课堂版Bursting the magic bubble精编版

Unit3BurstingtheMagicBubbleProceduresi.Readingskillii.Fastreadingiii.Textiv.Translationskillsv.Exercise"BurstingtheMagicBubble" ●AnarticleintheUK'sGuardianfeaturesanexaminationofhowmagicperformancetricksaudiences. ●Theideaofmagic unlockingthemysteries ofconsciousnessisabit far-fetched.AlokAhaisasciencecorrespondentattheGuardian.Inadditiontowritingnewsandcomment,hepresentstheScienceWeeklypodcastandlooksaftertheGuardian'ssciencewebsite.AphysicsgraduatefromImperialCollegeLondon,hehasbeenattheGuardiansincethelaunchofthesciencesupplement,Life,in2003.Author’sProfile Para1-6 Para7–12 Para13–22 Para23–32 Para33-34TextParagraphDivisionPara1-6People’sinterestinmagic First,shock;then,wonder,workouthowitisperformed (Scientists)Psychologistswanttostudymagic/magician,tounlockthemysteryofconsciousness1.Wiseman2.AlfredBinet3.MaxDessoir4.JosephJastrowPara1-6 People’sinterestinmagic 1.Wiseman——theyoungestmemberoftheMagicCircle,thoughtthatmagiccanbeagoodsubjectforpsychologiststostudy 2.AlfredBinet——inventedthemodernIQtest 3.MaxDessoir——Revealedwaysmagicianscreatedillusions 4.JosephJastrow——ExplainingthemechanicsofsometricksTheMagicCircle ItisaBritishorganizationdedicatedtomagic.ItsheadquartersisinLondon,andprofessionalmagicianswhowanttojoinneedtodemonstratetheirskillstoexistingmembersfirst. Now,thereareabout1500membersin41countries,includingCharles,thePrinceofWales. BACK TheStanfordBinetIQTest TheStanfordBinetIntelligenceTestwasinventedbyAlfredBinetandhiscolleagueTheodoreSimon.ItisastandardizedtestthatassessesIQandcognitiveabilitiesinchildrenandadultsaged2to23.Itusedasinglenumber,knownastheintelligencequotient(orIQ),torepresentanindividual'sscoreonthetest.Thisscorewascalculatedbydividingthetesttaker'smentalagebytheirchronologicalage,andthenmultiplyingthisnumberby100.Forexample,achildwithamentalageof12andachronologicalageof10wouldhaveanIQof120(12/10x100). TheStanford-Binetremainsapopularassessmenttooltoday,despitegoingthroughanumberofrevisionsovertheyearssinceitsinception. BACKWordsinPara1-6 Tingewith带有；含有 Scramble爬行,攀缘,抢夺,混乱 Rackone’sbrains绞尽脑汁 Surreal超现实主义的 Houdini霍迪尼，哈利：(1874-1926)美国魔术师，以其能从锁链、手铐、紧身衣及用挂锁锁住的箱子中逃脱而闻名 conjuror魔术师 disruption中断,分裂,瓦解,破坏 Mapout制订 Ataloss迷惑；不解 infullswing热烈地进行 AlfredBinete[心]比奈年龄(指用比奈-西蒙智力测验法测定的心理年龄) 1.workout---(inthetext)totrytounderstand Otherusages: Theareacaneasilybeworkedoutifyouknow thelengthandthebreadth. (计算出，arriveatbycalculation) Wemustworkoutaplanasquicklyaswecan. (制定，拟定devise/drawup) Weareworkingoutawaytohaveacheapho-liday. (想出，thinkout) 2.mapout---(inthetext)todescribeindetail. Otherusages: Thestaffofficersmappedouttheareathoroughly. (在地图上标出，markoutonamap) Wemustmapoutourprogramstepbystep. (制定，安排，devise/arrange)Para7-12Howarepeopledeceivedbymagicians?WithahighdegreeofskillandshowmanshipExplanationsExamplesAcardtrickThemagician’sdexterityThecoindroptrickAnothertrickPara7-12Howarepeopledeceivedbymagicians?Renaissanceofresearch Wiseman: “Magicisallaboutconvincingothersthattheimpossiblehasjusthappened.Andthatdeceptionisachievedwithahighdegreeofskillandshowmanship.” 1)Thedexterityisimportant. 2)Thereisareallydetailedinstructiononhowtoperformmagic. 3)Theaudienceisalsovitalparticipantinthedeception. 2.Allthefactorsabovemakethemisdirection: “Magiciansseemtobeabletocarryoutsecretactionsinfrontoftheiraudiencewithoutbeingspotted.” Whypeopledon'tperceivethoseactions? (Coindroptrickandballtrick) Becausemagiciansmisdirecttheaudience’sattention. Howourmindsinterprettheworldaroundus?WordsinPara7-12 Showmanship引起公众注意的技巧；演技 Blowaway强烈影响，征服 Dexterity灵巧,机敏 Misdirection指示错误,写错 3.intermsof---(inthetext)（fromtheangleof） Otherusages: IntermsofnaturalresourcesitisoneofthepoorestcountriesinwesternEurope. (就。。。来说，asfaras...is/areconcerned) Canyouevaluatemoralbehaviorintermsofmoney? 4.blowaway--(inthetext)tomakesbgreatlysurprisedOtherusages: Thewindblewawaytheclothesthatwerehangingontheline. (吹走，movesthawaybywind) Themistsoonblewawayandthesuncameoutagain. (消散，驱散，clearoff,dissipate)Kuhn’sResearch–Unlockingthemysteriesofconsciousness: 1.Theoreticalbasis: Magiciansaremanipulatingyourconsciousness.Theyareshowingyousomethingimpossible. 2.Methodology: cigarettetrickandeyetracker 3.Results: simplystaringatthelocationofthedeceptionwasnotenoughforpeopletodiscoverhowthetrickhappened.Para13-22Kuhn’sResearch–Unlockingthemysteriesofconsciousness: 4.Conclusion: Misdirectionofanaudience,therefore,dependsonmorethanjustmakingpeoplelookthewrongway-thetrulysuccessfulmagicianmisdirectsattention.BACKWordsinPara13-22 Manipulate操纵 Filterout过滤,滤除 Sensory感官的 Impoverish使贫穷,使枯竭 Sleight技巧,手法,诡计,熟练 Lap(坐时的)大腿前部,膝盖 Spectator观众(指比赛或表演) Eyetracker眼球跟踪器 Fixateon使固定,注视,凝视,集中(眼)力 Impair削弱,损害 Psychokinetic心理运动 Sleightofhand戏法,熟练手法,花招,诡计 Staticshot静态的镜头 voiceover画外音Para23-32OtherformsofsuggestionsGuidepeople’seyemovementsStudythebrainConductanexperimentWhattostudyThedorsallateralprefrontalcortexTheanteriorcingulateResult:asplitsecond/theexactmoment/themagicspotKuhn’sfurtherresearch 1.Experiment1:classicmetalbendingtricks[6] Conclusion:Verbalsuggestioncanalsoplayabigroleinmisdirection 2.Experiment#2:Ballexperiment Conclusion:facialcluesleadtothediscoveryoftricks Anotherinterestingidea: somepeoplecouldbeimmune（免疫）tosomeoftheeffectsofmagic.Para23-32Kuhn’sfurtherresearch 3.Examinationindepth: ⊙tolookatbraindirectly. ●Aim:tofindthe“Magicspot” ⊙"Whenyou'rewatchingmagic,thereisjustasplitsecondwhenyou'reindisbeliefandthat'swhatwe'relookingfor,thatexactmoment,"hesays,“Themagicspot.”BACKWordsinPara23-32 Beimmuneto不受影响的；没有反应的： Autism[心]自我中心主义,孤独症 Gauge评估；判断： Magneticresonanceimagingmachines磁共振成像机 Dorsal背的,脊的 lateral横(向)的,侧面的 prefrontal[解]额叶前部的,前额的 cortex(脑或肾的)皮层,皮质 Dorsallateralprefrontalcortex Theanterior头部附近的,前面的：位于前部的，前面的 cingulate(昆虫腹部)有色带环绕的 Theanteriorcingulate incongruous不调和的,不一致的 Immediateenvironment直觉环境 asplitsecond瞬间/theexactmoment/themagicspot奇异斑点Para33-34AgradualunderstandingoftricksWorry(willitlosepower?)no,why?BenefitsforthepractitionersWordsinPara33-34 cometogripswith努力对付；认真谈论(=gettogripswith) Juggling(=jugglery)欺骗,杂耍 Juggler变戏法者,行骗者 Practitioner从业者,开业者 Fallible易错的,可能犯错的 Getawaywith侥幸成功,逃脱处罚 getawaywith-----(para.34)tocheatwithoutbeingdiscovered Otherusages: Youwon'tbeabletogetawaywiththatstory;noonewillbelieveit. (假造了托辞、谎言等而不被质问或怀疑) Thethievesgotawaywiththecontentsofthesafe. (赃把物卷起，偷走stealandescapewith....)