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Cultural Corner,Aldous Huxley,美丽新世界是非常著名的政治小说,被称为反乌托邦三部曲之一,另外两部为: 1920 俄国 扎米亚京 我们 1948 英国 奥威尔 一九八四 正面乌托邦三部曲： 1516 英国 莫尔 乌托邦 1601 意 康帕内拉太阳城 1619 德 安德里亚 基督城,Fast reading,1. When was the book Brave New World written? 2. Who wrote the book?,In 1931.,Aldous Huxley,3. How many types of clones are there in the world described in the book? What are they? Five different types. They are Alphas, Betas, Epsilons and etc.,Decide whether these statements true or false.,1. The novel is still a subject of much discussion today for it is possible that the future world would be like the one described in it. 2. The world described in the novel will become reality after six hundred years in the future.,T,F,3. Each Alpha person is identical but each Beta person is not. 4. The government also uses a drug to keep most of the people happy. T,F,5. The writer of the novel thinks it good if people in a country are completely controlled by the government.,F,it became a subject of much discussion,e.g. As soon as the new bill was passed, it became a subject of much discussion. 新的议案一通过, 就成了议论的中心。,Grammar,it was talked about much 成为议论的中心,2. The first is that people are no longer born from human beings. 首先就是人不再由人生出来。 其他短语： be born into 出生在的家庭 e.g. Frank was born into a wealthy family. 弗兰克生在一个富有的家庭。,be born with 天生有 e.g. He was born with a talent in painting. 他天生就有绘画的天赋。 be born to be/do sth. 天生适合做 e.g. Joan was born to be a singer. 琼天生就是作歌手的料。,3. The second group, the Betas, also have good positions in society. 【考点】 position此处表示“地位，等级”。另外，position还可意为“位置；职务；姿势；处境；意见”等。如：,My brother has got a good position in a foreign company. 我哥哥在一家外企找到一份好工作。 Whats your position on this question? 你对这个问题意见如何？,【考例】 From their _ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city. （陕西2009） A. stage B. position C. condition D. situation,【点拨】 选B。句意：从他们在电视塔顶部的位置，游客们可以更好地看到这个城市的景色。position位置，符合题意。stage舞台，时期，阶段； condition条件，情况；situation形式，情况, 情景，均不符合题意。,4. be happy with: be satisfied with 对感到满意 e.g. The manager was quite happy with this years sale. 经理对今年的销售额相当满意。 5. feel strong emotion 感受到强烈的感情,6. These questions have become more important than ever. 这些问题变得比以往更加重要。,根据所给的汉语提示完成下列句子，每 空一词。 1. 他们让我陪同他们去机场。 They asked me to _ _ _ the airport. 2. 一切通讯被风暴摧毁了。 All communication _ _ _ by the storm.,练习坊,accompany them to,was knocked out,3. 飞机失去控制，掉进了海里。 The plane _ _ _ _ and fell into the sea. 4. 据我们所知，有越来越多的中国学生在澳大利亚学习。 _ _ _ _ _, there are more and more Chinese students studying in Australia.,As far as we know,got out of control,5. Judith躺在沙发上，专注于她的书。 Judith lay on the sofa, _ _ _ _. 6. 水可以被分解为氢和氧。 Water can _ _ _ into hydrogen and oxygen,absorbed,in her book,be broken down,7. 他们试用了一种新的治疗方法来使她复活。 They tried a new treatment to _ _ _ _ _. 8. 上次会议有没有出现什么问题？ Are there any matters _ _ the last meeting?,arising from,bring her back to life,
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