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Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
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外研英语 必修第三册
必备知识 自主学习
关键能力 合作探究
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固演练
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The New Age of Invention
Interviewer: Good evening,and welcome to Between the Pages. This evening,I'll be talking to Dr. Richard Fairhurst,whose new book The New Age of Invention has just been published. Welcome,Richard!
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I'll be talking to Dr. Richard Fairhurst是将来进行时,表示将来某时正在进行的或持续的动作;whose ...published是whose引导的非限制性定语从句,whose在从句中作定语。
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Richard: Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here.
it在句中是形式主语,不定式短语to be here是真正的主语。“It's a pleasure to do sth.”是访谈录、演讲稿中的常见句型。
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Interviewer: I guess you have been asked about the title of your book before.It suggests that the present day is a new age for inventions,but many people might think that the great age of invention is over.
此处从句的谓语部分使用了现在完成时的被动语态。
此处是that引导的宾语从句,suggest意为“表明”,故从句用的是陈述语气。
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Richard: Well,that's an interesting point. There have been golden ages of invention throughout history. Think of the four great inventions in Ancient China: gunpowder①,papermaking,printing and the compass②. These things changed the world forever. Then there were the great Western inventions: the steam engine,the telephone and the radio. And now,we find ourselves in the great new age of technology.
此句是there be句型的现在完成时态。
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Interviewer: So are most of the new great inventions techbased③?
Richard: A lot,yes. For example,advances in virtual reality④ and wearable tech⑤,as well as the flexible⑥ battery⑦,mean we should soon be seeing further developments. In addition⑧,important advances have been made in medicine and environmental science thanks to⑨ increasing computer power.
Interviewer: Can you give us some examples?
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Richard: Sure. New inventions like 3D printers have been used to⑩ make replacement hearts and bone parts. In terms of⑪ the environme