全新版大学英语综合教程第三册UNIT4-3

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　　Language Sense Enhancement
1、Read aloud paragraphs 4-11 and learn them by heart.
2、Read aloud the following poem.
An Excerpt¹ from Queen Mab
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Heaven's ebon vault²,
Studded with stars unutterably bright,
through which the moon's unclouded
Grandeur³ rolls,
Seems like a canopy⁴ which love has spread
To curtain her sleeping world.
3、Read the following quotations⁵.Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Now ,my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.
--J.B.S. Halddane
The universe begins to look more like a great thought and a great machine.
--James Jeans
The universe is not hostile,nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
--John H. Holmes
That's one small step for a man,and one giant leap for mankind.
(A comment on being the first person to set foot on the moon)
--Nell Armstronq
4、Read the following humorous dialog for fun.you might need to look up new words in a dictionary.
Q: What is an astronaut's favorite meal?
A: Launch!
Q: What did the astronaut cook for lunch?
A: An unidentified frying object!
Q: How did the astronaut serve dinner in outer space?
A: On flying saucers!
Q: What's the best way to talk to a Martian?
A: Long distance!
Q: Why do Martians have 2 antennas⁶ on their head?
A: So they can receive in stereo.
Q: What's the most popular snack on Mars?
A: Marsmallows.
Q: Why do you see no Martian tourists at the Grand Canyon⁷?
A: Hey,it just looks like home.
Q: Why are tomatoes not popular on Mars?
A: Because nobody told them to wait until they turn red...
Q: What kind of bulbs should you plant on the moon?
A: Light bulbs!
Q: What kinds of songs do planets like to sing?
A: Nep-tunes!
Q: What kind of poem can you find in outer space?
A: Uni-verse!