P12-13
1.unknown ['ʌn'nəun] adj. 未知的，不出名的
2.canal [kə'næl] n.运河，水道
3.diesel ['di:zəl] 柴油机
4.engine ['endʒin] 引擎，发动机
5.trap [træp] n. 陷阱，圈套
6.remote [ri'məut] adj.遥远的，偏远的 n.远程
7.chew [tʃu:] vt.咀嚼，嚼碎 n.嚼碎
8.rubber ['rʌbə] n.橡胶 adj.由橡胶制成的
9.Mexican ['meksikən] adj. 墨西哥的；墨西哥人的 n. 墨西哥人；墨西哥语
10.sapodilla [sæpə'dɪlə] n. 赤铁科常青树或其果实（等于sapotilla）
11.experiment [ik'speriment] vi. 进行实验 n. 实验，试验；尝试
12.impatient [im'peiʃənt] adj. 焦躁的；不耐心的
13.tyre ['taiə] n. 轮胎
14.frozen ['frəuzn] adj. 冻结的；冷酷的
15.Dutchman ['dʌtʃmən] n. 荷兰人
16.Illinois [,ili'nɔi(z)] 伊利州
17.chewing gum 口香糖
18.remote control 遥控器
19.roller skates 溜冰鞋
20.diesel engine 柴油机引擎
21.mouse trap 捕鼠器
22.dishwasher 洗碗机
23.windscreen wipers 雨刷
24.produce… out of 从……制造出…..
25.rain boots 雨靴
26.bicycle tyres 自行车轮胎
27.a piece of the rubber 一块橡胶/ 橡皮
28.put …in/ on / under… 把……放在……
29.a mountain of plates 堆积如山的盘子
30.nobody else 没有其他人
31.by oneself 独自，单独
32.in the early years of the eighteenth century 在18世纪前期
33.the frozen canals 冰冻的运河
34.get a little impatient 有点没耐心
35.wait for sb. to do sth. 等待某人做某事
36.at a certain time 在某个特定的时间
37.in the past / in the future 在过去/ 在未来
38.do a handstand 做手倒立
39.write a text message 编写短信
40.work as a architect 担任建筑师
41.wear school uniforms 穿校服
42.the supply of potatoes 土豆储备
P14-15
1. a science fiction 科幻
2. sit at the desk 坐在桌子旁
3. a faraway planet 在遥远的星球
4. get near the Earth 接近地球
fire (着火，表动作) / be on fire （着火，表状态）
6. get a shock 感到震惊
7. once again 再一次
8. with the help of 在…帮助之下
9. hypnotise['hipnətaiz] vt. 使进入催眠状态（等于hypnotize）
10. a powerful brain machine 一台强大的电子计算机 / 电脑
11. turn round 转身
12. hold sth. in the hand 手握某物
13. laugh out loud 大声笑
14. press a button 按了一个按钮
15. volcano [vɒl'keɪnəʊ] n. 火山
16. every now and then 不时地，常常
17. look / sound like +n. (看 / 听起来像……)
18. fall to the ground 跌倒在地
19. find out 找出，查明
20. read through 通读
21. read 继续读下去
22. completely new 全新
23. exist[ɪɡ'zɪst] vi. 存在；生存；生活；继续存在
24. factor ['fæktə] n. 因素，要素
25. unique [ju:'ni:k] adj. 独特地，独一无二的
26. kindergarten n 幼儿园，幼稚园
27. inspiration n. 灵感
28. trapeze artist 荡秋千演员
29. jn a circus 在马戏团
30. fall into the safety net 落进了安全网
31. bounce back up again 反弹起来
32. invent the trampoline 发明了蹦床
33. go blind 失明
34. Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
35. a flying machine 一个飞行机
36. innovation 创新，革新
born with 天生具有
a talent for music / languages / drawing
有音乐/ 语言/ 画画的天赋
39. practice for hours 练习数个小时
40. get the idea for ( doing )sth. 产生/ 得到(做)……想法
P16-17
1.cylinder 圆筒，汽缸
2.wireless 无线电（的）
3.vinyl 乙烯基
4.disk 磁盘，唱片
5.diamond 钻石
6.specialist 专家
7.jockey 操作员
8.walkman 随身听
9.gramophone 留声机， 唱机
10.phonograph 留声机
11.more often 经常
12.a MP3 player mp3 播放机
13.again and again / over and over / over and over again一次又一次
14.all over the world 全世界
15.in the late nineteenth 在19世纪晚期 / 末
16.in the early twentieth centuries 在20世纪早期/ 初
17.player piano 自动演奏的钢琴
18.in the mid 1920s 在20世纪中期
19.as early as 1877 早在1877年
20.by the 1910s 到了1910年代
21.aluminium foil 铝箔
22.vinyl disk 塑料盘，胶盘唱片
23.cassette recorder 盒式录音机
24.cassette player 卡式录音机
25.for the first time 首次， 第一次
26.portable 手提的，轻便的
27.go for a walk 散步
28.audio CD 音响光碟，音频光盘
29.in the woods 在小树林里
30.get annoyed 变得恼怒 ，变得生气
31.get off 动身，从……下来，脱下
32.stick to 粘住， 坚持
33.make …out of 用……制造出，用……做成
34.get home 到家
35.get together 相聚在一起
36.get a phone call 接到一个电话
37.get sick / ill 生病
38.get hot/ cold / warm 变热 / 冷 /温暖
39.get hungry / thirsty 感到饥饿/ 口渴
40.get a chance (to do sth.) 得到一个机会做某事
41.get pleasure 获得乐趣
42.get somewhere / nowhere 使有所/无所进展
43.pay money to do sth. 话费钱做某事
44.wax cylinder 蜡桶
45.a steel needle 钢针
46.music specialist 音乐专家
47.a big step towards 朝向……的一大步
48.play music 播放音乐
49.be useful for 对……有用
50.start a factory 开办工厂
Sentences:
P12-13
1.It was raining heavily and they had to open the windows of their car and put their heads out to see better.
雨下得正大，他们不得不打开车窗把头伸出车外查看车况。
2.While he was thinking about this, he took a piece of the rubber he was working with and put it in his mouth.
正当他正在思考此事时，他拿起他正用来做实验的橡胶，并把它放进嘴里。
3.He noticed that mice had eaten some of the potatoes so he invented something that he called ‘Little Nipper’to stop them.
他注意到老鼠已经吃掉了一些土豆，因此他发明了一个叫‘小夹子’的东西来阻止老鼠。
4.If nobody else is going to invent a machine for this, I’ll do it myself.
如果没有人为此事发明一台机器的话，我要亲自来做此事。
5.There was a mountain of dishes in front of Mrs Cochran and she got quite angry, thinking that she had to do this job every day.
在Mrs. Cochran 面前有一堆像山一样高的碗，她一想到每天都要刷这么多的碗，她变得非常生气。
6.---Who were you having lunch with when I saw you yesterday
---With Jane. She is a friend of mine. We were talking about you.
----当我昨天看到你时，你在和谁在吃午饭
----和Jane， 她是我的一个朋友，我们正在讨论你。
7.Were you watching TV when I called last night
当我昨天晚上给你打电话时，你正在看电视吗
8.What do you think happened after the spaceship landed
在宇宙飞船降落地面后，你认为后来发生什么事了
9.As they were getting near the Earth, four of the spaceships caught fire.
当他们正要接近地球时，宇宙飞船中的四架着火了。
10.While Harry was running to school, he fell and hurt his leg.
当Harry跑向学校时，他摔倒了伤着他的腿了。
11.There are a lot of factors that make innovation possible.
有很多使创新成功的因素。
12.Take Mozart for example, he was born with a unique talent for musical composition.
拿Mozart举例说明，他天生具有音乐创作的天赋。
13.Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was ‘99% hard work and 1% inspiration!’
爱迪生说一个发明家就是99%的努力加1%的灵感。
14.Very successful creators don’t give up when they get something wrong.
那些非常成功的创造者遇到困难时，他们都不放弃。
15.As one inventor said, ‘A failure is the right answer to the wrong question!’
正如一个发明家所说，‘一次失败就是正确的答案回答了错误的问题。’
16.Don’t believe that you can’t invent something when you are young.
不要相信年轻人就不能发明东西的观点。
17.When he was 15, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
当他15岁时，他为盲人发明了能读和写的一套系统，直到今天，这套系统还在很多国家被使用着。
18.He watched how they fell into the safety net and then bounced back up again.
他观察他们是怎样安全地落入安全网，然后又弹跳回来。
19.If you give up easily when you make a mistake, you won’t be successful.
当你犯错时，如果你很容易放弃，你将不会成功。
20.‘Practice makes perfect’is a famous saying.
孰能生巧 是一个著名的谚语。
21.People all over the world love listening to music and most have their favorite songs which they listen to again and again.
全世界的人们都热爱听音乐，大部分的人都有他们反复听的最喜欢的歌曲。
22.A big step towards modern technology was the invention of the first portable cassette player, the ‘Walkman’,by the Japanese company, Sony in 1979.
在1979年由日本索尼公司发明的第一部轻便的盒式录音机---随身听的诞生，标志着向现代技术迈进了一大步。
23.For the first time, people could listen to their favorite music while they were traveling, doing sports, or going for walks.
第一次，当人们在旅行，做运动或散步时可以听自己最喜欢的音乐。
24.One day, when he was walking in the woods, he got annoyed because there were lots of burrs on his coat and trousers, and it was difficult to get them off.
有一天，当他行走在小树林里，由于他的外套和裤子上沾了很多毛刺，而且弄掉他们很难，他变得很生气。
25.He noticed how burrs were sticking to his clothes and used the idea to make a kind of tape out of cotton.
他注意到毛刺是怎样粘在他的衣服上的，他用这个观点由棉制作了一种胶带。下载本文
