新编英语教程 5 unit 8.pptVIP

* * Unit VIII Why Nothing Works Savant: a man of learning, especially a person with detailed knowledge in some specialized field. Corollary:an immediate interference from a proved proposition Forestall:defeat;prevent by prior measures Commitment:a pledge to follow certain course of action; devotion (to duty) Artifact:a usually small object (as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship that has special historical interest 6.evoke:bring to mind 7.projectile point: the tip of a weapon that is thrust forward; spear or arrow head 8.band: a group of people formed for some common purpose and often with a leader 9.barter:trade by exchanging one commodity for another 10. Alienation:a withdrawing or separation of a person from an object or position of former attachment; a feeling of not belonging to or being part of one’s surroundings 1.What are the possible causes of an object’s failure to work? 2.Which sentence can serve as the thesis statement of the essay? 3.According to Harris, what might the reason(s) we people nowadays honor the label “handmade”? 4.What are the two developing stages of the material culture of prehistoric and preindustrial people? What remained unchanged in the two stages? 5.What actually accounts for the shoddy goods problem? Organization of the text: Para1. Quality-control gadgets and sampling are subject to Murphy’s Law. Illustrations and examples: Quality-control instruments need maintenance;gauges go out of order; X rays and laser beams need adjustments.(para.2) Para.3:Quality is not dependent on technology alone. (Pomo Indian basket and Eskimo skin boat) Para.3: Producers and consumers were either one and the same individual or close kin that guaranteed the highest degree of reliability and durability Illustrations and examples: men made their own spears, bows and arrows, and projectile points; women wore their own baskets and… or fiber. The whole para.4. Para.3: Craft specialists adopted by different members of the band or villag