Unit-7-To-Err-Is-Human.ppt

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1、Unit-7-To-Err-Is-HumanAuthor ProfileAuthor ProfileBornBorn November 25,1913DiedDied December 3,1993 (aged 80)Nationality Nationality AmericanFieldsFields Biology,Science writer,PathologyInstitutionsInstitutions Tulane University School of Medicine(medical researcher)Alma mater Alma mater Princeton U

2、niversity,Harvard Medical School Notable awards Notable awards National Book Award(3)Major books Major books The Lives of a Cell:Notes of a Biology Watcher(1974),The Medusa and the Snail:More Notes of a Biology Watcher,1979.Lewis Thomas The Lives of a Cell The Lives of a Cell won the National Book A

3、ward in arts and letters in 1974,and The The Medusa and the SnailMedusa and the Snail won the American Book Award for science in 1981.How does it feel to realize youre wrong?To err is human.Lewis ThomasBaby was produced through trial and error.To Err Is HumanTo Err Is HumanThe misunderstanding and m

4、isuse of words make language evolved to be rich and vibrant.The U.S.economy is still the worlds greatest economy.But ten percent of American businesses disappear every year.Archie wanted to test out the question of,should patients with heart attacks recover in a specialized cardiac unit in hospital,

5、or should they recover at home?Archie CochraneTrial and error isnt obvious.It is very difficult to make good mistakes.Yutaka Taniyamathe Taniyama-Shimura Conjecture“He made mistakes in a good direction.”Thank you.Thank you.You might think that there are some people who wont make mistakes.However,a g

6、reat man,a saint,even a scientist may make mistakes.Confucius was a greatthinker of the Spring andAutumn period.LaterGenerations regardedConfucius as a saint.Ziyu was one of thestudents of Confucius.It is said that Ziyu looksugly.Confucius didnt like Ziyu very much.But Ziyu later became a famous man

7、 of great.Therefore,Confucius felt guilty and full of remorse and taught future generations should not judge people by outward appearance.Mao Zedong is a great politician who had made the tremendous contribution for the establishment of new China.However,when he was old,he launched the cultural revo

8、lution which had brought many negative influences to our country.Thinking from another angle,mistake must be bad for us Thinking from another angle,mistake must be bad for us?Michael Faraday,a British physicist and chemist,was also a self-taught scientist.Because of the short circuit coil,Faraday di

9、scovered electromagnetic induction and made a great contribution in electromagnetism.We learn in the process of making mistakes to make progress,and then the new exploration action can begin.In fact,this is the course of human evolution.The above examples show that making mistakes is not always bad

10、for us,the point is,we know how to do after making mistakes.Thank you.Thank you.G5-15-G5-15-贡文波贡文波 Gold is no pure gold,no one is perfect.Everyoneinevitablymakesmistakes,butthewrongreallysoworthless?Invention of Absorbent PaperWhen we encounter errors,what should we do?ComplainingBeing discouragedLosing sight of errorsAdmitting Studying Getting lessons from errorsThank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!谢谢观赏谢谢观赏