Section A-2_283429.ppt

1. … who invented them. invent v. 发明，创造 强调运用想象力创造出以前从来未有的事物(机器、设备、方法、材料等)，是及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语，可用于被动结构。 Can you tell me who invented the telephone? 你能告诉我是谁发明了电话吗？ He always strives to invent something new. 他一直努力要发明新东西。 discover指发现或偶然发现原来就存在但一直未被认识的东西; look for作“寻找”解时，指寻找的动作和过程； find指寻找的结果，即“找到”，是非延续性动词，不如discover正式; find out指经过观察、调查把某事、某物查出来，搞清楚，弄明白，多用于复杂而不易直接查出的情况； invent指发明原来不存在的东西,有时也可指虚构、捏造。 [辨析] invent, discover, find, find out, look for Whilhelm Roentgen discovered X rays. 威尔海尔姆·伦琴发现了X射线。 He was amazed to find her there. 发现她在那里，他很吃惊。 Lets try and find out whats at the back of this problems. 咱们想法弄清问题的背景是怎样的。 Whatt invented the steam engine. 瓦特发明了蒸汽机。 She ran across some old letters when she was looking for something else. 她找别的东西时，偶然翻出几封过去的信。 请根据所给汉语意思，完成下列英语句子，每空词数不限。 1. 最后，我在床底下找到了那本书。 I ________________ under the bed in the end. 2. 我爸爸正到处找他的护照。 My father ________________ his passport everywhere. 3. 我们必须查明真相。 We must ________________. found that book find out the truth is looking for 4. 你知道哥伦布什么时候发现了美洲吗？ Do you know when Columbus ___________ America? 5. 爱迪生发明了灯泡。 Edison __________ the light bulb.???? discovered invented 2. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way. It’s unbelievable that … 令人难以置信的是… It’s unbelievable that she has finished the work in a short time. 真是令人难以置信，她用很短的时间完成了那项工作。 it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句 unbelievable adj.难以置信的，不真实的 They work with an unbelievable speed. ? 他们以令人难以置信的速度工作。 I find this story both fascinating and unbelievable. 我觉得这个故事既有趣又不太可信。 believable adj. 可相信的 believe v. 相信；认为 — Do you know Linda has moved to Chongqing? ??— Linda? It’s ____________ (believe). I thought she enjoyed living here. unbelievable progress v. 取得进步，进展 He continues to progress in his studies. 他的学业继续取得进步。 progress n. 进步，进展 make progress 取得进步；取