新课标人教版选修八Book8 Unit3 Reading

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

1. 给我母亲打电话 2 在院子里 3 不时地 4 除去 5 感到自豪 6 表现一下自己 7 捕蛇 8 生物 9 毒杀蛇的药粉 10 着手研究蛇的习性 11 决定了三种方式 12 由—制成 13 同时 14 用---覆盖 15 附近的墙洞 16 调整我的计划 17 小心翼翼地 18 拾起，捡起 19 改进我的方案 20 按照计划 21 抓住机会 22 专利局 23 而且 24 不同于 25 填表格

1. 给我母亲打电话 call up my mother 2 在院子里in our courtyard 3 不时地 now and then 4 除去 get rid of 5 感到自豪 feel proud 6 表现一下自己 distinguish myself 7 捕蛇 catch snakes 8 生物 living creatures 9 毒杀蛇的药粉 powders designed to kill snakes 10 着手研究蛇的习性 set about researching the habits of snakes 11 决定了三种方式 decide on three possible approaches 12 由—制成 be made of 13 同时at the same time 14 用---覆盖 cover--with 15 附近的墙洞 a convenient hole 16 调整我的计划 adjust my plan 17 小心翼翼地 with great caution 18 拾起，捡起 pick up 19 改进我的方案 improve my design 20 按照计划 according to plan 21 抓住机会 seize the opportunity 22 专利局 the patent office 23 而且in addition 24 不同于 be different from 25 填表格 fill in the form

Translate the following sentences.1.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not hurt them.

这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。 我要发明某种仁慈的东西，既可以把 蛇捉住，而又不会伤害他们

2.The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me,but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.我所作的第一件事就是看看有没有现成 的产品能帮助我。但是，看来只有一种 毒杀蛇的药粉

3.Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office.

由于朋友和亲戚的敦促，我决定抓住这 次机会把我的发明送到专利局去，请他 们对我这次成功的思路给予认可

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

(评定)专利标准非常严格，除 非新的想法真是新颖的，否则很 难被接受

He is a great inventor of China. He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes.

seismograph

Zhang Heng

The man is from America. He is one of the father of inventions. The inventor invented the bulb.

Edison

What is a discovery?A discovery merely makes known something that already existed in nature.

She is a great woman. She discovered radium.

Madame Curie

He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground .

gravity

Issac Newton

What is an invention? An Invention is something that is created by a huma

n being. Inventing is a scientific activity.

The suitable order: Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution Testing the solution Deciding on the invention Applying for a patent

What do you use to catch snakes?

Reading The problem of the snakes