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Unit 4 Inventions
Guess
It’s a small invention.
You use it every day.
You use it with your hand.
Maybe you have one in your hand now.
What’s it?
Who invented it?
the ballpoint pen
1. Which pen is more convenient to use?
2. Which one appeared first in history?
refill
v. 再装满
Skim and match each paragraph with its main idea.
How people remember Bíró.
How the ballpoint pen was invented.
The ballpoint pen was a great success.
Introduction
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
What does the word “giant” mean in the title?
Language points
n. 编辑
fill v. 装满
refill v. 重新装满
re- “再次,重新”
rebuild
restart
弄得一团糟
形容副动
此刻,目前
n. 类型,种类
n. 尖端
v. 滚动
=on + to
到…上面去
当…时
for表原因
英语国家
指称,指代
类型,种类
英语国家
English speaking countries
editor n.
n. 编辑
-or表
人
onto
到...上面去
tip n.
尖端
roll v.
滚动
make a mess
搞得一团糟
re-表“再次”
rewrite
The ball rolled the ink onto paper as it moved.
People will always remember him for his invention.
for表原因
refer to ...
指称,指代
n. 类型,种类
type / kind / sort
right now
此刻,目前
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钢笔巨匠
你知道László Bíró? 拉斯洛•拜罗(注:匈牙利文)吗?也许你不知道,但你很可能每天都在用他的发明,你甚至可能现在手里还拿着它。
拜罗(1899-1985)是圆珠笔的发明者。他出生在匈牙利(首都)布达佩斯。在 20 世纪 30 年代,当他担任报社编辑时,他几乎每天都要使用钢笔。但是,他必须一直给它加满墨水。那墨水没那么容易干,往往把报纸上搞得乌漆嘛黑。拜罗想要更好的笔。他的弟弟乔治帮他开发了一种特别的墨水。这种墨水很容易干。然后,他们开发了一种新型笔。在这个笔的尖端,有一个小球。小球移动时,把墨水带到纸上。他们把它称为“圆珠笔”。
圆珠笔取得了巨大的成功,每个人都喜欢它。现在,世界各地数以百万的人每天都使用它。人们将一直记住拜罗的发明。今天,在很多英语国家,人们仍然用“biro”这个词代指任何类型的圆珠笔。
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