Unit 3 Make it happen!
Starting out & Understanding ideas
重点单词
1. fair n. 展览会
2. block n. 一块(指木头、石头等有直边的硬物)
3. artificial adj. 人造的,人工的 4. condition n. 长期疾病
5. cost v. 价格为,需支付(某一数量的钱) 6. lend v. 借给,借出
7. 3-D adj. 三维的,立体的 8. printer n. 打印机
9. invent v. 发明,创造 10. weigh v. 重,重量是……
11. kilogram n. 千克,公斤 12. fix v. 解决(问题)
13. invention n. 发明(物) 14. download v. 下载
15. apply v. 应用,运用 16. blind adj. 盲的,失明的
17. machine n. 机器 18. warn v. 警告,告诫;提醒
19. object n. 物体 20. sense v. 检测并记录
21. congratulations n. 祝贺的话 22. advertisement n. 广告;启事
23. everyday adj. 日常的;平常的;每天的 24. trouble v. 使忧虑,使苦恼
25. creative adj. 有创造力的
26. imaginative adj. 富有想象力的;创新的
重点短语
1. out of 由……制成,用……做成 2. shake hands 握手
3. blow sb. away 使某人大为惊讶
4. lend (sb.) a hand 帮助(某人)做事;(给某人)搭把手
5. keep doing sth. 坚持做某事 6. one after another 一个接一个地
7. make money 赚钱 8. decide to do sth. 决定做某事
9. wish to do sth. 希望做某事 10. win an award 获奖
重点句型
1. He built it out of plastic blocks and fishing line.
他是用塑料积木和钓鱼线制作的。
2. “Hello,” said a girl with an artificial arm , as she shook hands with Easton’s work.
“你好,”一个戴着假肢的女孩一边说,一边和伊斯顿的作品握手。
3. What’s worse , children like her grow quickly and need new arms all the time.
更糟糕的是,像她这样的孩子长得快,经常需要更换新的假肢。
4. “It blew me away ! I built my arm for only $300,” thought Easton.
“这让我大吃一惊!我只花了300美元就造出了假肢。”伊斯顿心想。
5. It was able to move with brain signals of the user.
它能够随着用户的大脑信号而移动。
6. But it wasn’t good enough yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms.
但它还不够好:手臂重3.6公斤。
7. He enjoyed fixing problems one after another.
他喜欢一个接一个地解决问题。
8. And finally he hit on success at age 23.
最后,他在23岁时取得了成功。
9. What a helping hand !
多么好的“援手”!
10. Blind students at school had a hard time moving around.
盲人学生在学校里行动困难。
At 14, Easton LaChappelle built a robotic arm 1. out of plastic blocks and fishing line (用塑料积木和钓鱼线制作的) for a science fair. There he met Jenny, a girl 2. with an artificial arm (戴着假肢). Her $80,000 artificial arm was 3. just a simple hook (只是一个简单的钩子). Easton was shocked because his arm cost only $300.
After the fair, Easton turned his room into a lab. At 16, he got a 3-D printer and created an artificial arm controlled by brain signals. But it was 4. too heavy for kids (对孩子们来说太重了). He kept 5. improving (improve) it. He 6. fixed/solved problems one after another (一个接一个地解决了问题). At 23, Easton succeeded. His final design weighed only 0.5 kg and cost around $500. Instead of making money, he 7. posted the design online for free (在网上免费发布了这个设计). People can download and 8. make their own artificial arms (制作他们自己的假肢).
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
重点单词
1. inventor n. 发明者,发明家 2. widely adv. 广泛地;普遍地
3. curiosity n. 好奇心 4. talent n. 天资,天赋,才能
5. electricity n. 电 6. lightning n. 闪电
7. pioneer n. 先驱,先锋,创始人 8. exploration n. 探索;探险;勘探;勘查
9. test v. 试验,检验 10. despite prep. 尽管,虽然
11. failure n. 失败 12. future adj. 将来的,未来的
13. explorer n. 探险者;勘察者 14. risk n. 冒险举动
15. drive v. 促使 16. earthquake n. 地震
17. keyhole n. 锁眼,钥匙孔
重点短语
1. on purpose 有意地 2. by accident 偶然地
3. forget to do sth. 忘记做某事 4. go on 进行
5. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 6. invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事
7. miss out 错过 8. learn about 学习;了解
9. a type of... 一种类型的…… 10. be drawn to... 被吸引到……
11. do research 做调查 12. fly a kite 放风筝
13. lightning rod 避雷针 14. protect...from... 保护……免受……
15. be curious about... 对……感到好奇 16. lose one’s life 失去生命
17. take risks 冒险 18. after all 终究,归根结底
19. look through 透过……看
重点句型
1. He tasted it and invented the ice lolly .
他尝了尝,然后发明了冰棍。
2. The greatest inventions in history would be impossible without curiosity .
没有好奇心,历史上最伟大的发明就不可能出现。
3. He was drawn to electricity and had a deep curiosity about its nature.
他对电很着迷,对它的性质有着深深的好奇心。
4. He did lots of research to try to understand it.
他做了很多研究来试图理解它。
5. His curiosity led him to invent the lightning rod.
他的好奇心使他发明了避雷针。
6. This invention protects buildings from lightning.
这个发明可保护建筑物免受雷击。
7. Despite the failure , his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.
尽管失败了,但他的好奇心为后来的探索者提供了灵感。
8. But curiosity is more than just taking risks.
但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。
9. It also drives people towards certain goals.
它也会推动人们走向特定的目标。
10. His curiosity continues to influence scientists today.
他的好奇心继续影响着今天的科学家们。
11. It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.
科学家就是一个好奇的人,试图通过大自然的钥匙孔,去探寻事物的真相。
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special 1. talents (天赋). I am only passionately curious.” History shows that curiosity drives human progress.
Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity about electricity 2. led him to fly a kite (驱使他放风筝) in a storm and 3. invented the lightning rod (发明了避雷针). Wan Hu, a Ming Dynasty inventor, 4. was curious about space (对宇宙好奇). He built a “flying chair”. 5. Despite his test failed (尽管他的测试失败了), his courage inspired future space exploration. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist, 6. spent years studying the sky and the earth (花了数年时间研究天空和地球). His curiosity made him draw China’s first star map and invent the first earthquake detector.
As Jacques Cousteau said, scientists are like curious people 7. looking through nature’s keyhole (透过大自然的钥匙孔来看). Curiosity is the key which opens doors for us to 8. discover a new world (发现新世界).Unit 3 Make it happen!
Starting out & Understanding ideas
重点单词
1. n. 展览会
2. n. 一块(指木头、石头等有直边的硬物)
3. adj. 人造的,人工的 4. n. 长期疾病
5. v. 价格为,需支付(某一数量的钱) 6. v. 借给,借出
7. adj. 三维的,立体的 8. n. 打印机
9. v. 发明,创造 10. v. 重,重量是……
11. n. 千克,公斤 12. v. 解决(问题)
13. n. 发明(物) 14. v. 下载
15. v. 应用,运用 16. adj. 盲的,失明的
17. n. 机器 18. v. 警告,告诫;提醒
19. n. 物体 20. v. 检测并记录
21. n. 祝贺的话 22. n. 广告;启事
23. adj. 日常的;平常的;每天的 24. v. 使忧虑,使苦恼
25. adj. 有创造力的
26. adj. 富有想象力的;创新的
重点短语
1. 由……制成,用……做成 2. 握手
3. 使某人大为惊讶
4. 帮助(某人)做事;(给某人)搭把手
5. 坚持做某事 6. 一个接一个地
7. 赚钱 8. 决定做某事
9. 希望做某事 10. 获奖
重点句型
1. He built it plastic blocks and fishing line.
他是用塑料积木和钓鱼线制作的。
2. “Hello,” said a girl , she shook hands with Easton’s work.
“你好,”一个戴着假肢的女孩一边说,一边和伊斯顿的作品握手。
3. , children her grow quickly and need new arms all the time.
更糟糕的是,像她这样的孩子长得快,经常需要更换新的假肢。
4. “It ! I built my arm for only $300,” thought Easton.
“这让我大吃一惊!我只花了300美元就造出了假肢。”伊斯顿心想。
5. It with brain signals of the user.
它能够随着用户的大脑信号而移动。
6. But it wasn’t yet: the arm weighed 3.6 kilograms.
但它还不够好:手臂重3.6公斤。
7. He one after another.
他喜欢一个接一个地解决问题。
8. And finally he at age 23.
最后,他在23岁时取得了成功。
9. !
多么好的“援手”!
10. Blind students at school moving around.
盲人学生在学校里行动困难。
At 14, Easton LaChappelle built a robotic arm 1. (用塑料积木和钓鱼线制作的) for a science fair. There he met Jenny, a girl 2. (戴着假肢). Her $80,000 artificial arm was 3. (只是一个简单的钩子). Easton was shocked because his arm cost only $300.
After the fair, Easton turned his room into a lab. At 16, he got a 3-D printer and created an artificial arm controlled by brain signals. But it was 4. (对孩子们来说太重了). He kept 5. (improve) it. He 6. (一个接一个地解决了问题). At 23, Easton succeeded. His final design weighed only 0.5 kg and cost around $500. Instead of making money, he 7. (在网上免费发布了这个设计). People can download and 8. (制作他们自己的假肢).
Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
重点单词
1. n. 发明者,发明家 2. adv. 广泛地;普遍地
3. n. 好奇心 4. n. 天资,天赋,才能
5. n. 电 6. n. 闪电
7. n. 先驱,先锋,创始人 8. n. 探索;探险;勘探;勘查
9. v. 试验,检验 10. prep. 尽管,虽然
11. n. 失败 12. adj. 将来的,未来的
13. n. 探险者;勘察者 14. n. 冒险举动
15. v. 促使 16. n. 地震
17. n. 锁眼,钥匙孔
重点短语
1. 有意地 2. 偶然地
3. 忘记做某事 4. 进行
5. 鼓励某人做某事 6. 邀请某人做某事
7. 错过 8. 学习;了解
9. 一种类型的…… 10. 被吸引到……
11. 做调查 12. 放风筝
13. 避雷针 14. 保护……免受……
15. 对……感到好奇 16. 失去生命
17. 冒险 18. 终究,归根结底
19. 透过……看
重点句型
1. He it and invented the .
他尝了尝,然后发明了冰棍。
2. The greatest inventions in history would be .
没有好奇心,历史上最伟大的发明就不可能出现。
3. He electricity and its nature.
他对电很着迷,对它的性质有着深深的好奇心。
4. He to try to understand it.
他做了很多研究来试图理解它。
5. His curiosity invent the lightning rod.
他的好奇心使他发明了避雷针。
6. This invention lightning.
这个发明可保护建筑物免受雷击。
7. , his curiosity gave future explorers ideas.
尽管失败了,但他的好奇心为后来的探索者提供了灵感。
8. But curiosity is taking risks.
但好奇心不仅仅是冒险。
9. It also people certain goals.
它也会推动人们走向特定的目标。
10. His curiosity scientists today.
他的好奇心继续影响着今天的科学家们。
11. It is a curious man a keyhole, nature, what’s going on.
科学家就是一个好奇的人,试图通过大自然的钥匙孔,去探寻事物的真相。
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special 1. t (天赋). I am only passionately curious.” History shows that curiosity drives human progress.
Benjamin Franklin’s curiosity about electricity 2. (驱使他放风筝) in a storm and 3. (发明了避雷针). Wan Hu, a Ming Dynasty inventor, 4. (对宇宙好奇). He built a “flying chair”. 5. (尽管他的测试失败了), his courage inspired future space exploration. Zhang Heng, a Chinese scientist, 6. (花了数年时间研究天空和地球). His curiosity made him draw China’s first star map and invent the first earthquake detector.
As Jacques Cousteau said, scientists are like curious people 7. (透过大自然的钥匙孔来看). Curiosity is the key which opens doors for us to 8. (发现新世界).