(共15张PPT)
—— LUCY
A BIOGRAPHY OF
ISAAC ASIMOV
● Featured by Will Smith.
● The title is the same as that of a science fiction written by Isaac Asimov.
●Permitted by Isaac Asimov to use the title.
●Inspired by Isaac Asimov.
Have their own mind
Want to rule people
Programmed to be more and more powerful
See people as their enemy
Break the laws set by people
Isaac Asimov
A TIMELINE OF HIS LIFE
was born
moved
having his
stories published
the
Foundation trilogy
an award
I, Robot
in chemistry
a junior chemist
died
From 1942 to 1945
1983
his first wife
married
1st : A robot must not injure human being or allow them to be injured.
2nd: A robot cannot fall in love with a human being.
3rd : A robot must obey its owner’s orders.
以… 最为著名 作为…的结果 怀孕 对…有天赋 因…而获奖 人工智能
at the age of … work part-time gain a master’s degree in chemistry take…seriously throughout his life be based on…
be famous for…
1. be best known for … L3 7. 在…岁的时候 L13
2. as a result of… L9 8. 兼职工作 L14
3. be pregnant with a child L14 9. 获得化学硕士学位 L15
4. have a talent for … L20 10. 认真对待… … L22
5. receive awards for … L25 11. 纵观他的一生 L25
6. artificial intelligence L34 12. 以…为基础 L28
Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined part.
1) He died as a result of an HIV infection that he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.
A. before B. ago
He _________ from a blood transfusion nine years ago.
2) There his parents bought a candy store which they ①ran for the next 40 ②or so years. ①A. managed B. went ②A. and so on B. about
They ran for about 40 years.
got
3) In 1942 he joined the ①staff of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a ②junior chemist.
① A. long stick B. all the workers
② A. younger B. lower rank
4) He helped out through his school and university years.
A. assist B. get sb. out of trouble
5) Asimov began having stories published in science fiction magazines.
A. publishing the stories B. letting his stories be published by others
6) It was ①loosely based on the ②fall of the Roman Empire.
① A. roughly B. closely
② A. autumn B. loss of power
1) Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer.
(一位美国科学家和一位作家/ 一位美国科学家兼作家)
一位美国 科学家兼作家
翻译:The singer and dancer _______( be ) coming for a visit.
一位歌手兼舞者将要来访。
改错:The writer and the editor is at the office.
are
2) It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious.
When Asimov was eleven years old, his talent for writing became obvious.
改错:It was 1950 that he published his first novel.
in
翻译:It was__________________________________ he worked for three years.
正是在费城(Philadelphia)的海军工厂里他工作了五年。
in the Philadelphia Navy Yard that
is
3) Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination that gave him the ability to explore future worlds and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything, in the present and the past.
① Asimov had both an extraordinary imagination and an amazing mind.
②_______________________________ gave him the ability to explore future worlds.
③_______________________, he searched for explanations for everything in the present and the past.
改错:It ended on 6 April, 1992, where he died as a result of an HIV infection who he had got from a blood transfusion nine years earlier.
when
that/which
填词:Isaac Asimov was an American scientist and writer _____ wrote around 480 books_______included mystery stories, science and history books.
who
which
The extraordinary imagination
With the amazing mind
Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American writer. His family immigrated(移民) to the United States _______ he was three years old and settled in New York. He gained a master’s degree in chemistry and later got his PhD. After he ___________ (graduate), he became a biochemistry teacher at Boston University.
He was ________ (talent) in writing. When he realized it, he gave up teaching and became a professional writer. In 1939, he had stories ________ (publish) in science fiction magazine and in 1950 he published his first novel. He was famous ___ his fiction stories and received many awards. The Foundation trilogy and I, Robot ___ (be) very popular with the young and adults. His works exercised great influence over other writers.
Asimov had two __________ (marry) and two children. He died ____ AIDS in New York in 1992.
when
graduated
talented
published
for
are
marriages
of