选修8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

要 点 梳 理 高效梳理•知识备考

●重点单词

1.distinguish vi. & vt.显示……的差别;使……有所不同;辨别

2.merciful adj.宽大的;仁慈的;慈悲的→mercy n.宽大;仁慈

3.product n.产品

4.abrupt adj.突然的;意外的→abruptly adv.突然地,唐突地

5.convenient adj.便利的,方便的,就近的→convenience n.方便,便利→conveniently adv.便利地,方便地

6.caution n.小心,谨慎→cautious adj.小心的,谨慎的→cautiously adv.小心地,谨慎地

7.passive adj.被动的;消极的;被动语态的

8.seize vt.抓住;捉住;夺

9.file n.文件;档案;文件夹 vt.提交;将……归档

10.freezing adj.冰冻的;严寒的→freeze v.冰冻

11.innocent adj.清白的;无罪的;天真的→innocence n.天真,清白

12.bear vt.忍受;忍耐;负担

13.tap vt.轻打;轻拍;轻敲 n.轻轻地敲击(声);(水)龙头

14.current n.(水或气)流;电流 adj.现在的;当前的

15.stable adj.稳固的;稳定的;安定的

16.associate vt.联想;联系 n.同伴,伙伴

17.practical adj.实际的;实践的;实用的

18.competence n.能力;胜任;本领

●重点短语

1.call up  给……打电话

2.now and then 偶尔;有时

3.set about 开始;着手

4.dive into 迅速把手伸入;一心投入

5.set out(to do) 开始(做)

6.hang on 不挂断;稍等;紧紧握住

7.out of order 次序颠倒;发生故障

8.get through 设法联系上(尤指打通电话);

 (设法)做完;通过

9.ring back 回复电话

10.ring off 挂断电话

●重点句型

1.The next morning I got up early before the sun was hot.

第二天早上趁天还不太热,我就早早地起来了。

2.But once picked up, they tried to bite me.

但是它们一被捡起来,就试图咬我。

3.Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.

只有在你获得了那种认证后,你才能说是一个真正的发明家。

4.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.(评定)

专利标准是很严格的,除非新的想法真是新颖的,否则很难被接受。

5.Remember to include one change to your invention in case it doesn‘t work the first time.

记住对你的发明要有变化的余地,以防它第一次不起作用。