B3U3UnderstandingideasLookatthepicturesandfindthedifferencesbetweenthepastandnow.Gametime!laptopearphonelampbrushpencandlefirewoodbucketelectrickettlegascooker/stovewindowpaperrobe（袍）withlongsleevesglasskitchencabinetdishrackparchmentReadformainideaWhat’sthegenreofthetext?

It’saninterview.Whoarethesetwopeople?Thewomanisthehostess,the

manistheguest.What’sthetopicabout?It’saboutabooknamed“The

NewAgeofInvention”.StartinganinterviewUnderlinethekeyexpressionstostartaninterview.We’regladtohavesb.here/withus.We’rejoinedbysb.我們很榮幸請(qǐng)到……Readtheinterviewandfindthemainideaofeachpart.para1-2para3-4para5-10para11-12para13-14greetingsbetweentheinterviewerandDrRichardinventionsofthepastinventionsoftodayinspirationforinventionspossibilityofinventingatimemachineReadfordetailsChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.1InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.Activity3QuestionsAnswers1.Isthegreatageof

inventionover?A.

Yes,weshouldsoonbeseeingfurtherdevelopmentsinvirtualreality,wearabletech,theflexiblebattery,medicineaswellasenvironmentalscience.2.

Aremostofthenewgreatinventionsbasedontechnology?B.

No,weareinthegreatnewageoftechnology.Matchthequestionswiththeiranswersaccordingtothetext.IfyouwereDrRichardFairhurst,whatwouldbeyouranswerstothequestions?QuestionsAnswers3.Areyouaninventor?C.

Yes,butI'monlyonememberofabigteam—mostinventorsnowworkaspartofbiginternationalteams.4.Whatisitthatinspiresustoinventthings?D.

Ithasn'tbeeninventedyet,butanythingispossibleinthefuture.5.Willanybodyeverinventatimemachine?E.

Recognisingaproblemthatneedsasolutionanddesiringtothinkandcreate.1-5BACEDInterviewer:Soaremostofthenewgreatinventionstech-based?Richard:

Alot,yes.Forexample,advancesinvirtualreality

andwearabletech,aswellas

theflexible

battery,

meanweshouldsoonbeseeingfurtherdevelopments.Inaddition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadein

medicineandenvironmentalscience

thanksto

increasingcomputerpower.大部分以技術(shù)為基礎(chǔ)的藥物;醫(yī)療漸增的進(jìn)步Interviewer:Impressivestuff!I’vealsobeentoldthatyou’reaninventoryourself.Isthatcorrect?Richard:Yes,Iam,butI’monlyonememberofabigteam—mostinventorsnowworkaspartofbiginternationalteams.Interviewer:Isee.Sowhatisitthatinspires

ustoinventthings?

令人印象深刻的東西國際的inspiresb.todosth.激勵(lì)某人做某事Richard:Mostinventionsstartwithrecognisingaproblemthatneedsasolution.Thiswasnodoubtthereasonbehindtheinventionofthewheelinancienttimes,whichmuchlaterdevelopedintothecar.Now,reducedenergysuppliesandenvironmentalpollutionhaveledtomoreadvancesinthetechnologyofnewenergyvehicles.Butwhatremainsimportantisthatwehaveanincredible

desiretothinkandcreate,andthat’stherealspiritofinvention.意識(shí)到懷疑輪子lead導(dǎo)致仍然是極大的haveadesiretodosth.有做某事的渴望精神Interviewer:Onelastquestion.Thisistheoneeveryonereallywantstoknow:willanybodyeverinventatimemachine?Richard:Ithinkyou’vebeenwatchingtoomanymovies!NothinglikethishasbeeninventedyetandI’dsaywe’realongwayfromaninventionlikethatatthemoment!But,astheysay,“Neversaynever!”havedone+bedoinghavedone+bedoneThefourgreatinventionshavehadaprofoundimpactonhumanhistory.Theyhavefacilitatedthespreadofknowledgeandthegrowthofhumancivilazation,andshapedthecourseofworldevents.thefourgreatinventionsinAncientChinainventionsthatarementioned3greatWesterninventionssteamenginetelephoneradioinventionsthatarementionedvirtualreality(VR)VRisacomputer-generatedscenariothatsimulatesanexperiencethroughsensesandperception.Theimmersiveenvironmentcanbesimilartotherealworldoritcanbefantastical,creatinganexperiencenotpossibleinordinaryphysicalreality.inventionsthatarementionedwearabletechWearabletechnologyreferstosmartelectronicdevicethatareattachedtothebody,unsupportedbythehands.inventionsthatarementionedflexiblebatteryFlexiblebatteriesaredesignedtobeflexible,unliketraditionalrigidbatteries.Thereisincreasinginterestinportableandflexiblebatteries,whichcanbeimplementedinproductssuchassmartcardsandwearableelectronics.inventionsthatarementioned3DprinterintelligentwalkinghousewheelcarnewenergyvehiclestimemachineReadfordetails1.

gunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompass2.thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradio3.Theflexiblebattery4.

heartsandboneparts5.

anintelligentwalkinghouseusingGPS,computingtechnologyand6.solartechnologyrecognizing7.

aproblemthatneedsasolution8.anincredibledesiretothinkandcreateActivity4abletobendeasilywithoutbreakingThinkandshare1.Ifyouweretheinterviewer,whatotherquestionswouldyouask

Dr.RichardFairhurst?2.Inyouropinion,whatelseinspirespeopletoinventthings?3.Whatdoyouthinkarethemostusefulinventionsofthe21stcentury?Why?4.Whatisthethingthatyouwouldliketoseeinvented?Why?1.Ifyouweretheinterviewer,whatotherquestionswouldyouaskDrRichardFairhurst?1.Asthesayinggoes,everycoinhastwosides.Wouldthenewinventionshavesideeffects?Whatifpeopleusethemascriminaltools?2.Whatcanwedotopreventinventionsfrombeingusedascriminaltools?3.Willself-drivingcarscomeintodailylife?4.Arethereanypossibilitiesforusalltotraveltotheuniverse?2.Inyouropinion,whatelseinspirespeopletoinventthings?Thedesiretoimprovelife,tochallengethemselvesandconquertheworld.Thepursuitofknowledgeisyetanotherimportantinspirationofinvention.e.g.Thediscoveryofelectricityandtheinventionofthelightbulbwereinspiredbythedesiretounderstandhowelectricityworksandtouseittolightupourhomes.Postreading--fillinthebalnksaccordingtotheinterviewDrRichardFairhurstis1．___authorofthebookThe

New

Age

of

Invention.Nowhe2．____________________(interview)bytheinterviewerfromBetween

the

Pages.InRichard'sopinion，there3．_________(be)goldenagesofinventionthroughouthistoryandhealsomentionedthefourgreat4．__________(invention)inAncientChinaandthegreatonesintheWest.Butnowmostofthenewgreatinventionsaretech-based,forexample，virtualrealityand5．________(wear)tech.6．__addition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadeinmedicineandenvironmentalsciencethankstoincreasingcomputerpower.Andawalkinghouseiscapableof7．_____(use)GPStechnologytotraveltodifferentplaces.These8.__________(impress)stuffmaketheinterviewersurprised.WhatinspiresRichard9._________(invent)thingsisrecognisingaproblem10.__________needsasolution.theisbeinginterviewedhavebeeninventionswearableInusingimpressivetoinventthat/whichInterviewer:

Goodevening,andwelcometo

BetweenthePages.Thisevening,I’llbetalkingtoDrRichardFairhurst,whosenewbookTheNewAgeofInvention

hasjustbeen

published.Welcome,Richard!Richard:Thankyou.It’sapleasure

tobehere.Interviewer:Iguessyouhavebeenasked

about

thetitleofyourbookbefore.Itsuggeststhatthepresentdayisanewageforinventions,butmanypeoplemightthinkthatthegreatageofinventionisover.發(fā)明出版表明;暗示Richard:Well,that’saninterestingpoint.

Therehavebeengoldenagesofinventionthroughouthistory.ThinkofthefourgreatinventionsinAncientChina:gunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompass.

Thesethingschangedtheworldforever.ThentherewerethegreatWesterninventions:thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradio.Andnow,wefindourselvesinthegreatnewageoftechnology.遍及；貫穿整個(gè)時(shí)期火藥指南針發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)Interviewer:Soaremostofthenewgreatinventionstech-based?Richard:

Alot,yes.Forexample,advancesinvirtualreality

andwearabletech,aswellas

theflexible

battery,

meanweshouldsoonbeseeingfurtherdevelopments.Inaddition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadein

medicineandenvironmentalscience

thanksto

increasingcomputerpower.大部分以技術(shù)為基礎(chǔ)的藥物;醫(yī)療漸增的進(jìn)步Interviewer:

Canyougiveussomeexamples?Richard:Sure.Newinventionslike3Dprintershavebeenused

tomakereplacement

heartsandboneparts.Intermsof

theenvironment,itisnowpossibletocreateanintelligentwalkinghouse.ItiscapableofusingGPStechnologytotraveltodifferentplaces,withcomputingtechnologycontrollingits“l(fā)egs”.What’smore,hugeadvancesinsolartechnologymeanitcanbeeco-friendly,

too.代替在…方面智能的有能力做控制太陽的環(huán)保的Interviewer:Impressivestuff!I’vealsobeentoldthatyou’reaninventoryourself.Isthatcorrect?Richard:Yes,Iam,butI’monlyonememberofabigteam—mostinventorsnowworkaspartofbiginternationalteams.Interviewer:Isee.Sowhatisitthatinspires

ustoinventthings?

令人印象深刻的東西國際的inspiresb.todosth.激勵(lì)某人做某事Richard:Mostinventionsstartwithrecognisingaproblemthatneedsasolution.Thiswasnodoubtthereasonbehindtheinventionofthewheelinancienttimes,whichmuchlaterdevelopedintothecar.Now,reducedenergysuppliesandenvironmentalpollutionhaveledtomoreadvancesinthetechnologyofnewenergyvehicles.Butwhatremainsimportantisthatwehaveanincredible

desiretothinkandcreate,andthat’stherealspiritofinvention.意識(shí)到懷疑輪子lead導(dǎo)致仍然是極大的haveadesiretodosth.有做某事的渴望精神Interviewer:Onelastquestion.Thisistheoneeveryonereallywantstoknow:willanybodyeverinventatimemachine?Richard:Ithinkyou’vebeenwatchingtoomanymovies!NothinglikethishasbeeninventedyetandI’dsaywe’realongwayfromaninventionlikethatatthemoment!But,astheysay,“Neversaynever!”havedone+bedoinghavedone+bedoneUsefulexpressions