初中英语人教版初三年级上册26

[00:04.99]THe MAN WHO NEVER GAVVE UP
[00:22.65]Thomas ALVA Edison was¹ a great American inventor².
[00:51.10]When th was a child he was always asking questions and trying out new ideas.
[01:30.07]No matter bow³ hard it was, he never up .
[03:11.35]Young Tom was in school for only three months.
[03:17.41]His teacher didn't understand why this new pupil had⁴ so many strange⁵ questions.
[03:26.47]Most of the questions had nothing to do with his lessons.
[03:33.55]The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more.
[03:39.61]He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home.
[03:56.07]Young Tom was in school for only three months.
[04:09.42]His teacher didn't understand why this new pupil had so many strange questions.
[04:30.65]Most of the questions had nothing to do with his lessons.
[04:50.93]The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more.
[05:00.96]He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home.
[05:56.41]The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more.
[06:07.36]He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home.
[06:29.51]Tom's mother taught⁶ him to read and write, and she found⁷ him to be a very good pupil.
[06:38.76]He learnt very fast and became⁸ very interested⁹ in science.
[06:45.71]When he was only ten,he built¹⁰ a chemistry¹¹ lab¹² for himself¹³.
[06:59.87]Tom's mother taught him to read and write,and she found him to be a very good pupil.
[07:15.51]He learnt very fast and became very interested in science.
[07:32.75]When he was only ten,he built a chemistry lab for himself.
[08:26.51]At the age of 12,he started writing¹⁴ his own¹⁵ newspaper.
[08:33.07]He printed¹⁶ it and sold¹⁷ copies¹⁸ on the trains.
[08:38.64]It was the first newspaper sold on trains in America.
[08:47.49]At the age of 12, he started writing his own newspaper.
[09:15.44]It was the first newspaper sold on trains in America.
[09:46.50]He printed it and sold copies on the trains.
[10:13.88]One day in August 1862,Edison saw¹⁹ a little boy playing on the railway²⁰ tracks²¹ at a station.
[10:26.63]A train was coming near quickly,and the boy was too frightened²² to move.
[11:57.87]Edison rushed²³ out and carried the boy to safety²⁴,
[12:19.84]The boy's father was so thankful²⁵ that he taught Edison how to send messages by telegraph²⁶.
[12:30.29]Edison soon became very good at it and later²⁷ left home to work in different cities.
[12:40.56]This gave²⁸ him a new start in life²⁹. At that time, he was only 16.
[13:25.93]This gave him a new start in life. At that time, he was only 16.
[15:41.09]When he was 22, he moved to New York to be an inventor.
[15:47.57]With the money he made³⁰ from some of his earlier inventions³¹,
[15:54.23]Thomas Edison opened up his own lab in New Jersey³².
[16:00.89]There he worked most of his lifetime³³.
[16:05.93]During his lifetime, he had 1,093 inventions.
[16:14.29]He never gave up.He would³⁴ keep trying out different ideas until³⁵ he invented³⁶ what he wanted.
[16:24.16]When he was 22, he moved to New York to be an inventor.
[16:40.62]With the money he made from some of his earlier inventions,
[17:18.89]There he worked most of his lifetime.
[17:30.12]During his lifetime, he had 1,093 inventions.
[17:45.46]He never gave up.
[17:52.30]He would keep trying out different ideas until he invented what he wanted.
[18:13.17]Thomas Edison thought³⁷ that no matter how difficult something seemed³⁸,
[18:20.02]he could³⁹ find the answer,
[18:47.08]He said⁴⁰ that he thought more of a person⁴¹ who has one idea and makes it work,
[18:55.62]than of a person who has a thousand ideas but doesn't do anything about them

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 inventor   

n.发明者，创造者

参考例句：

• Thomas Edison was a great inventor.爱迪生是一位伟大的发明家。
• The machine is named after its inventor.这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。

3 bow   

n.弓，船头，鞠躬；v.鞠躬，弯腰

参考例句：

• There's a flag on the bow of his boat.在他的船头有一面旗子。
• We bow to the teacher.我们向老师鞠个躬。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

6 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

7 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

8 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

9 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

10 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

11 chemistry   

n.化学，化学作用

参考例句：

• He is reading a text in chemistry.他在看化学教科书。
• Her major subject is chemistry.她的主修科是化学。

12 lab   

n.实验室

参考例句：

• Who is in the lab this morning?今天早上谁在实验室？
• We usually have Science in the science lab.我们通常在科学实验室里上科学课。

13 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

14 writing   

n.写，写作；著作，文学作品

参考例句：

• I am also writing a short story.我也写短篇小说。
• Do you like writing for children?你愿意为儿童写作吗？

15 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

16 printed   

adj.印刷的，已印好的v.（在松软的表面）压印( print的过去式和过去分词 )；把…付印；用印刷体写；冲洗（照片）

参考例句：

• a title printed in bold caps 以粗体大写字母印刷的标题
• I've printed out the pictures in greyscale . 我已经用灰色调打印出图片。

17 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

18 copies   

n.文案；抄本，副本，复制本[品]，摹本；拷贝 （印刷的）原稿；新闻材料 （书的）一部；一份( copy的名词复数 )；复制本；（报刊等的）稿件；准备排印的书面材料v.复制( copy的第三人称单数 )；抄写；作弊；抄袭

参考例句：

• Copies of the CD can be purchased at cost price. 这光盘可按成本价购买。
• Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court. 有关文件副本必须送交法院备案。

19 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

20 railway   

n.铁路；v.由铁道运输

参考例句：

• Police closed in the railway station.警察关闭了火车站。
• Our village is close to the railway station.我们村挨近火车站。

21 tracks   

n.小路( track的名词复数 )；跑道；路径；轨道v.跟踪( track的第三人称单数 )；跟踪摄影；留下（脏）足迹；追随（潮流等）

参考例句：

• Tracks led up the mountainside. 小径沿着山坡向上延伸。
• All the tracks have been digitally remastered from the original tapes. 所有的曲子都已经从原始录音带转录到了数码母带上。

22 frightened   

adj.受惊的，受恐吓的

参考例句：

• I was frightened of him when I saw him first.我第一次见他时怕他。
• You frightened me to death,staying out all night!你整夜不回家，把我急死了！

23 rushed   

adj.匆忙的，贸然的v.（使）急速行进，仓促完成( rush的过去式和过去分词 )；突袭；（使）仓促行事；催促

参考例句：

• She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen. 她冲下楼闯进厨房。
• This solution is a fudge rushed in to win cheers at the party conference. 这个解决方案是为了赢得党的会议的赞誉而仓促搞出来的表面文章。

24 safety   

vt.保护；n.安全，保险机，安全打

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• This new plane is undergoing safety tests.这架新型飞机正在接受安全试验。

25 thankful   

adj.感谢的；感激的

参考例句：

• I am very thankful to you.太感谢你了。
• You should be thankful to be alive.你能活下来，应该感到很欣慰。

26 telegraph   

n.电报，电报机；v.打电报，显示

参考例句：

• A new telegraph line has been set up between the two cities.那两个城市之间架设了一条新的电报线。
• Telegraph communication was broken off.电讯中断了。

27 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

28 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

29 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

30 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

31 inventions   

n.发明( invention的名词复数 )；捏造；创造力；发明物

参考例句：

• Their inventions have contributed to the development of electrical engineering. 他们的发明有助于电气工程学的发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization. 宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

32 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

33 lifetime   

n.一生，终身，寿命，使用期限

参考例句：

• He wrote many books during his lifetime.他一生著作甚多。
• During his lifetime his work was never published.他的作品在他的有生之年从未出版过。

34 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

35 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

36 invented   

n.虚拟v.发明，创造( invent的过去式和过去分词 )；编造

参考例句：

• Esperanto was invented as an auxiliary language. 世界语是作为辅助语发明的。
• Who invented the steam engine? 谁发明了蒸汽机？

37 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

38 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

39 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

40 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

41 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。