全新版大学英语综合教程第三册UNIT4-3

　　Language Sense Enhancement
1、Read aloud paragraphs 4-11 and learn them by heart.
2、Read aloud the following poem.
An Excerpt¹ from Queen Mab
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Heaven's ebon vault²,
Studded with stars unutterably bright,
through which the moon's unclouded
Grandeur³ rolls,
Seems like a canopy⁴ which love has spread
To curtain her sleeping world.
3、Read the following quotations⁵.Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Now ,my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.
--J.B.S. Halddane
The universe begins to look more like a great thought and a great machine.
--James Jeans
The universe is not hostile,nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
--John H. Holmes
That's one small step for a man,and one giant leap for mankind.
(A comment on being the first person to set foot on the moon)
--Nell Armstronq
4、Read the following humorous dialog for fun.you might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Q: What is an astronaut's favorite meal?
A: Launch!
Q: What did the astronaut cook for lunch?
A: An unidentified frying object!
Q: How did the astronaut serve dinner in outer space?
A: On flying saucers!
Q: What's the best way to talk to a Martian?
A: Long distance!
Q: Why do Martians have 2 antennas⁶ on their head?
A: So they can receive in stereo.
Q: What's the most popular snack on Mars?
A: Marsmallows.
Q: Why do you see no Martian tourists at the Grand Canyon⁷?
A: Hey,it just looks like home.
Q: Why are tomatoes not popular on Mars?
A: Because nobody told them to wait until they turn red...
Q: What kind of bulbs should you plant on the moon?
A: Light bulbs!
Q: What kinds of songs do planets like to sing?
A: Nep-tunes!
Q: What kind of poem can you find in outer space?
A: Uni-verse!

1 excerpt   

n.摘录，选录，节录

参考例句：

• This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
• Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗？

2 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

3 grandeur   

n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华

参考例句：

• The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
• These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。

4 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

5 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 antennas   

[生] 触角，触须（antenna的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Marconi tied several antennas to kites. 马可尼在风筝上系了几根天线。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Radio astronomy today is armed with the largest antennas in the world. 射电天文学拥有世界上最大的天线。

7 canyon   

n.峡谷，溪谷

参考例句：

• The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.美国的大峡谷1900米深。
• The canyon is famous for producing echoes.这个峡谷以回声而闻名。