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he Egyptian pyramids are the world39。s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.” ? “ I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe puters are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do.” ? ? He turned to the third man and asked, “What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?” ? The third man thought for a long time, and then he said, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that puters are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos.” ? And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up. ? The other two men were very surprised. “A thermos?” they exclaimed. “But that39。s a simple thing.” ? “ Oh, no, it?s not, ”the third man said. “In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it?s winter or summer?” ? underlined word “thermos” means in Chinese “ _____ ”. ? 1) 根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法猜詞 2) 根據(jù)釋義猜詞 3) 根據(jù)對(duì)比和轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系 4) 根據(jù)同義詞關(guān)系猜詞 5) 根據(jù)因果關(guān)系猜詞 6) 根據(jù)常識(shí)和生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)猜詞 How to guess the meaning of words? Homework 1. Go over what we learned today. 2. Finish additional exercises.