Unit 4 World of the Future
This part describes a future journey to the wonderful undersea world and puts forward the topic to
be related.
Paragraphs 5 – 7
In this part, the author describes a future
journey into space to visit the Moon, the
Mars and the Venus
Paragraphs 8 – 12
In this part, the author describes some wonderful things that may come true in the far future.
Paragraphs 13 – 21
In this part, the author describes such great wonders of the future as will directly influence or be
closely related to future life.
V. Language study:
Paraphrase:
… powerful engine starts, producing a quiet, continuous, slightly shaking sound.
强大的引擎隆隆发动。
Explanation:
The word funny describes something that makes you laugh or that is strange. It is not the same as
the word fun.
e.g. The party was fun. (it was enjoyable)
e.g.The film was funny. (it made us laugh)
看着窗外你会觉得很有趣
Paraphrase:
… take a future journey the other way — traveling in space instead of under the water.
以另一种方式进行未来之旅――去太空而不是潜水旅行。
Explanation:
a passenger spacecraft powered by rocket engines火箭太空飞船
Explanation:
an imaginary place on the moon where a group of specially designed buildings are erected for
scientists and moon vacationers
月球营地
Explanation:
Mars is one of the planets in the solar system, it is the fourth planet from the sun and orbits the sun