Why do we need robots First, they are hardworking and reliable. They can do dangerous work or work that is very boring or tiring for humans. They can work around the clock without complaining and without needing rest, food or vacations. And robots can go places that humans can not, such as the surface of Mars, deep under the ocean or inside the radioactive parts of a nuclear power plant.
II. Pre-reading
Talking about the three Laws of Robotics
According to Isaac Asimov, the Three Laws of Robotics are:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
III. Reading for forms
Read the text Satisfaction Guaranteed again to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.
IV. Copying expressions and writing articles
You are asked to copy all the useful expressions into your notebook after class as homework. You may write your own short articles using these expressions.
Expressions from Satisfaction Guaranteed
make robots生产机器人, experiment with做试验, do the housework做家务, test out试验, be absent for three weeks三周不在, persuade…that…说服……, allow …to do允许……做……, feel alarmed感到吃惊, look like a machine看上去像一个机器, at all根本,全然, facial expressions面部表情, on the second morning在第二天早上, feel embarrassed感到尴尬, look so human看上去很人性化, feel very unhappy感到不高兴, improve one's social position提高某人的社会地位, one of the richest and most powerful women around远近闻名的有钱有势的女人之一, please sb by…通过做……取悦某人, make …elegant使……优雅, borrow a pile of books from the library从图书馆借了一堆书, turn each page翻每一页, reach for…竭力想得到, change the makeup改变了化妆, accompany… to…和……一起去, write out a list of items for…写了一份……的清单, go into a dress shop进了一家衣服店, be rude to…对……粗鲁, ring up打电话, change one's attitude改变态度, turn around转身 the amused and surprised look on one's face脸上有趣有惊讶的表情, have an affair有风流韵事, after all毕竟, get home到家, weep with anger因为生气而哭, invite…to the house邀请……到家里, expect…to be completely transformed期待……大变样, work steadily on…有条不紊地做……, fall off a ladder从梯子上掉下来, in time及时, hold…firmly in one's arms把……紧紧地搂在怀里, feel the warmth of one's body感到身上的热气, push…away推开……, at that moment在那一刻, fold one's arms around…搂着, bend one's face close to…把脸贴近……, cry out…大叫……, more than 不仅仅, disappear from sight消失, open the curtains打开窗帘, whisper to…对……低语, have such a handsome lover有一位英俊的情人, all night整夜, drive up驱车, take…away带走……, be pleased with …对……感到满意, report on…关于……的报告, protect…from harm保护……免遭伤害, prevent…from…阻止……做……, sense of failure失败感, fall in love with爱上……

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