新世纪研究生公共英语教材阅读 B Unit 10.pptVIP

Unit Ten Is Science Dangerous? Warm-up What do you think of the sentence “science is A Double-edged Sword.”? civilization, enlightenment, advancement, technology, innovation, progress, prosperity, economic development, knowledge, power superstitious, backwardness, ignorance, pollution, human disaster, destroy of nature, biochemical war Thinking about it? You have inherited too much from your mother, no matter appearance or personality, which are presents from mother. Then what do you exactly inherit from your mother? Text Learning Culturally or literarily, what is the image of a scientist? A soulless, unethical person. Garden of Eden Biblical story Text Learning What is an important distinction between science and technology? Science: between knowledge and understanding Technology: the application of that knowledge to making something, or using it in some practical way Text Learning What social obligation should scientists have? to make public any social implications of their work and its technological applications to give some assessment of its reliability Text Learning How should scientists behave when faced with a conflict between their responsibilities as researchers and their responsibility to those for whom they work? Scientists have to try not to become the unquestioning tools of their employers. Text Learning What does the application of genetic engineering require? considerable knowledge money Text Learning Does gene therapy have dangers? Yes, it has just as do all new medical treatments. Text Learning What does the author think of the argument of literary critic George Steiner? The author doesn’t agree with Steiner’s idea. Translation Practice 在2009年这个春天，世界范围内最受关注的事件正是甲型H1N1流感（俗称：猪流感）全球流行。甲型H1N1流感属于新变异病毒，人体对此类型病毒没有天然抗体，通过打喷嚏、咳嗽和物理接触传播的方式也容易导致大面积感染，易感人群多为青壮年。 疾病虽然可能夺去我们宝贵的生命，但恐慌对于应对和战胜病症并没有任何用处。甲型H1N1流感来袭，我们该如何应对？ Assignment Review Unit Ten Preview Unit Eleven contract * * *