Unit ThreeUnderstanding Science.ppt

Warm-up activity Unit 3 Book One Introductory Remarks Professor Hawking thinks it important to keep everybody in touch with what science is about. In this article he explains why. 霍金教授认为使每个人都了解科学是干什么的非常重要。在这篇文章中，他对其中的缘由作了解释。 Para.1 1. What is the attitude of some people towards the changes brought about by science and technology? 2. What was life like before science and technology began to change our way of life? Para. 1 Whether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed a great deal in the last hundred years, and it is likely to change even more in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a purer and simpler age. Para.1 But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a privileged minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast majority of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short. Para. 2 Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldnt put the clock back to an earlier age. Knowledge and techniques cant just be forgotten. Nor can one prevent further advances in the future. Para.2 1. What would happen if all government money for research were cut off? The force of competition would still bring about advances in technology even if all government money for research were cut off. Para.2 Moreover, one cannot stop inquiring minds from thinking about basic science, whether or not they are paid for it. Para.2 2. Is it possible to prevent science and technology from further development? Why or why not? No. The only way to prevent further developments would be a global state that suppressed anything new, and human initiative and inventiveness are such that even this would not succeed. Para. 2 The only way to prevent further developments would be a global state suppress