2021-2022学年度第14期总第763期

Inspiring more curiosity (P6)

北京中学  李萍

I. Lead-in

What can you see in the pictures?

How much do you know about the Pineapple Science Award?

 

The Pineapple Science Award was founded in 2012 and has been part of the World Young Scientists Summit since 2019. It has been awarded to dozens of scientists for their unique scientific research studies over the past 10 years. 

II. Pre-reading

Inspiring more curiosity

What do you think the passage will mainly talk about?

Read the passage and check whether your questions can be answered.

III. Reading for details.

Read the passage again and complete the form.

IV. Critical and creative thinking

1. What do you think of these award-winning projects? Are you inspired by them? Why or why not?

I am really inspired by these award-winning projects because I think they are really amazing projects that make serious scientific studies very interesting and amazing. Also, these studies can potentially solve practical problems.

 

2. If you were given a chance to submit a study to be considered for a Pineapple Science Award, what would it be on? Why?

V. Language focus

长难句分析：

1. Using their captive chimpanzee Abu and a control group of university students, the researchers found that Abu could remember random numbers both more quickly and more accurately than the students.

研究人员利用他们圈养的黑猩猩阿布和一组大学生作为对照，发现阿布能比学生更快、更准确地记住随机数字。

该句中，现在分词短语Using their captive chimpanzee Abu and a control group of university students作主句的状语；random numbers意思是“随机数字”。

 

2. Their collaborative research showed that the next time mosquitoes are bothering you, you may want to turn up the stereo.

他们的合作研究表明，下次蚊子骚扰你的时候，你可能要把音响开大。

该句中，bother的意思是“骚扰”；turn up的意思是“调大声音”。

 

重点词汇及用法：

1. These were just two of the 10 studies awarded at this year’s Pineapple Science Award ceremony on Nov 13 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.

award:  (1) v. to make an official decision to give sth to sb as a payment, prize, etc. 授予；奖励

e.g. He was awarded damages of £50 000.

(2) n. An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well. 奖品，奖励，奖金

e.g. He was nominated for the best actor award.

 

2. In fact, all entries must have been published in recognized academic journals or presented at conferences.

事实上，所有参赛作品必须已在公认的学术期刊上发表或在会议上发表过。

recognize: (1) （正式）认可，接受，赞成 If people or organizations recognize something as valid, they officially accept it or approve of it.

(2)赏识；表彰 When people recognize the work that someone has done, they show their appreciation of it, often by giving that person an award of some kind.

e.g. He had the insight to recognize their talents.

 

3. In addition, the researchers explored chimpanzees’ art skills in the field of graffiti.

In addition: used when you want to mention another person or thing after sth else 除......以外（还）

e.g. In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.

 

拓展词汇：近义词：besides, what’s more.

addition n. 增加，附加

additional adj. 增加的，附加的

additionally adv. 此外

4. It turns out that mosquitoes that are exposed to electronic dance music wait longer to bite the hamster than those that are not.

结果发现，听电子舞曲的蚊子比没有听的蚊子等候更长时间才叮咬仓鼠。

turn out: to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way 结果为

e.g. Despite our worries everything turned out well.

be exposed to: 暴露，接触

e.g. Will the children ever be exposed to a profound idea at home? 

 

5. It is important to help the younger generation be interested in science and enhance their scientific literacy.

重要的是帮助年轻一代对科学感兴趣，提高他们的科学素养。

enhance: to increase or further improve the quality, value or status of sb/sth 提高，增强，增进

e.g. This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company.