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课件网) Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art part 1 background story part 2 New words and expressions current sculpture oddly attach sphere magnetize n. 电流；水流气流；潮流 n. 雕塑 adv. 古怪地 v. 连，系 n. 球体 v. 使磁化 current sculpture oddly attach sphere magnetize n. 电流；水流气流；潮流 n. 雕塑 adv. 古怪地 v. 连，系 n. 球体 v. 使磁化 flicker emit prehistoric peculiar emotionally v. 闪烁 v. 放射，发出 adj. 史前的 adj. 奇异的（怪异的），不寻常的 adv. 感情上 flicker emit prehistoric peculiar emotionally v. 闪烁 v. 放射，发出 adj. 史前的 adj. 奇异的（怪异的），不寻常的 adv. 感情上 current n./adj. water/air current swim with the current swim against the current the current president current affairs the current economic situation currently: at the present time Where did Sir John Hawkwood settle six hundred years ago Whom did he hire soldiers to in times of war Would he threaten to destroy a city-state in times of peace of not When would he spare a city-state Did the Italians regard him as a hero in spite of this or not How 0ld was he when he died Who gave him a state funeral when he died Did they have a picture painted or not What was it dedicated to Part 3 Note on the text 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. sth./sb.+否定频度副词+v.+sb.+强调性否定副词 中国人不再对地震感到恐慌了。 Earthquake rarely shocks us Chinese people any more. 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 eighty years. In spite of this, some people-including 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!' exhibition make an exhibition of oneself (贬) 当众出丑; 出洋相 behave in a bad or stupid way in public People at the party were embarrassed when Frank got drunk and made an exhibition of himself. 不要给我出洋相了 Don’t make an exhibition of yourself 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. strange, odd, weird, eccentric, peculiar, bizarre do sth. in respond to sth He opened the door in respond to a knock. He said in respond to the question. 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. be attached to be obsessed with be addicted to join A to B attach A to B ... ...
