Cultural background-science fiction ● Science fiction,a genre of fiction,sets in some imaginary time or place.In its original usage in the 1920s,science fiction referred to the stories that appeared in cheap,so-called pulp magazines(庸俗杂 )but science fiction now appears in all media, including motion pictures,staged dramas,television programs,and video games,as well as short stories and novels.Science fiction is sometimes abbreviated to SF. ●“The shortest science fiction in the world": o"The last person on the earth was sitting in the room when there was a knock on the door." ●“地球上最后一个人坐在房间里。这时响起了敲门声
Cultural background—science fiction ⚫ Science fiction, a genre of fiction, sets in some imaginary time or place. In its original usage in the 1920s, science fiction referred to the stories that appeared in cheap, so-called pulp magazines(庸俗杂 志), but science fiction now appears in all media, including motion pictures, staged dramas, television programs, and video games, as well as short stories and novels. Science fiction is sometimes abbreviated to SF. ⚫ “The shortest science fiction in the world”: ⚫ “The last person on the earth was sitting in the room when there was a knock on the door.” ⚫ “地球上最后一个人坐在房间里。这时响起了敲门声
Cultural background ● Seabed20,000 Miles(海底两 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF'TITANIC 万里》，by Jules-Verne(儒 勒·凡尔纳)，Father of Science Fiction(“科幻小说之父”) ● Time machine by H.G.Wells (HG威尔斯)regarded as the best science fiction in human's history AVATAR Avatar,Harry Potter,2012, the Matrix and etc
Cultural background ⚫Seabed 20,000 Miles《海底两 万里》, by Jules-Verne(儒 勒·凡尔纳), Father of Science Fiction(“科幻小说之父” ) ⚫Time machine by H. G. Wells (H·G·威尔斯) regarded as the best science fiction in human’s history ⚫Avatar, Harry Potter, 2012, the Matrix and etc
Words and expressions
Words and expressions
Head v. 1)to be at the top or front of sth. e.g.He was chosen to head the firm. 2)to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way e.g.The ship was heading for Cuba. ● Collocation: ● Collocation:lose/keep one's head
Head v. ⚫1) to be at the top or front of sth. ⚫e.g. He was chosen to head the firm. ⚫2) to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way ⚫e.g. The ship was heading for Cuba. ⚫Collocation: ⚫Collocation: lose/keep one’s head
Still adj. ●1)not moving e.g.We stood still and watched as the deer came closer. ●2)quiet and calm e.g.The house was completely still. ● Collocation: still waters run deep:used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge静水流深/大智若 愚
Still adj. ⚫1) not moving ⚫e.g. We stood still and watched as the deer came closer. ⚫2) quiet and calm ⚫e.g. The house was completely still. ⚫Collocation: ⚫still waters run deep: used to say that someone who is quiet may have very strong feelings or a lot of knowledge静水流深/ 大智若 愚