Unit 5 Force of NatureText Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose.A.To display Marie Curie's career as a Nobel Prize winner.B.To honor Marie Curie who made magnificent contribution inscience.C.To unfold Marie Curie's complex life as glorious and tragic.D.To introduce Marie Curie and her family.Key: [ C ]2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). At first I only knew that Marie Curie, a brilliant woman scientist, was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. [ T ]2). Marie Curie was obsessively engaged in her research after her daughters were born. [ F ]3). As governess to a wealthy family, Marie Curie fell in love with Casimir Zorawski, the young master. As his father threatened to disinherit him, she left Warsaw with courage for Paris, where her new life began. [ T ]4). Marie Curie left Warsaw for Paris at the age of 18. [ F ]5). The place where the Curies were working was dark, damp, shabby, and sad, more like a stable than a lab. [ T ]6). The Curies became world famous, especially after they won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 for the discovery of radium and polonium. [ F ]7). Eve Curie, a year old when her father died, wrote that Pierre's death marked a crucial moment in her mother's life. [ F ]8). Shortly after her husband's funeral, Madame Curie went into the lab immediately though she should have stayed with her family and friends. [ T ]9). A second Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to the Curies for isolating the elements radium and polonium. [ F ]10). According to the author, Madame Curie conquered colossal obstacles in science, but paid an enormous personal price. Her life was so complex that her glory was mingled with tragedy. [ T ]Writing StrategiesThis text is a biographical sketch of the great woman scientist Marie Curie. Except for the first three paragraphs, which make up the introductory part of the story, the narration of the major events inMadame Curie's life follows the chronological order. To make her narration and description more graphical and impressive, the author has used some metaphorical expressions and sentences. For example, the expression 'drag by' used in paragraph 4 immediately makes the reader share the way Marie felt about those four long years of waiting.Can you find more instances of metaphorical language used in the text?More instances of metaphorical language found in the text:Paragraph 1: “her arms wrapped around her daughters”Paragraph 3: Also she was a woman driven by passions, fighting battles much of her life with what a doctor now would probably diagnose as severe depression.Paragraph 5: “walked into history”.Paragraph 7: “The reality was a lot grittier”Paragraph 9: For the Curies, though, their triumph contained the seeds of their tragedy.Paragraph 10: "A cape of solitude and secrecy fell upon her shoulders forever."While the purpose of writing a biographical sketch or a biography isto present the major events that happen during the lifetime of the person concerned, it is also common for the writer to offer his/her own personal assessment. Madame Curie is recognized by the whole world as a renowned scientist, but she appeals to the author not just as a great scientist, but, perhaps more essentially, as a woman. This point is made clear in the sentence in the last paragraph: The Marie Curie that I discovered was no icon but a flesh-and-blood woman.Can you find some supporting evidence of this point in the introductory part of the text?Elaboration of this point is mainly found in the second paragraph of the text:Looking back, I think I admired that photo so much, not because of Marie Curie and what she stood for but because she seemed so exotic -- or maybe because of how her arms encircled her girls. My own mother lay in the hospital, recovering from a grave injury in a car crash. I wanted her to hold me, but she couldn't. So, instead, I idolized Marie, who in my mind became the strongest and most capable woman in the world.Language Work1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your ownother.5). stableNothing is fixed and permanently stable. There must be movement forward, which is progress of a sort, or movement backward, which is decay and deterioration.6). definingWorksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem.5. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way as to avoid dangling non-finite clauses.1). Reading in bed, my hands often get very cold.When I read in bed, my hands often get very cold.2). While cleaning his gun it went off unexpectedly.He was cleaning his gun when it went off unexpectedly.3). When carrying a gun it should never be pointed at anyone.When carrying a gun, you should never point it at anyone.4). Falling from such a height, we thought he would never survive.We thought falling from such a height he would never survive.5). Tied to a post, the sea was tossing the boat up and down.Tied to a post, the boat was tossed up and down by the sea.6). Barking furiously, I led the dog out of the room.Barking furiously, the dog was led out of the room.7). Reading the letter a second time, the meaning becomes clearer.Being read a second time, the letter becomes clearer in meaning.8). Wondering where to go, an advertisement caught her eye.As she was wondering where to go, an advertisement caught her eye.9). While sitting at the foot of a cliff a stone fell on him.He was sitting at the foot of a cliff when a stone fell on him.10). When planting these flowers care must be taken not to damage the roots.When planting these flowers you must take care not to damage the roots.Translation1. Translating Sentences1). 研究人员建议，人到老年应该多参加个人或集体的心理和生理活动。