7 The Age of Miracle Chips

,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,#,Unit 7,The Age of Miracle Chips,TeachingPoints,I.Background information,II.Introduction to thepassage,III,.,.Textanalysis,IV.Rhetoricaldevices,V.Questionsfor discussion,Background Information,1.Time,presenting thetopnewsstories of thedayand currentevents fromaround theglobe,2.Byzantineart,TheartoftheEasternRomanEmpire,theChristianempire whose capitalwas Constantinople(nowknownasIstanbul,),),whichendured fromc.330 CE followingtheRomanEmpire in theeast,untilitwasconquered by theTurksc.1450,.,.,Caliban,Shakespeare,TheTempest,Caliban,Navahorug,Navahorug,Theterm,however,refersmoretoastyle,associated with,Byzantiumthan to itsarea.,Byzantinepaintings,andmosaics,镶嵌图,案,案,arecharacterizedby,a richuse ofcolorand,figureswhichseemflatandstiff,.,.,Thefiguresalso tendtoappear to be floating,andtohavelargeeyes.,Backgroundstend to be solidlygoldenortoned色调.,Intendedasreligiouslessons,theywere presentedclearly andsimplyinordertobeeasilylearned.,EarlyByzantineart is often called,EarlyChristian art.,Byzantinearchitecture,Byzantinearchitectsfavored thecentral plancoveredbya hugedome.,Byzantinearchitecture,OxfordTutorialSystem,OxfordUniversity,OxfordUniversityisa confederationof45societies or colleges.,AtOxford,teaching is conductedprimarilythroughthetutorialsystem大学导,师,师制,whichoffersunrivaled opportunitiestostudyconcentrated topics.,Thetutorialconsistsofaone,-,-hourmeeting betweenthe tutor andoneortwo students.,Duringthistime,a piece of writtenwork,(,(anessay,),)is readand commentedupon,with discussionfrequentlybranchingout beyondtheoriginaltopic,.,.,Attheend of thetutorial,the tutor assignsthe mandatory强制的topicofstudyforthe forthcoming weekand suggests readings.,Thestudentstudies oneprimary andonesecondary subject,which consists of nineand fivetutorials respectively,atroughlyone,-,-to,-,-two-weekintervals duringtheterm.The studentmustengageinextensive independent readingand research,usingtheresources available,underthe broad guidance of thetutor.,This methodology sharpens thelearningskillsofcriticalevaluationofmaterialandorganization of ideas in waysnot fostered in thetypical American university,.,.,Sincealleducation at Oxfordishighlyindividualized,theexactcoursesareworked outjointly by theOxfordacademicadvisor,the student,andthetutor,There is no Oxfordcoursecatalog.,Aladdin,genie,Lamp andring,H.G.Wells,JamesSmithson,StatuemonumentofJamesSmithson,InstituteThanks toJamesSmithson,II.Introduction to thePassage,1.Type of literature,:,:,-a piece of exposition,Introductiontothe Passage,2.Thepurposeofa piece of exposition,:,:,-toinformorexplain,Introductiontothe Passage,3.Ways of developingthe thesisofa piece of exposition,:,:,-comparison,contrast,analogy,identification,illustration,analysis,definition,etc.,Introductiontothe Passage,4.Thecentralthought or thesis,III,.,.EffectiveWritingSkills,1.makingeffective useofspecificverbsandadjectives,2.employingvariousmethods to makethe sciencewritingunderstandableandinteresting,IV,.,.RhetoricalDevices,1.antonomasia,换,换称,2.metaphor,3.alliteration,antonomasia,Hishonour,Her,/,/His majesty,Your honour,阁下,先生,antonomasia,Judasa traitor,Hitlera tyrant,Shylockanextortionateusurer,Romeoromanticyounglover,Solomona wiseruler,DonJuana lady,-,-killer,Helena beautifulwoman,antonomasia,Rockefellerisa Napoleon of finance,.,.,HeistheNapoleonofcrime.,HeistheNewtonofourschool.,Thelatter-dayAladdin,antonomasia,Wellsianfantasy,Smithsonianantique,Parody,繁荣必,然,然昌盛,繁荣必,然,然娼盛,革命不,是,是请客,吃,吃饭,革命不,是,是请客,就,就是吃,饭,饭,一个人,做,做一件,好,好事并,不,不难，,难,难就难,在,在一辈,子,子做好,事,事不作,坏,坏事。,一个人,做,做一件,坏,坏事并,不,不难，,难,难就难,在,在一辈,子,子做坏,事,事不作,好,好事。,Twinkle,twinkle,littlebat,HowIwonderwhatyouare,Upabovetheworldyoufly,Like ateatrayinthesky.,Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyou,reat,Upabovetheworldsohigh,Like adiamondinthesky.,Synecdoche 提,喻,喻,vacuumtubesandtangledwires,eat yourhumblebreadandcheese,Allhandsondeck.,Allofasudden,Isaw asailinthedistance,.,.,Synecdoche,ChinabeatJapanatthegame.,Hecutmeopen andtook outtheappendixand stitchedmeupagain.,Synecdoche,Alas,thespring shouldvanishwiththerose!,What atrickycreatureheis!,Synecdoche,Shewas dressedinsilksandsatins.,metonymy,UncleSam,(,(name),Thebear:Soviet Union(animal,),),Heart,head,greyhair(partsofthebody),Thepress,:,:newspapers,reporters,(,(profession),TheCapitolHill(location),metonymy,ImreadingShakespeare.,Thedragon,Thebar,Wall street,Hollywood,V.Text Analysis,Aroundthe corner:stilltocome,not yetathand,Parody,Aroundthe bendofasilicon circuit,VI,.,.SpecialDifficulties,1.understanding thetermsconnectedwithcomputer,2.paraphrasingsomecomplicatedsentences,VII,.,.QuestionsforDiscussion,1.What doesamiracle chiplooklike?What is it madeof,?,?,2.What is thesignificanceofthe computer revolution,?,?,3.Isthecomputerahumanizing or dehumanizingfactor,?,?,4.Theauthor tries to makehis sciencewritinginterestingandpopular.Whataresomeofthemethodsheemploys to achievethis?,VIII.Exercises,P.,