2019高考英语最新阅读作文新闻素材课件辑：年度最佳发明 (共3份打包)

《时代周刊》选出年度最佳发明（1） 1 Inventions make the world better, smarter and even a little bit more fun. Last year, in November, Time magazine published “2018 Top 50 inventions”. Here, TEENS has selected three of the most interesting inventions for you. Let’s take a look. 新发明让世界变得更美好，更智能，甚至更有趣。去年11月，《时代周刊》选出了“2018年50项最佳发明”。 TEENS在此为你选出了3项最有趣的发明。让我们一睹为快。 Lifepack Carry-on Closet In many cases, traveling is fun, but packing can be quite annoying. No matter how neatly you pack your clothes, you always end up having to pull out everything in order to find what you need. 自带衣柜的旅行箱 在多数情况下，出门旅行是件乐事，但打包行李却也十分烦人。不论将衣物打包得多么整齐，最终，你还是不得不把所有东西都从箱子里掏出来，才能找到所需的物品。 startup [stɑ:tʌp] n. 初创企业 那么，由丹麦初创公司Solgaard Design所设计的这款“自带衣柜的旅行箱”或许能一劳永逸地改善这种情况。 for good 永久地；一劳永逸地 Well, the Lifepack Carry-on Closet designed by the Danish startup Solgaard Design might change that for good. From the outside, the Lifepack looks like an ordinary suitcase. But inside, it contains a set of retractable shelves to keep clothes in good order and maximize the space. Its shelf system has many extra pockets and is removable. 从外观上看，这个旅行箱和普通的行李箱没什么两样。但箱子里却装有一套伸缩自如的隔板，能够让衣物分门别类、整整齐齐，并且最大化地利用空间。这套可装卸的衣架系统中还有不少额外可摘下来的口袋。 retractable [rɪ'træktəbl] adj. 可取消的，可缩回的；伸缩自如的 So when you get to your destination, you just need to take out the shelf system and hang it in your hotel closet. 所以，当你到达目的地时，只需取出这套衣架，将其挂在酒店的衣柜里即可。 destination [ˌdestɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] n. 目的地，终点 $$ 《时代周刊》选出年度最佳发明（2）指向亲友的指南针 1 LynQ Becoming separated from friends in crowds or losing contact with your family in a strange place can be a nightmare. 指向亲友的指南针 在人群中与朋友走散，或者在陌生的地方与家人失联，都是一场噩梦。 nightmare ['naɪtmeə] n. 恶梦；梦魇般的经历 But now, LynQ, a new location tracker has a fix. 而如今，新型定位追踪器LynQ有办法解决这一问题。 tracker ['trækə] n. 拉纤者，纤夫；追踪系统，[自] 跟踪装置；追踪者 When you wear LynQ, you use a combination of GPS technology and long-range radio frequencies to find other LynQs to a distance of up to 5 kilometers from you. 佩戴上LynQ指南针后，你能够使用其GPS定位技术以及远程无线电频率，来找到5公里以内的其他LynQ指南针。 a combination of 事物的结