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Unit3Creativity

GettingReady

名词Nouns

vity创造力

e.g.:Creativityandoriginalityaremoreimportantthantechnicalskill.

or发明者，发明家

e.g.:Inmyyouthmyambitionhadbeentobeaninventor.

an音乐家，作曲家

e.g.:Thisyoungmusicianhasabrightfuture.

形容词Adjectives

ve有创造力的

e.g.:Ithinkanartist’sworkisverycreative.

兼类词WordswithMultiplePartofSpeech

v.设计n.设计

e.g.:Theydrawanddesignthingsthatweeeveryday.

Lesson7AFamousInventor

名词Nouns

枪

e.g.:Thegunwentoffbyaccident.

桥，桥梁

e.g.:Forexample,oneofhisbridgeswasfinallybuilt500yearsafteritwasdrawnand

flyingmachines,suchashelicopters,areverycommonnow.

pter直升机

e.g.:Hewasrushedtothehospitalbyhelicopter.

ment仪器；乐器

e.g.:Ishelearninganinstrument?

r画家

e.g.:Heisconsideredoneofthegreatestpaintersofalltime.

er工程师，设计师

e.g.:Notmanypeopleknowhewasalsoanengineerandaninventor.

r先锋，先驱

e.g.:DaVinciwasinterestedinscienceandart,andhewasapioneerinmanyareas.

密码

e.g.:SomethinkdaVinciwantedtokeephisideascretashewrotehisdiaryincode.

镜子

e.g.:Helookedathimlfinthemirror.

动词Verbs

取消

e.g.:Thepicniciscancelledbecauofthebadweather.

形容词Adjectives

rn北方的；向北的

e.g.:LeonardodaVinciwasbornonApril15th,1452inanorthernItaliantown.

n意大利的

e.g.:LotsofpeoplelikeItalianfood.

-handed左撇子的

e.g.:Othersthinkitwasjusteasierforhimtowritethiswaybecauhewasleft-handed.

缺席的；缺少的

e.g.:IwasabntbecauIcaughtacold.

副词Adverbs

非常，大大

e.g.:That’safarbetteridea.

rds倒着地

e.g.:‘Ambulance’iswrittenbackwardssoyoucanreaditinthemirror.

短语Expressions

machine计算器

e.g.:Theyincludedplansforanaddingmachine,bridgesaswellasdrawingsof

musicalinstruments,flyingmachinesandmachinesforwar,suchasguns.

as也

e.g.:Judylikesdancing,singingaswellasdrawing.

f早于；在……前面

e.g.:SincemanyofdaVinci’sinventionswerefaraheadoftheirtime,theywereonly

testedhundredsofyearslater.

way两者都一样

e.g.:Eitherway,daVinci’sdiariescanonlybereadwithamirrorbecaueverything

iswrittenbackwards.

Lesson8GoodorBad?

名词Nouns

武器

e.g.:Hewaschargedwithcarryinganoffensiveweapon.

on观点；位置

e.g.:Isupportthepositionthatscientistsneedtoquicklyincreathenumberofnew

inventions.

回答，回复

e.g.:Ireceivedanencouragingrespontomyadvertiment.

能；能量

e.g.:Itwasaperformanceofgreatpower.

能量

e.g.:Thesystemproducedenoughenergytoheatveralthousandhomes.

危险，风险

e.g.:Children’slivesareindangereverytimetheycrossthisroad.

ion污染

e.g.:Thisiswhyweneedmorenewinventionstodealwithproblemslikepollution.

主人；所有者

e.g.:Somedogsaredangerousandtheyevenbitetheirowners.

动词Verbs

ee不同意，持不同意见

e.g.:Evenfriendsdisagreesometimes.

e提供

e.g.:Weareheretoprovidearviceforthepublic.

e污染

e.g.:Theriverhasbeenpollutedwithtoxicwastefromlocalfactories.

咬

e.g.:Theremustbeareasonwhyadogbites.

责怪

e.g.:Asdogowners,theyshouldfindouttheprobleminsteadofblamingthedogs.

形容词Adjectives

r核能的

e.g.:Someinventionsbringriousproblems,forexample,nuclearpower.

ed有关的

e.g.:We’llmakeourdecisionandcontactthepeopleinvolved.

副词Adverbs

er此外，而且

e.g.:Atalentedartist,hewas,moreover,awriterofsomenote.

兼类词WordswithMultiplePartofSpeech

n.辩论v.辩论

e.g.:AndrewandJennyarehavingadebateinEnglishclass.

短语Expressions

n减少；砍倒

e.g.:Ithinkweshouldcutdownonthenumberofnewinventions.

cjam堵车

e.g.:Therearesomanytrafficjams.

Lesson9CreativeMinds

名词Nouns

f耳罩

e.g.:Hethenconnectedthemwithasteelheadbandandthefirstearmuffswere

invented!

es手腕套

e.g.:ShecreatedthefirstpairofWristiesasshewantedtokeepherwristswarmand

dry.

le冰棍，冰棒

e.g.:Popsiclewereinventedby11-year-oldFrankEppersonin1905.

乐趣，乐事

e.g.:Morethanahundredyearslater,popsiclesarestilloneofthebestsummertreats!

ng思考

e.g.:Aftersomethinking,Greenwoodmadewireintotwocirclesandaskedhis

grandmothertowfuronthem.

金属丝

e.g.:Hebentthewireintotheshapeofasquare.

（动物的）皮毛；软毛

e.g.:Theanimalishuntedforitsfur.

钢

e.g.:Thereisnoquickfixforthesteelindustry.

nd头带，束发带

e.g.:That’sherheadbandoverthere.

管，管子

e.g.:Shefoundsomesmallclearplastictubesathome.

连指手套

e.g.:Whilesomekidsjustcomplainwhensnowgetsintheirmittensandtheirhands

getwet,10-year-oldKathrynGregorydecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

手腕

e.g.:Ifelthernailssinkintomywrist.

ss公司；生意

e.g.:Shealsostartedabusiness,withherparents’help,whichshestillrunstoday.

动词Verbs

发明，创造

e.g.:IwanttoinventapenthatcanwritefastwhenIdictate.

-skate滑冰

e.g.:When15-year-oldChesterGreenwoodwasice-skatinginFarmington,Maine,in

1873,hiarsweresocoldthathecouldn’tbearit.

盖；覆盖

e.g.:Althoughhetriedcoveringhisheadinascarf,itwasnotcomfortable.

缝，做针线活

e.g.:Mymothertaughtmehowtow.

可容纳；适合

e.g.:Althoughthetinytubeswereusuallyfilledwithwatertokeepflowersfresh,she

foundthattheyfittightlyaroundthecrayons.

经营；跑

e.g.:Hehasnoideahowtorunabusiness.

形容词Adjectives

破损的；出了毛病的

e.g.:When11-year-oldCassidyGoldsteinneededcrayonsforaschoolproject,shehad

ahardtimebecauthereweresomanysmallorbrokenones.

副词Adverbs

y紧紧地

e.g.:Heheldontightlytoherarm.

兼类词WordswithMultiplePartofSpeech

.,v.搅动，搅拌

e.g.:Heforgotadrinkofjuiceandleftitwithastirstickinitoutsideonacoldnight.

短语Expressions

holder蜡笔套

e.g.:ThisishowsheinventedCrayonHolders.

CommunicationWorkshop

名词Nouns

激光

e.g.:SincethereisabigdifferencebetweenChineandEnglishwritingsystems,lar

typettingfortheChinelanguagewasariousproblemforscientistsalloverthe

world.

tting排版

e.g.:In1975,hebeganarchinglartypettingandelectronicpublishingsystems

forChine.

per开发者，研制者

e.g.:HeisbelievedtobethecondmostimportantdeveloperinprintingChineafter

BiSheng.

hing出版

e.g.:IthasbeenextremelyhelpfultotheChinenewspaperpublishingindustry.

ry产业；工业

e.g.:Theindustrytodayisnothingtowhatitoncewas.

形容词Adjectives

当代的，现代的

e.g.:Hewasnotonlyagreatmodernscientistbutalsoagreatrolemodelformany

youngpeople.

短语Expressions

with想出，找到

e.g.:Forthisreason,hedecidedtotrytocomeupwithasolution.