hard-pressed (由于缺少时间)面临困难的
where would we be without… 假如没有…我们将会是怎样的?
windscreen wiper 雨刷器
sub-zero 温度在零度以下的
brainwave (突发的)灵感,妙计
dishwasher 洗碗机
throw (a party) 举办(聚会)
in someone’s blood 在某人的血液中,在骨子里
whirr (洗衣机)发出嗡嗡声
patent 注册专利权
pitfall 陷阱
bulletproof vest 防弹背心
wind turbine 风力发电机
notoriously 出了名地(负面),声名狼藉地
gender 性别
outnumber 在数量上压倒
binary 二进位制
测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. How did a cold day cause the windscreen wiper to be invented?
2. Why did Cochrane invent the dishwasher?
3. Which word expresses the relationship between two amounts?
4. Which word refers to something lone with a sharp edge?
5. Which industry used to employ comparatively more women in the past than today?
2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。
1. I’ve just had a ______. Why don’t we invent a machine that answers questions in Take Away English?
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★ Why do we like different tastes? 为什么我们喜欢不同的口味?
★ Different types of hats 各种帽子的英文说法
★ Living in cloud cuckoo land 生活在虚无缥缈的世界里
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★ Family, house and home 和家有关的三个词
★ Appendix、annex 和 attachment 三个表示“附件”的单词
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