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Unit 5 Reading Plus 知识点精讲
句子 1
You may think that all inventors are adults with rich experience and university degrees, but you would be wrong.
inventor /ɪnˈventə(r)/n. 发明家;invent v. 发明;invention n. 发明物;
rich experience 丰富的经验;university degree 大学文凭
翻译:你或许会认为所有发明家都是拥有丰富经验、持有大学文凭的成年人,但你错了。
拓展例句
Many young inventors don’t have high university degrees. 许多少年发明家并没有很高的学历。
配套练习
①词性转换:invent(发明者)→inventor;(发明物)→invention
②填空:He thinks that young people ________ (can) invent great things. 答案:can
句子 2
In fact, many famous inventions have been created by teenagers, just like you.
have been created 现在完成时被动语态,意为 “已经被创造”;by 引出动作执行者, just like 就像
现在完成被动结构:have/has been + 过去分词;by sb. 由某人(做)。
翻译:事实上,许多著名发明都是青少年创造出来的,就像你一样。
配套练习
改错:Lots of new inventions create by kids every year. create→are created
句子 3
At the age of three, Louis Braille became blind as a result of an accident.
at the age of + 数字 在…… 岁时;blind adj. 失明的;as a result of 由于,因为(后接名词 / 名词短语)
翻译:路易・布莱叶三岁时,因为一场意外失明了。
配套练习
填空:He hurt his leg ________ a fall. 答案:as a result of
句子 4
At a school for the blind, he was taught to read using books with raised letters.
the blind 盲人(the + 形容词表一类人);raised letters 凸印字母;using books 现在分词作方式状语;be taught to do 被教会做某事
被动语态 was taught;with raised letters 后置修饰 books。
翻译:在一所盲人学校里,老师教他借助印有凸字母的书籍阅读。
配套练习
填空:The boy was taught ________ (draw) by his mother. 答案:to draw
句子 5
Blind people would run their fingers over the letters and guess their shapes.
run one’s fingers over 用手指抚摸……;would 此处表过去习惯性动作,“常常”
翻译:盲人会用手指抚摸字母,猜出它们的形状。
配套练习
翻译:她用手指轻轻抚过书页。She ran her fingers over the pages.
句子 6
However, sometimes it was confusing because letters like “Q” and “O” were very similar, and they also took up too much space on a page.
confusing adj. 令人难以分辨的;take up 占据(空间、时间);too much space 太多空间;on a page 在书页上
翻译:但这种方法有时很难分辨,因为像 Q 和 O 这类字母外形十分相近,而且它们在书页上还会占用大量篇幅。
配套练习
填空:The big desk ________ too much space in my room. 答案:takes up
句子 7
To solve these problems, a system was invented where letters were replaced with a code of raised dots.
solve problems 解决问题;不定式 To solve 作目的状语;replace A with B 用 B 替代 A;code n. 编码;raised dots 凸点
where 引导定语从句修饰先行词 system;整句使用一般过去时被动语态 was invented。
翻译:为了解决这些难题,人们发明了一套系统,用凸点编码来替代传统字母。
配套练习
填空:We can replace plastic bags ________ paper bags. 答案:with
句子 8
However, this new method was still too slow and difficult.
method n. 方法
翻译:但这套新方案使用起来依旧太慢、难度很高。
句子 9
At the age of 15, Braille made important improvements to the raised dot system.
make improvements to sth. 对某物做出改进;improvement n. 改进,改良(动词 improve)
固定搭配 make improvements to,介词只用 to。
翻译:15 岁时,布莱叶对这套凸点系统做出了重大改良。
配套练习
词性转换:improve(名词)→improvement
句子 10
He made the code simpler and reduced the number of raised dots.
make + 宾语 + 形容词比较级 使某物变得更……;reduce v. 减少;the number of …… 的数量
翻译:他简化了编码,减少了凸点的数量。
配套练习
填空:We should reduce ________ (we) waste paper. 答案:our
句子 11
Braille's system was incredibly successful and is still used today around the world.
incredibly adv. 极其,非常前半句一般过去时被动,后半句一般现在时被动 is still used,形成时态对比。
翻译:布莱叶创造的盲文体系大获成功,至今仍在全球范围内使用。
配套练习
词性转换:success(副词)→successfully;(形容词)→successful
句子 12
In 1921, Philo Farnsworth was 14 years old when he read about the problem of creating an electric television in a science magazine and became interested in it.
read about 读到关于……;electric television 电子电视机;science magazine 科学杂志
翻译:1921 年,菲罗・法恩斯沃斯 14 岁,他在一本科普杂志上读到研发电子电视相关难题,从此对这个领域产生了兴趣。
配套练习
填空:She becomes interested ________ inventing small machines. 答案:in
句子 13
One day, while he was working on a farm, he noticed the straight rows of crops, and it gave him an idea.
while 引导过去进行时从句,“正当…… 时”;straight rows 整齐的一排排;
crop n. 农作物;give sb. an idea 给了某人灵感
翻译:有一天,他正在农场干活,注意到田里一排排整齐的庄稼,这给了他灵感。
配套练习
填空:While I ________ (walk) outside, I saw a strange machine. 答案:was walking
句子 14
Perhaps an image could be broken down into lines, changed into electronic signals, and then sent through the airwaves.
image n. 图像;break down 拆分,分解;electronic signals 电子信号;airwaves n. 无线电波
情态动词被动语态 could be + 过去分词,三个并列被动结构连用:be broken down, (be) changed, (be) sent。
翻译:或许图像可以被拆分成无数线条,转换成电子信号,再通过无线电波传输出去。
配套练习
填空:The big task can be broken down ________ small steps. 答案:into
句子 15
For years, Farnsworth worked to develop his idea, but he faced many challenges along the way.
develop v. 完善,研发;face challenges 面对难题、挑战;along the way 在这个过程中
翻译:多年来,法恩斯沃斯一直努力完善自己的构想,但一路上他遭遇了重重挑战。
句子 16
Many people did not believe his idea would work, and he found it difficult to get money to pay for his research.
work v. 奏效,起作用;find it + 形容词 + to do sth. it 作形式宾语;pay for 支付…… 费用
翻译:很多人都不相信他的构想能够实现,而且他很难筹到资金支撑自己的研究。
配套练习
翻译:我发现学好发明很难。I find it hard to learn invention skills.
句子 17
However, he never gave up.
翻译:但他从未放弃。
句子 18
When he was 21, he eventually succeeded in sending a simple image using his invention.
eventually adv. 最终;succeed in doing sth. 成功做成某事;using his invention 现在分词作方式状语
翻译:21 岁那年,他利用自己的发明,成功传输了一幅简易图像。
配套练习
填空:He succeeded in ________ (create) the first TV model. 答案:creating
句子 19
This breakthrough was an important step in creating the modern televisions that we use for entertainment today.
breakthrough n. 突破;an important step 重要一步;entertainment n. 娱乐;that 引导定语从句修饰 televisions
翻译:这次技术突破,为如今我们用来娱乐的现代电视的诞生迈出了关键一步。
配套练习
词性转换:entertain(名词娱乐)→entertainment
句子 20
These stories show that with a passion for solving problems, anyone can make a difference in the world, no matter how old they are.
passion n. 热爱,热忱;make a difference 产生影响,有所作为;no matter how 无论多么……,引导让步状语从句
that 引导宾语从句;with a passion 介词短语作伴随状语。
翻译:这些故事告诉我们:只要怀揣解决问题的热忱,无论年纪大小,任何人都能改变世界、有所作为。
配套练习
填空:You can make a difference ________ you keep trying. 答案:if
句子 21
So, if you have an idea that you believe in, do not be afraid to go for it.
believe in 坚信,信奉;be afraid to do 害怕做某事;go for it 放手去做,努力争取
翻译:所以,如果你心中有一个坚信不疑的想法,别害怕,大胆放手去实现它。
句子 22
Who knows? You may just be the next Louis Braille or Philo Farnsworth.
翻译:谁能说得准呢?你或许会成为下一个路易・布莱叶或是菲罗・法恩斯沃斯。
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