2020-2021学年度第 8 期总第726期

Female duo triumph (P6)
北京中学 李萍

Lead-in
•Who is pictured?
•What contributions did they make?
•What prizes were they awarded?

Pre-reading
•Who are they?
•What prize were they awarded?
•What contributions have they made?

Prediction
What do you expect to know from the text?

While-reading
1.What is the passage mainly about?
It reports on the two female Nobel Prize winners in chemistry in 2020.

2. What aspects did the writer introduce about the two Nobel Prize winners?
The writer introduced the following aspects:
who the winners are;
where they are from;
why they were awarded this prize;
what impact their discovery has on the world;
and what they hope to do in the future.

Post-reading
Think and share:
What did you learn from the two scientists?
I learned a lot from the two scientists. Although they came from small towns, they have made names for themselves. They are passionate about their research and they have clear life goals. Charpentier thinks what defines her is not her gender, her role as a scientist. She hopes that she and her partner’s discovery will encourage more young girls to follow the path of science. They really set a good example for us.

Language focus
1.And while other outstanding females have followed in her footsteps, the number pales in comparsion to their males counterparts.

虽然其他杰出的女性也追随她的脚步，但与男性同行相比，她们的数量就相形见绌了。
pale in comparsion to/with: v. seem much less serious or important when compared with someone or something else  相形见绌
e.g. John decided to accept a new job at a different company because his old salary paled in comparison to the one he was offered.
John跳槽到一家新公司，因为人家给他的薪水比原来公司的高得太多了。

2. This is particularly evident in the field of science.
这在科学领域尤其明显。
evident: If something is evident, you notice it easily and clearly. 清晰易见的
e.g. His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.
他的脚印在厚厚的灰尘中清晰可见。
拓展：evidence 证据，证词，迹象

3. Scientists have developed crops that are able to withstand drought and disease with the help of the tool.
在这种工具的帮助下，科学家已经开发出了能够抵御干旱和疾病的作物。
withstand: If something or someone withstands a force or action, they survive it or do not give in to it. 抵御 [正式]
e.g. She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life.
她承受不了作为一个公众人物的生活压力和紧张。
All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes.
所有建筑现都已加固，以抗地震。

4. Another thing they share in common is a passion for science.
他们的另一个共同点是对科学的热爱。
passion: If you have a passion for something, you have a very strong interest in it and like it very much. 酷爱
e.g. Her passion for dancing never dimmed over the years.
这些年来她对跳舞的热情一直不减。
The best part of his expedition had been the rediscovery of his natural passion for making things.  
他此次探险最佳环节是，重新发现了自己对制造事物的天生热情。
拓展：passionate adj. 有热情的，be passionate about 热爱……
e.g. When you are setting your goals, you always want to be passionate about those goals, because if you love what you do, you will be driven by the desire to achieve success.