一、【Text】课文

Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called 'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly fifty years.

In spite of this, some people--in-cluding myself--were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These Peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语

◆current n. 电流

◆sculpture n. 雕塑

◆mistaken adj. 错误的

◆gallery n. 美术馆

◆exhibit n. 展品，陈列品

◆oddly adv. 古怪的

◆attach v. 连，系

◆sphere n. 球体

◆magnetize v. 使磁化

◆repel v. 排斥

◆flicker v. 闪烁

◆emit v.放射

◆flash v. 闪光

◆prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的

◆electronic adj. 电子的

◆peculiar adj. 奇异的

◆shock v.令人震惊，刺激人

◆emotionally adv. 感情上

★current n. 电流

current n. the flow of electricity 电流新概念英语学习机

a continuous movement of water 水流

adj. 目前的，现在的; current affairs 时事

currency n. 流通(货币)

currently adv. 普遍地，通常地，现在，当前

★sculpture n. 雕塑

sculptural adj. 雕刻的，雕刻般的

sculptor n. 雕刻家

★mistaken adj. 错误的

mistaken adj. incorrect; wrong; misunderstood

Eg.: The teacher has mistaken opinion of his pupil. He doesn’t use simple plain language and he is often mistaken.

make a mistake / by mistake 弄错了

He took my umbrella by mistake.

and no mistake 确实如此(口语)

Eg: He is honest and no mistake.

mistake vt.

mistake sb. for 把某人误认为

Eg.: Yesterday, I mistook him for my classmate.

★gallery n. 美术馆

★exhibit n. 展品，陈列品

exhibit: show in public

exhibition n. 展览会

Eg.: Yesterday we went to an exhibition to visit exhibits.

★oddly adv. 古怪的

oddly: strangely

odd adj. 古怪的

strange adj. 因为陌生而奇怪的

queer adj.奇特的

Eg.: Look, he is wearing a queer hat.

fantastic adj.奇妙的

eccentric adj.怪癖的;He is an eccentric person.

★attach v. 连，系

attach vt. 系，拴，粘上，贴上

attach to

Eg.; he attached the lamb to a tree.

attach to sb. for sth. 因为某事而把......加在某人身上

Eg.: We didn’t attach blame to him for his failure.

attach importance to sth. 对某事非常重视

Eg.: We attach importance to education.

be attached to sth. 喜欢，喜爱

Eg.: I’m very attached to her.

attachment n. 固定，爱慕，友情，附着

★sphere n. 球体

★magnetize v. 使磁化

magnetized vt.

Eg.: The iron was magnetized.

He speech magnetized the listeners.

★repel v. 排斥

repel vt.: to drive back; cause feelings of dislike

Eg.: the different sexes attract each other and the same sexes repel on the contrary.

Let me go at once, you repel me. 让我走，你真让我恶心。

★flicker v. 闪烁

★flash v. 闪光

flicker v. shine unsteadily

flash v. shine for a moment

★emit v.放射

emit v. give off

emit sound / emit smell / emit light / emit heat / emit smoke

★prehistoric adj. 史前的，老掉牙的

peculiar adj. strange and unusual

Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.

I’m feeling rather peculiar.

★electronic adj. 电子的

◆peculiar adj. 奇异的

peculiar adj. stange and unusual

Eg.: The food has peculiar taste.

I’m feeling rather peculiar.

◆shock v.令人震惊，刺激人

get shocked 受震动

At the news, he got shocked.

shock n. 震惊;get a big shock

◆emotionally adv. 感情上

emotional adj. 易激动的，情绪的，感情脆弱的

Eg.: I think you agree with me, women are often said to be more emotional than men.

反义词 unemotional

emotion: n. 感情：

Eg.: love,hatred, and grief are emotions.

feeling n. 某时的内心感受

Eg. : I can’t describe my feeling now.

emotive adj.引起情绪反应的

The word home is more emotive than house.

emotionally; emotional; unemotional; emotive; emotion; feeling

三、【课文精析】

rarely: seldom

Key sentence:

We are not surprised at moden sculpture...

that引导同位语从句，修饰限定the idea的内容。

Eg. : The idea that one can learn English well in English-speaking countryes is mistaken.

重点句式结构

who take no interest in art 修饰说明 people

take interest in 对......感兴趣

take delight in 对......感到高兴

take pride in 对...... 感到骄傲

show interest in 显示对......的兴趣

cannot; failed to 双重否定意味着肯定;加强语气

he must have passed his examination last week.

He cannot have failed to pass hsi examination last week.

You must keep your promise.

You can’t fail to keep your promise.

On display / on show

We can see sculptures everywhere.

in spite of this 尽管如此

Key sentence:

The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said:

The first thing... was a notice which said...

Key sentence:

Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.

Oddly...that...

that 引导的定语从句用来限定shaped forms

are ...familiar to...谓语

句子主干：Oddly shaped forms are familiar to everybody

that 定语从句中：in response to / in reaction to 作为对......的反应

be familiar to sb. 对某人来说很熟悉

Eg.: The house is familiar to him.

I don’t really remember where I have seen him before, but he looks very familiar to me.

be familiar with 熟悉，熟知

Eg.: Are you familiar with the play of Shakespeare?

I ‘m familiar with that book too.

be familiar to sb. / be familiar with sth.

lined up 过去分词做状语，与 long thin wires 为被动关系

attached to metak spheres 过去分词做定语，修饰long thin wires

定语从句

there were long thin wires that were attached to metal spheres.

ther center of the hall 展厅的中央

coloured lights 彩色灯泡

continuously adv. 不停止的

ga mad 发疯，发狂 run mad

Eg. : he must have gone mad to do such a thing.

on and off: continuously

Eg: It has been raining on and off since noon.

It was rather like===It was more like 看起来更像

Key sentence:

...not only seemed designed to do sth.

not only... but ... as well

seem 系动词+名词/形容词/分词