人教版高中英语选修八
知识点梳理
重点题型（常考知识点）巩固练习
话题语言应用——发明家与发明
语言积累
金发女孩
交际用语
打电话
Which extension ... plea? 分机号是......？
Can I speak to ... plea? 我能和......说话吗？
Hold the line，plea．/ Hang on，plea．请不要挂断。
Just a moment，plea．请等一下。
I’m sorry，but this phone is out of order．对不起，但是电话出故障了。
I can’t get through．我打不通。
Sorry．He / She isn’t here right now．对不起，他/她不在。
Can I ring back later? 综合实验我能一会再打回去吗？
I’ll ring him / her 相映什么up again．我会再打给他/她。
I must ring off 我必须挂断了，因为......
话题语句（1）
发现和发明（Discoveries and inventions）
1. A discovery is an act or the process of finding out something already existing in nature but not yet known. 发现（discovery）指找到存在于自然界却不为人知的事物的行为和过程。
电脑无线耳机 An invention is creating something not existing before.
发明是创造出以前不存在的事物。
2. The four great Chine inventions：
printing 印刷术 paper-making 造纸 compass 指南针 gunpowder 火药
3. What’s the connection (联系) between discovery and invention?
Discoveries (发现) | Inventions（发明） |
1. Electricity 电 | 1. Systems of delivering electrical light and heating to homes and offices 给住宅和办公室输送电力光和暖气的系统 国内摇滚乐队2.Houhold machines for washing, ironing, keeping food cold 洗涤、熨烫、食物冷藏的家用机器 3. Computers, telephones, television 计算机、电话、电视 |
2. The movement of air空气流动 | 1. Airplane jet engines 飞机喷气引擎 2. Air balloons 气球 |
3. The circulation of the blood 血液循环 | Machines to help people with rious dia (like kidney failure) 帮助治疗严重疾病（如肾衰）的机器 |
4. X-rays X射线 | 1. Body scanners to e whether you are ill 身体扫描设备检查是否生病 2. Machines to treat illness (like cancer) 治疗疾病（如癌症）的机器 |
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Discoveries often lead to inventions. Inventions are often bad on discoveries.
话题语句（2）
Applying for a patent
1. Stages（进程）every inventor must go through before it is approved（批准、认可）
Finding a problem 发现问题亚丁风景区
Doing rearch 研究问题
Thinking of a creative solution 想出创造性的解决办法
Testing the solution 测试结论
Deciding on the invention 确定发明
Applying for a patent 申请专利（权）
2. Advantages of getting a patent
You are recognized as a real inventor. 作为发明者得到承认。
You can make money if you ll your invention to others. 卖掉发明可以挣钱。
You will become famous. 会出名。
You are able to prove that you were the first person to make the invention.
你能够证明你曾是这项发明的第一发明人。
3. Patent office (专利局) plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can get patents and they can be recognized and protected.
More inventions
1.Electric shoes
The heel of the shoes is a machine that makes electricity with every step you take. You will never need to buy batteries again.
2. Inflatable bicycle 可充电自行车
You will never have to worry about having your bike stolen again. If you u our inflatable bike, you can simply let the air out and put your bike in a bag.
3. Edible chopsticks 可食用筷子
Never throw away or wash chopsticks again. The chopsticks are both delicious and environmentally friendly（环保的）. Save trees and have a snack（小吃）at the same time — they come in five different flavours（味道）.
4. An amphibious (水陆两用的) car (2003)
This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land. When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways（斜着）and move into the body. The underneath (下面) of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat. It is a prototype (雏形) and is not yet being produced for sale. This is an interesting modern invention.
5. Stephenson’s “Rocket” (1781-1848)
George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time. One of the first tracks（轨道）to be laid was between Stockton and Darlington. Stephenson was one of the first railway engineers and in 1825 he drove the first train along the line.
6. The Structure of DNA
This was a discovery of Francis Crick and James Watson and published in 1953. The two scientists were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals (炒米粉的做法螺旋式上升或下降) of DNA (called the double-helix 双螺旋). This work led directly to the human genome（基因组）project in 2003, which discovered the Structure of DNA.
话题语句（3）
【Inventors and inventions 语言应用】
Inventions have changed our lives
We live in the age of science. People live, move and think in terms of science. Water, air, time and space have been conquered. Man has harnesd（控制）the forces of nature to his own u. Science has helped man to 乐得怎么样lead a better life than ever before.
要点提示：
in terms of 就......而言，从......方面说来，依据
In all walks of life man has made wonderful progress. It has given us very swift means of communication transport. The steam engine, the motor car and now the airplane have conquered time and space. Man can now travel from one place to another in a short time. A journey of weeks and months is now performed in a few hours.
