Satisfaction Guaranteed: A Robot's Lesson in Love

1. Unit 2 Reading Satisfaction Guaranteed

2. Words preview satisfaction bonus alarm alarmed apron sympathy overweight elegant n.满意；满足 n. 额外津贴；奖金；红利 vt. 使警觉；惊动 n. 警报；惊恐 adj. 担心的；害怕的 n. 围裙 n. 同情(心) adj. 超重的；体重超常的 adj. 优雅的；讲究的

3. Words preview favor pile scan fingernail absurd n. 喜爱；恩惠 vt.喜爱；偏袒 n. 堆；摞；叠 vi. 堆起；堆积 vt. 把……堆起；积聚 vt. 查看；浏览；扫描 n. 手指甲 adj. 荒谬的；可笑的

4. Words preview n. 发型；理发 vt. 陪伴；伴奏 n. 软垫；靠垫 n. 寝具；铺盖 n. 项链 n. 售货员；职员 n. 柜台；计数器 adj. 极坏的；可怕的 （口语）糟透的 haircut accompany cushion bedding necklace clerk counter awful

5. Words preview affair armchair declare cuisine envy n. 事物；事情；暧昧关系 n. 扶手椅；单座沙发 vt. 宣布；声明；宣称 n. 烹饪；菜肴 vt. 忌妒；羡慕

6. Expressions preview test out ring up turn around leave…alone 考验 打电话给 转向；回转 不管；别惹 让……一个人待着

7. The reading passage is a retelling of an Isaac Asimov’s science fictioncalled Satisfaction Guaranteed. This story, about a human-like robot, illustrates(阐明) Asimov’s first law for robots: A robot must not injure human beings or allow them to be injured. In this case the injury is not a physical one but a psychological one. In following this law, the robot, which is very human-like, causes the main character, Claire, to have some very confusing feelings. Background information

8. Characteristics of science fiction Science fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. Science fiction may make predictions about life in the future.

9. Skimming to get general ideas

10. Skimming The text mainly tells us _____. A. why Claire fell in love with a human being B. why a robot fell in love with a human being C. a story about a household robot being tested out in a family D. that a robot can save a humanbeing from danger Reading Comprehension I

11. Skimming How many characters are mentioned? Who are they? What is the relation between them? Reading Comprehension II

12. Characters in the story: Larry Belmont - employed in a company that makes robots Claire - Larry’s wife, a housewife Tony - the robotto be tested out by Claire in their family Gladys Claffern - the most powerful women around, a woman that Claire envies

13. Careful reading to solve difficult points

14. Scientists test out theories by experiment. 科学家靠实验检验理论。 testvt.测验；检验；试验；检查 The teacher tested the children on their homework. 老师就孩子们的家庭作业进行检查。 1.test out考验

15. 2.alarmn. (1) a warning of danger 警报 a fire alarm I raised the alarm as soon as I saw what was happening. (2)fear caused by the expectation of danger 恐慌 I hope you won’t take alarm at the news.

16. alarmv. (1)giving a warning警告 The notice board alarms people not to swim in the river. (2)feel feared or cause anxiety 恐慌 The news that H5N1 has spread alarmed the nation. adj. alarmed alarming （惊人的；吓人的） The news is really alarming.

17. 3.accompanyv. (1)to go/stay with I’d like you to accompany me to the supermarket. What accompanies him is always a dog. (2)to exist at the same time 和……一起发生 Lightning usually accompanies thunder.

18. 4.declarevt. (1) 宣布；宣告；声明+(that) to make known formally or officially The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany. 新的国会向德国宣战了。 (2) 宣称；断言+(that) The accused man declared himself innocent. 被告声称他是无罪的。

19. I declared at the meeting that I did not support him. 我在会上声明我不支持他。 (3) 申报(纳税品等) I have nothing to declare. 我没什么要申报的。

20. I would like to declare my love for you. announce 宣布 to tell a lot of people. If I have a birthday party, I want to announce it to my friends. 辨析: declare与announce declare 宣告, 宣布 a way of expressing oneself

21. 5. leave/let …alone/be 不管/不打扰/不理会 I’ve told you to leave my things alone. Let me be, I want a rest . leave + 宾语 + 补足语 使……处于……状态 Leave the door open.

22. Scanning to get detail information

23. scanning Reading Comprehension III Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed. Fill in the occasions when Claire had these feelings.

24. The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony Claire Occasion Before he arrived dislike him was alarmed When he arrived When he offered to help her dress felt embarrassed When he offered to help her improve her house and herself admired him

25. The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony Claire Occasion called him a dear When he helped her with the salesman When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony felt his warmth

26. The Change of Claire’s Feelings to Tony Claire Occasion When she heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony felt being envied She remembered Tony was just a machine cried all night

27. At first refused to have Tony at her house Review Claire’s emotional development. →accept him → trust him → proud of him → sad to remember he was just a machine → love him

28. scanning Reading Comprehension IV True or False • Larry was going to be away from • home so he hired a robot to accompany his wife. • 2. Claire didn’t like the idea at the beginning, but she agreed to it at last. • 3. Tony could understand Claire when she said she was not clever. • 4. When Tony offered to help dressing, Claire was pleased to acceptit.

29. True or False 5. It was Claire that first decided to invite Gladys and her friends to her house. 6. Claire’s guests were filled with admiration when they saw her house was completely changed. 7. The company was satisfied with Tony’s report because he had successfully made a woman fall in love with him.

30. scanning scanning 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? Reading Comprehension V Read the story again and answer the following questions in groups.

31. 1. Why did Tony open the curtains? 2. What did Tony do to prevent Claire from being harmed? He wanted Claire’s guests to see him and Claire together so that she would be envied by the women guests. Tony prevented Claire from being harming by making her feel good about herself. He helped her make her and her home elegant so that she would not feel like a failure.

32. 3. Why did Tony have to be rebuilt? 4. How would you feel if you had a robot like Tony in your house? Tony had to be rebuiltbecause the company felt that they could not have women falling in love with a robot.

33. 5. Claire spent three weeks with Tony in her house. What sentences in the story show that she kept forgetting and then remembering that he was a machine? How absurd, she thought. He was just a machine. He held her firmly in his arms and she felt the warmth of his body. She screamed, pushed him away and ran to her room for the rest of the day. Then she remembered - Tony was just a machine. She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her house.

34. scanning Reading Comprehension V In groups, list Tony’s characteristics that were similar to and those that were different from those of a human being.

35. Facial expressions never change. Quicker reactions (She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room, he managed to catch her in time.) Looks like a human being. Body and skin soft and warm. Hair and fingernail realistic. Voice like a human’s.

36. Able to make suggestions and predictions. Able to make a plan and follow it through. Has good communication skill. Behaviour not appropriate (Tony brought her breakfast and then asked her whether she needed help dressing.)

37. Discussion If you were a robot engineer, what kind of robot would you like to create? Why ?

38. Post-reading • Do you think that robots can take the place of humans in the future? • 2. What will the robots be like in 2500? • 3. What kind of robot do you think is • the most helpful to us in our daily lives?

39. Quiz

40. Quiz I Translation • It was going ______________(由……来测试) by Larry’s wife, Claire. • 2. Claire thought it was ridiculous • ____________________(表示同情) by a robot. • 3. How awful _______________(被发现) by her, Claire thought. • 4. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would_________________ (作一番改建). to be tested out to be offered sympathy to be discovered have to be rebuilt

41. Quiz II Multiple Choice 1. It took a long time for the connection between body temperature and illness __. (2006 江西卷) A. to make B. to be made C. making D. being made

42. 2. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent therefor a space flight. (2007 江西卷) A. training B. being trained C. to have trained D. to be trained 3. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______. (2007 浙江卷) A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard

43. 4. I feel greatly honored ____ into their society. (2008 北京卷) A. to welcome B. welcoming C. to be welcomed D. welcomed 5. The message is very important, so it is supposed _____ as soon as possible. (2008 陕西卷) A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending

44. 1. Surf the Internet to learn more about Isaac Asimov and robots. 2. Make a summary of Satisfaction Guaranteed in about 100 words. Homework

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