Unit 7 Invention and Innovation Culture Understanding 课件-2022-2023学年中职英语高教版（2021）基础教程2

unit 7 Invention and Innovation Culture Understanding 课文2 Great Inventions Change the World There have been many great inventions that change the way we live and allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. The first great invention was the wheel. This invention made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. The four great inventions of ancient China greatly promoted➊ the development of our economy, politics and culture at that time and fundamentally➋ advanced world civilization as well. In the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera and the light bulb. There were more great inventions in the early 20th century, such as the plane, and the movie with sound➌. Nylon➍ came out in the 1930s and changed the kind of clothes people wear. Starting from the second half of the 20th century, man began looking for ways to go into space. Many countries, including the United States and China, have made their steps into space, too. ➊ 促进 ➋根本地 ➌ 有声电影 ➍ 尼龙 伟大的发明改变世界 许多伟大的发明改变了我们的生活方式，甚至说我们能够完成以前根本想不到的事情。第一项伟大的发明是轮子，这项发明使人们更容易携带重物和长途旅行。中国古代的四大发明极大地促进了当时中国在经济、政治和文化上的发展，并且从根本上推进了世界文明。 19世纪有许多伟大的发明，其中包括照相机和灯泡。20世纪初有更多的伟大发明，如飞机、有声电影。尼龙于20世纪30年代问世，人们的衣服种类也随之改变。 从21世纪下半叶起，人类开始寻找进入太空的方法。很多国家，包括美国和中国，也开始探索太空。 Great Inventions Change the World伟大的发明改变世界 There have been many great inventions that change the way we live and allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. 许多伟大的发明改变了我们的生活方式，甚至说我们能够完成以前根本想不到的事情。 There have been there be 的完成式 Allow us to do things 允许我们做事情 Dream of sth 梦想 many great inventions that change the way we live and allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. 中that change the way we live 修饰inventions 做定语，叫定语从句。the way we live 中， we live 修饰the way ，也是定语从句，省略了连接词that 。 allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.中we have never dreamed of. 做things的定语从句。省略了连接词that 。 The first great invention was the wheel. This invention made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. 第一项伟大的发明是轮子，这项发明