was alive. Flowers attract bees. pay /give attention to sth. , draw / attract / catch /get one's attention focus one's attention on, devote one's attention to sth., turn one's attention to

36. I hesitated a long time thinking how I should use it. She hesitated before picking the phone. We seldom hesitate about where to stay in Paris. without hesitation , I have no hesitation in telling the truth.

37. But soon I dreamt of nothing else but the creation of a creature as complete and wonderful as man.

38. I decided to make the being much larger than man, about eight feet in height.