（2） failure名词，表示“失败的事或人”时为可数，作“失败”解时为不可数名词。
Failure is the mother of success。 失败乃成功之母。
He was a failure as a teacher。 他不是一个好老师。
11。“We are not making that much money yet； but we are excited about all the new technology and great ideas that are coming to life in Zhongguancun。 正像玉方所说的那样：“我们目前还没有挣到那么多的钱，但是我们为所有这些在中关村富有活力的新技术和卓越的想法感到激动。
（1） that much=so much，此处的that为副词，表示程度，相当于so，为“那么，到达那么个程度”之意。
I can’t walk that far 我不能走那么远。
（2） come to life表示“苏醒，恢复活力、生机”之意。
He came （back） to life after about an hour firs aid。 经过大约一小时的急救他又苏醒过来了。
Unit 12 Fact and fantasyFact and fantasy 现实与科幻
Science fiction is often about things we believe may be possible in the far future； like a hundred years later。 The following dialogues about such topics are incomplete。 Work with your partner to create dialogues using some of the useful expressions； and talk more about what you believe may come true in the future。
科幻小说通常描写的是那些人们相信在很久以后，比如一百年后的将来有可能发生的事情，下面的对话就是这类还没有实现的话题。
与你的同伴合作，用一些有用的词汇编一个对话，
讨论一些你认为将来有可能变为现实的事情。
Space travel
太空旅游
A： I don’t believe
我不相信
B： Why not？ago nobody thought it was possible to。
为什么不？以前没有人认为有可能。
A：more than。
超过。
B：we’ll be able to develop。
我们能够发展。
Life in 3098
3098年的生活
A：any life on earth in the future。
任何的生命将来在地球上。
B： Come on。 What do you mean？
继续说。你什么意思？
A： some terrible disaster。
一些可怕的疾病。
Like
像。
B： 。
Young forever
永葆青春
A： Do you think therell be a time when we can beat all diseases？
你认为将来会有一天我们能战胜所有的疾病吗？
B：
A： Doctors may find a way to keep us young forever。
医生也许会找到使我们永葆青春的方法。
B： 。
Creature from outer space
外星人
A： Do you believe？
你认为？
B： I don’t only believe in it，。
我不仅相信它，。
A： Do you really？
你真的这样想？
B： There are so many stars。 I’m sure。
有那么多的星星。我确信。
重点、难点、考点及疑点注释
1。Do you think there’ll be a time when we can beat all diseases？你认为将来会有一天我们能战胜所有的疾病吗？
time一般为不可数名词，此处的time为可数名词，表示“一段时期”，还可表示“次数”。
At one time I used to go mountainclimbing every summer。
过去有一段时间我每个夏天都去爬山。
Hand them to me two a time。
把它们递给我，每次两个。
2e on。 What do you mean？ 继续说。你什么意思？
come on在这里是把问题（讼案）提出来的讨论的意思。
When does the case come on for trail？
什么时候开庭审讯此案？
come on还可表示“出现；出场；开始”之意。
The player came on late。该选手出场晚了。
Rain came on just before daybreak。天快亮时开始下起雨来。
Unit 12 Fact and fantasyJULES VERNE： THE FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION 儒勒·凡尔纳：科幻小说的鼻祖
Jules Verne was born in 1828； in France。 His father sent him to Paris to study law； but instead Verne developed his love for the theatre。 To make a living； Verne had to write and sell stories。 Jules spent many hours in Paris libraries studying botany； applied science and many other subjects。 He used the latest ideas and technical inventions of his day in his books。 Many of the instruments in his novels will remind the reader of Dr Benjamin Franklins experiments with electricity。 By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further； Jules Verne laid the foundation of modern science fiction。 He also suggested how inventions could be used in the future to allow man to do things that were considered impossible in his own time。 Jules Verne died in 1905； long before any of his dreams came true。
At the beginning of 20；000 Leagues Under the Sea； one of his most famous novels； ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by a sea monster。 Dr Aronnax； his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster。 After months of searching they find it and in the collision that follows； the three companions are thrown overboard。 In their efforts to survive； they find themselves in the surface of the monster itself； which turns out to be a submarine。 They are taken on board and Captain Nemo decides not to kill them but makes them his permanent guests。 From that day on they start planning their escape。
Captain Nemo takes them on a voyage across the oceans。 The Nautilus is an extraordinary ship。 The furniture is precious and huge glass windows that can be opened and closed give a view of the underwater world。 The ship is also very strong and protected with thick iron plates。 All that is needed for life on board comes from the ocean。 Electricity is used for light； heating； power and to defend the ship against attacks。 The food aboard the Nautilus is all sea food。
Dressed in diving suits； they walk around in this magic world； lighted by the lamps of the ship。 They find themselves surrounded by colorful rocks； fishes； seashells and plants； all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters。
Readers have wondered about the character of Captain Nemo ever since the book was published。 You could say he is someone you will neither like nor dislike。
You might think that he is a cruel man because he keeps Aronax and the others as prisoners and destroys ships。 But at other moments you will find him gentle and weak； when he cries about the lost lives of people drowned in ships that have sunk。
Another wonderful story is that of Journey to the Center of the Earth。 The story begins with the discovery of an ancient document in an old book。 It explains how to find a secret road to the centre of the earth。 Two men decide to go on this adventure and travel to Iceland； where they enter the earth through a chimney in a dead volcano。 Their guide leads them through a narrow passage deep into the earth。 Passing through layers of coal and marble they go deeper and deeper。 They drink the water from a boiling underground river and after many days they reach a huge lake or underground ocean。 Walking along its shores they go through forests of mushrooms and plants that lived on the earth millions of years ago。 They build a raft to cross the sea and are attacked by ancient sea creatures。 In the end； their raft is drawn into a fast stream and with ever increasing speed and temperatures they are shot out of a volcano in southern Italy。
儒勒·凡尔纳于1828年出生在法国。他的父亲送他到巴黎去学习法律， 而凡尔纳却对戏剧产生了兴趣。为了生计，凡尔纳不得不从事写作并出售他的小说。儒勒花了许多时间在巴黎图书馆里学习生物学，应用科学和许多其他科目。他把当时最新的思想和一些科技发明作品写进了他的书里。他小说中涉及到的很多设备都会让读者想到本杰明·弗兰克林所做的电的实验。
通过将他所处年代的科学发展向前推进一步，
儒勒·凡尔纳奠定了现代科幻小说的基础。他还阐述了怎样将科学发明应用到将来生活中， 以便让人们去做那些在当时看似不可能做的事情。1905年， 儒勒·凡尔纳去世了，他的梦想还远远没有实现。
在他的著名小说之一《海底两万里》这本书的开头，全世界的船只正在消失，人们认为这是由海底怪兽引起的。
埃瑞纳克斯博士和他的仆人还有一位加拿大的捕鲸者一起出发去寻找海怪。经过数月的搜寻，他们找到了它，在随后的搏斗中，他们三人都被抛出了船外。在他们努力求生时，
发现自己就在怪兽的身体上面，结果怪兽竟然是一艘潜水艇。他们被带到了艇上，尼莫船长没有杀他们，反而要他们永远做他的客人呆在船上。从那天开始，他们就开始计划着逃跑。
尼莫船长带着他们横跨大洋航行。诺特拉斯是一艘不同一般的船。船上的摆设很精致，巨大的玻璃窗可以打开或关上， 让人看到水下的世界。船体用非常厚的铁块保护着，很结实。船上的一切生活所需全来自海洋。电用来照