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lephone: In searching to improve the ________ , he invented the first telephone. telegraph Birth Born in 1847 in Scotland . Inventions and discoveries ● The tetrahedron shape: While searching for a kite strong enough to __________ into the air, he experienced putting ________ together and discovered the tetrahedron shape. carry a man triangles 1. He believed that one should always be curious and his most famous saying was: “Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Language study Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries are the result of thought.” 他認為人應(yīng)該保持一顆好奇心,他最著名的一名話是 : “偶爾離開平路,去尋求困境。 把自己奉獻給 ……” 的意思。 Tomorrow I’ll set out for Beijing. 明天我將出發(fā)去北京。 水流 , 洋流 。 It was not until he finished his homework that he went to bed. 1) It wasn’t until nearly a month later __ I received the manager’s reply.(’05全國 I) A. since B. unless C. as D. that 2) – Did Jack e back early last night? Yes, it was not yet eight o’clock ___ he arrived home. (’05 福建) A. before B. when C. that D. that 高考鏈接 : 6. Being very stable, it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges. (四面體 )十分穩(wěn)定牢固 , 在橋梁設(shè)計領(lǐng)域的價值難以估量。 實用的 I want some practical advice. 我想要些實際性的建議。 [考例 2] Hardly could he _____ this amount of work in such a short time. (天津 2020) A. get through B. get off C. get into D. get down [點撥 ] 由題意 “ 在如此短的時間內(nèi),他幾乎不能做完這些工作 ” 可知選 A。 go around 到處走 , (疾病 ) 流傳 , (謠言 ) 傳開 。 steady 穩(wěn)固的;穩(wěn)定的;牢固的 7. practical 實際的 。 5. The patent was given in 1876, but it was not until five days later that Bell sent the first telephone message to his assistant, Watson. 這項專利是 1876年發(fā)布的,但是貝爾是在 5 天之后才跟他的助手華生通了第一次電話。 再現(xiàn) …… 的形象或聲音 The tape recorder reproduced the symphony. 錄音機可使這交響曲重現(xiàn)。 He set out to break the