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FRANKLIN’S EXPERIMENT: How Much Is True
Read the short introduction to Benjamin Franklin.
Pre-reading
Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Apart from being a successful statesman, he was also well known as a leading American author, printer and publisher, successful diplomat, creative scientist and inventor.
美国的开国元勋之一
政治家
作家
印刷商
出版商
发明家
外交官
科学家
For many years, schools have taught the story of Franklin’s lightning experiment.
Our country has made significant advances in different fields in the past few years.
So far/To date, Ryan has established two foundations.
Ryan has raised a great deal of money since last year.
现在完成时: 表过去动作对现在造成影响或动作从过去延续到现在,并可能延续下去。 have/has done 、have/has been+n./adj.
I have finished my homework.
I have been a teacher for ten years.
More than one generation of schoolchildren has been amazed by his bravery and his scientific approach to looking for the truth.
More than one scientist has questioned what really happened.
More than one student has been inspired by his actions.
“more than one+单数可数名词” “不止一个”作主语时,谓语动词仍用单数形式。
Franklin, along with many other scientists, has inspired us and taught us that scientific experiments are important.
Wechat, as well as telephones, is playing an important role in daily communication.
along with, together with, with, as well as, etc. 引导出的成分不作为主语的一部分,谓语形式看前者,即就远原则。
amaze / me z/ vt.使……吃惊
amazed adj.感到吃惊的
be amazed at/by 对……很惊奇
amazing adj.令人惊讶的
amazement n.惊讶
to one's amazement 令某人吃惊的是
teach-taught-taught
more than one scientist 不止一名科学家
be amazed by/at his bravery 对他的勇气感到惊讶
science n.科学→scientist n.科学家→scientific adj.科学(上)的
an approach to looking for the truth 追寻真理时采用的方法 approaches
contribute towards = contribute to 有助于;促进
More than one scientist has taught us that scientific experiments are important.
不止一位科学家已经教导我们科学实验是重要的。
adopt a more flexible approach to resolving the conflict 采取一种更灵活的方法去解决冲突
Approached (approach) in this way, your friendship will soon be repaired.
an approach to contributing to scientific discoveries 一种促成科学发现的方法
establish the facts 求证事实
lead(led-led) him to come up with his theory of gravity 促使他提出了万有引力定律
lead him to establish a foundation
促使他创办了一个基金会
in fact/reality 事实上,实际上
give an (accurate) account of (准确) 描述……
There is (no) proof that...有(无)证据证......的
In fact, more than one account suggests that while Newton was certainly inspired by a falling apple, there is no proof that it hit him on the head.
do/perform/conduct/carry out an experiment 做实验
There is no proof that Franklin conducted/performed the experiment.
没有证据表明富兰克林做了那个实验。
She gave an accurate account of the flexible battery.
她准确地描述了柔性电池。
admit v.承认,准许进入→admission n.承认,准许进入,入场费 admitted
admittedly adv.诚然,确实;不可否认地
Admittedly, it was difficult, but it wasn't impossible.
explore v.考察,探险→exploration n.探险,探究→explorer n.探险家,勘探者
prove v.证明,证实→proof n.证据,证明
The purpose of the article is to prove that he conducted the experiment(做实验).
People have been more inspired by Franklin’s spirit of scientific exploration than by the facts themselves.
富兰克林科学探索精神比事实本身更能激励人们。
China has made amazing achievements in (太空探索)space exploration in the past few years.