高中必修一 · 第 1 课
倒转的时钟 The Clock That Reversed
科幻小说阅读课上，同学们走进一个时间可以倒流的世界。关于机器、数据和命运，他们展开了激烈讨论。
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科幻小说阅读课上，同学们走进一个时间可以倒流的世界。关于机器、数据和命运，他们展开了激烈讨论。 读课文，先自己理解，再点 🔊 听朗读。
The Clock That Reversed
The science fiction unit began with a novel called The Clock That Reversed, and Jack finished it in two days. The story was simple on the surface: a young mechanic finds a machine that can turn back time by exactly seven minutes. But the deeper the students read, the more complicated it became. 'If you could go back seven minutes,' Cozy teacher asked, 'what would you do?'
科幻单元从一本叫《倒转的时钟》的小说开始，Jack 两天就读完了。故事表面很简单：一个年轻机械师发现了一台能把时间精确倒回七分钟的机器。但学生们读得越深，故事就越复杂。“如果你们能回到七分钟前，”Cozy 老师问，“你们会做什么？”
Lily said she would save a dropped ice cream. Han Mei said she would re-answer a quiz question. Jack, of course, wanted to rewind the whole exam week. But Li Lei was quiet. 'What about you?' Han Mei asked. 'I would not use it,' Li Lei said slowly. 'Every mistake I made is part of who I am. If I erased my mistakes, I would erase myself.'
Lily 说她要救回一支掉落的冰淇淋；Han Mei 说要重答一道测验题；Jack 当然想倒回整个考试周。但李雷很安静。“你呢？”Han Mei 问。“我不会用它，”李雷慢慢说，“我犯的每个错误都是我今天的一部分。如果擦掉错误，我就擦掉了自己。”
The novel's hero, however, used the machine constantly — to win arguments, to avoid embarrassment, to fix small accidents. Each use had a cost. In the end, he discovered that the machine was not a gift but a trap: every time he rewound time, a stranger lost something precious. 'This is called a paradox,' Cozy teacher explained. 'Science fiction loves to explore the edges of logic.'
然而小说主角却频繁使用机器——赢下争论、避免尴尬、修补小事故。每次使用都有代价。最后他发现，机器不是礼物而是陷阱：每当他倒转时间，就有陌生人失去宝贵的东西。“这叫做悖论，”Cozy 老师解释说，“科幻小说喜欢探索逻辑的边缘。”
The class discussion grew heated. Jack argued that the machine should be used to save lives; Han Mei pointed out that the hero could never know whose life he would change. Lily suggested that the real problem was not the machine but the person using it. 'Technology is neutral,' she said. 'The question is whether we are ready to carry it.'
课堂讨论变得热烈。Jack 主张机器应该用来救人；Han Mei 指出主角永远不知道他会改变谁的人生；Lily 说真正的问题不是机器而是使用它的人。“技术是中性的，”她说，“问题在于我们是否准备好承载它。”
For their assignment, each student designed a science fiction plot of their own. Han Mei imagined a genetic laboratory where creatures could be created from memories. Jack wrote about a simulated planet run entirely by machines. Li Lei's story was the shortest: a boy finds a device that shows him the future — and decides not to look at it. 'The best endings,' he explained, 'are the ones that stay open.'
作业是每人设计一个科幻情节。Han Mei 构想了一个能用记忆创造生物的基因实验室；Jack 写了一个完全由机器运行的模拟星球；李雷的故事最短：一个男孩发现了一台能展示未来的设备——然后决定不看它。“最好的结局，”他解释说，“是保持开放的结局。”
On the last day of the unit, Cozy teacher asked them to write a single sentence about the novel. Jack wrote: 'Power without wisdom is a bomb.' Lily wrote: 'Time is a river; do not try to swim upstream.' Han Mei wrote: 'Every machine was once a dream.' And Li Lei wrote: 'The clock that reversed taught me to walk forward.' The four sentences were pinned to the wall, side by side, like four windows opening onto the same sky.
单元最后一天，Cozy 老师让大家为这本小说写一句话。Jack 写：“没有智慧的力量是一颗炸弹。”Lily 写：“时间是河流，不要逆流游泳。”Han Mei 写：“每台机器都曾经是一个梦。”李雷写：“倒转的时钟教会我向前走。”四句话并排钉在墙上，像四扇窗，对着同一片天空。
📖 读后理解（0/6）
1. What did the machine in the novel do?
2. Why did Li Lei say he would not use the machine?
3. What happened every time the hero rewound time?
4. What did Lily say about technology?
5. What was Li Lei's own story about?
6. What did Han Mei write as her final sentence?
3语法小课堂：同位语从句 & 虚拟语气综合
同位语从句（***选修提高）
抽象名词（fact / news / idea / hope）+ that + 从句
The fact that the machine could reverse time amazed them. （机器能倒转时间这一事实让他们震惊。）
The news that the hero was trapped spread quickly. （英雄被困的消息迅速传开。）
与定语从句区别：同位语从句的 that 在从句中不作成分；定语从句的 that 作成分。
⚠️ 同位语从句说明名词的内容，that 不可省略，且不在从句中充当成分。
虚拟语气综合（复习）
if 条件句 / wish / suggest 三种虚拟
与现在相反：If I were the hero, I would not use the machine. （如果我是主角，我不会用机器。）
与过去相反：If he had known the cost, he would not have pressed the button. （如果他知道代价，就不会按按钮。）
suggest/insist + that + (should) + do：The story suggests that we (should) cherish time. （故事建议我们珍惜时间。）
⚠️ 高考常考三组：if 型虚拟、wish 型虚拟、(should) 型虚拟。
👨🏫Cozy 老师说：高中语法重在「在语境中理解」——多读课文里的例句，语法自然就活了。
4课后练习（0/13）
1. The fact ___ the machine could reverse time amazed them.
2. The news ___ the hero was trapped spread quickly.
3. If I ___ the hero, I would not use the machine.
4. If he had known the cost, he ___ pressed the button.
5. The story suggests that we ___ cherish time.
6. fiction 的意思是：
7. The novel's hero used the machine to win ___ .
8. Every time he rewound time, a stranger lost something ___ .
9. This is called a ___ , explained Cozy teacher.
10. Technology is ___ ; the question is whether we are ready to carry it.
11. Han Mei imagined a ___ laboratory where creatures could be created from memories.
12. A boy finds a device that shows him the future — and decides ___ to look at it.
13. Power without wisdom is a ___, wrote Jack.