Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

　　SATISFACTION① GUARANTEED

　　Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots②. Recently it had begunexperimenting with a household③ robot. It was going to be tested out④ by Larry's wife,Claire.

　　Claire didn't want the robot in her house, especially as her husband would be absent⑤ forthree weeks⑥， but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to beharmed. It would be a bonus⑦. However, when she first saw the robot, she felt alarmed⑧. Hisname was Tony and he seemed more like a human than a machine⑨. He was tall and handsomewith smooth hair and a deep voice although his facial expression never changed. ①satisfaction /ˌsætIs'fækʃn/ n．满意；满足；令人满意的事物

②that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a company。

③household /'haʊshəʊld/ adj.家庭的；家用的 n．一家人；家庭

④test out考验出；检验完

⑤absent adj.不在的；缺席的

⑥as her husband would be absent ...是as引导的时间状语从句。

⑦bonus /'bəʊnəs/ n．额外津贴；奖金；红利

⑧alarmed /ə'lɑːmd/ adj.担心的；害怕的

alarm /ə'lɑːm/ vt.使警觉；使惊恐；惊动 n．警报；惊恐

⑨more ...than ...与其说......倒不如说...... 　　

　　包君满意

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　　拉里·贝尔蒙特在一家生产机器人的公司里工作。最近，该公司要对一个家用机器人进行试验。这项试验将由拉里的夫人克莱尔来检验。

克莱尔并不想把机器人留在家里，特别是当她丈夫将要离家三周的时候，但是拉里说