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Inventions
Unit 4
The wheel
The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the start of the 20th century, cars became popular. Without the wheel, we would not have these inventions.
Great inventions
Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following are three of the most important inventions in history.
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
The light bulb
Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine living without them
1. advertisement:
eg. Here is an advertisement for a 3-day trip to
Wuhan.
这是一则武汉3日游的广告。
advertise:
eg. I shall advertise for someone to do the job.
我将登广告寻人来做这份工。
The company is advertising its new cars on the Internet。
该公司正在互联网上宣传它的新车。
advertising:
n. 广告
(简写为 ad-ads)
v. (为…)做广告
n.做广告
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2. (1) funny:
eg. Tom is a funny man.
汤姆是一个滑稽的人。
I’ll tell you some funny stories.
我来给你讲一个有趣的故事。
(2) fun:
have fun
eg. They have great fun at the party.
他们在派对上玩得很开心。
make fun of sb
=interesting
adj.滑稽的
n. 乐趣
过得愉快,开心
=enjoy oneself
取笑某人
= laugh at
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3. create:
eg. We should create more jobs for young people.
They will create new parks along the coast.
creation:
eg. Is that painting his last creation
creative:
eg. Kids are usually more creative.
I would like to do something more creative.
我想做些更具创造性的工作。
Cooking is creative.
烹饪富有创造性。
v. 创造
=make=produce
n. 创作
adj. 有创造力的
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4. telephone:
eg. May I use your telephone?
我能借用你的电话吗?
Telephone is a great invention. It makes our world smaller.
电话是一个很伟大的发明。 它使我们的世界变小了。
(2) v. 打电话=call
eg. I'll telephone you when I arrive.
我到了会给你打电话。
(1) n.电话
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wheel:
eg. There are four wheels in the car.
n. 车轮
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5. comfortable:
uncomfortable:
eg. It is comfortable and warm in autumn in Shenzhen.
深圳的秋天舒服又暖和。
Travelling by train is more comfortable than by car.
坐火车旅游比坐小车旅游要舒适点
comfortably:
eg. He is sitting comfortably in the sofa.
comfort:
adj. 舒适的
adj. 不舒服的
adv. 舒服地
n. 舒适 v. 使舒适; 安慰
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carriage:
eg. I hired a carriage to drive here.
我租了一辆马车向那里驶去。
n. 四轮马车
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6. century:
1 century
eg. In 21st century, people use computers a lot .
在21世纪,人们 用电脑很多。
The story dates back to the fourth century BC.
这故事的历史可以追溯到公元前4世纪。
centuries
pl.
n. 世纪
= 100 years
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passenger:
eg. Most of the passengers on the plane are polite and quiet.
大部分飞机上的乘客礼貌且安静。
There were only a few passengers on the bus.
公交上只有几位乘客了。
All passengers got off the train by 10 p.m.
所有的乘客到10点的时候已下车。
n. “乘客”, 可以指飞机,火车,汽车等的乘客
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7. invent:
eg. Bell invented the telephone.
贝尔发明了电话。
inventor:
invention:
eg. Edison was a great inventor with lots of inventions.
爱迪生是一位有着很多发明的伟大发明家。
The invention of TV makes our life more colorful.
电视的发明让我们的生活更加丰富多彩。
v.发明
n. 发明家
n. 发明
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8. practical:
eg. This machine is very practical. It can help
us do lots of things.
这机器很实用。 它可以帮我们多很多事情。
Be practical. We don't have so much money.
实际点吧, 我们没有那么多的钱。
Is his idea practical
他的想法靠谱吗?
practice:
practise:
adj. 有用的
=useful=helpful
v./n. 练习
v. 练习
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since:
eg. I have known him since he was ten.
在他十岁的时候,我已经认识他了。
I have been in New York since 1963.
自从1963年,我已经在纽约了。
It is wet since last Friday.
从上周五开始,天气就很潮湿了。
9. since then:
prep. 自从…
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自那以后=from then on
10. distance:
=size of the gap between two places
in the distance
distant:
eg. Planes can fly a long distance in a short time.
飞机能在很短的时间内飞很长的距离。
What is the distance between your home and
school
= How far is it from your home to school
学校和你家之间的距离是多少?
It is a distant memory.
那已是遥远的记忆。
n. 距离
在远处
adj. 遥远的
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11. mobile phone:
eg. Mobile phones are very popular now.
手机现在很流行了
It is very convenient for us to make
a call with a mobile phone.
用手机打电话是很方便的。
n. 手机
= cell phone
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12. allow sb to do sth
eg. Mrs Green doesn’t allow her son to go out at night.
格林夫人不允许她儿子晚上出去。
be allowed to do sth
eg. Pets are not allowed to enter the park.
allow doing
eg. We don’t allow smoking here.
允许某人做某事
被允许做某事
允许做…(某种行为)
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13. keep in touch with...
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与...保持联系
14. anytime:
eg. You can call me anytime you like.
你可以随时给我打电话。
15. develop:
eg. They are developing a new medicine.
developing:
developed:
development:
eg. With the development of science, life is getting better.
任何时候
= at any time
v. 发展
adj.发展中的
adj.发达的
n. 发展
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(to design and produce something)
16. lamp:
eg. Lamp can give us light in the night.
灯能够在黑夜里给我们光明。
n. 灯
=light
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candle:
eg. There are different candles in this shop.
这家店里有很多不同的蜡烛。
n. 蜡烛
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17. as+adj/adv/n+as sb can
“尽某人所能……”
eg. We must run as fast as we can.
We must run as fast as possible.
我们必须跑得尽可能快。
Drink as much water as you can every day.
每天尽可能地多喝水。
They picked as many apples as they could.
他们摘了尽可能多的苹果。
=as… as possible
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18. daytime:
in the daytime/during the day
at night
in the morning
in the evening
in the afternoon
n. 白天
在白天
在晚上
在早上
在晚上
在下午
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19. keep... off
eg. The doctor told me to keep off sweet food.
医生告诉我远离甜食
Keep off the grass, please!
请勿践踏草坪!
keep up with
keep on doing sth
keep sb from doing sth
“使…远离”
=keep... away from
跟上;不落后
继续做某事
阻止某人做某事
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20. dust:
eg. The table was covered with a layer of dust.
桌上覆盖了一层灰尘。
dusty:
dustbin:
un. 灰尘
adj. 有灰的
垃圾箱
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21. at the same time
eg. Bill likes listening to music. At the same time, he also likes drawing.
比尔喜欢听音乐。同时,他也喜欢画画。
Don’t all speak at the same time.
大家别同时说。
同时=meanwhile
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【拓展】
at any time
at times = sometimes
at a time
at one time = once
eg. The song was popular at one time.
这首歌曾风行一时.
At one time we met very often.
过去我们曾常常见面.
在任何时候
有时
一次;每次
曾经
22. special:
= not ordinary =not common
eg. It is a special day for me .
对我来说是一个特殊的日子。
He is a special man .
他是一个很特别的人。
specially:
adj. 特殊的
=unusual
adv. 特殊地
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wing:
eg. The wings of the bird are wet , so it can’t fly now.
这只鸟的翅膀被打湿了,所以现在它不能飞了。
n. 翅膀
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23. introduction:
eg. The introduction of this book is very interesting.
这本书的引言很有趣。
introduce:
introduce...to...
eg. Let me introduce my friends to you.
现在让我把我的朋友介绍给你 。
n. 引言
v. 介绍
向...介绍...
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24. “代替”
instead of =in place of,
instead
eg. We should use cloth bags instead of plastic bags for shopping .
我们应该使用布袋代替塑料袋去购物。
If you cannot go, he'll go ______.
I went shopping _________ going to the cinema.
instead.
instead of
of是介词,一般放句中
可放置在句首和句末
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25. petrol:
eg. Petrol is very important in our daily. Without it, we can’t start our cars.
汽油在我们的日常生活中很重要,没有它我们就启动不了车子了。
n. 汽油
=gas
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C1 Find words from the article on page 51 that have similar meanings to the words in italics below.
comfortable
century
passengers
developed
daytime
C2 Complete the conversation below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
comfortable
century
passengers
anytime
daytime