人教新目标版九年级全一册英语Unit 6 When was it invented?课文音频

UNIT 6 翻译：第六单元

When was it invented? 翻译：它是什么时候发明的？

Section A 翻译：A部分

1b 翻译：

Listen and match the inventions with the years. 翻译：听录音，并匹配发明和它对应的年限。

Was your life very difficult when you were a kid? 翻译：你小时候生活很艰难吗？

Oh, not really. Why? 翻译：哦，不是真的。为什么？

Well, you didn't have modern inventions like a telephone, right? 翻译：嗯，你们没有像电话那样的现代发明，对吗？

Of course we did! How old do you think I am? 翻译：我们当然做到了！你觉得我几岁？

The telephone was invented in 1876. 翻译：电话是在1876年发明的。

You need to take a history class, Alice! 翻译：你需要参加历史课，爱丽丝！

Haha! How about cars? They weren't invented yet, were they? 翻译：哈哈！汽车怎么样？它们还没有被发明，是吗？

Yes, they were. Cars were invented in 1885. 翻译：是的，汽车是在1885年发明的。

My family had a car. 翻译：我的家人有一辆车。

Well, did you have a TV? 翻译：嗯，你们有电视吗？

No, we couldn't afford one. 翻译：不，我们买不起。

They were expensive in those days. 翻译：那时候很贵的。

The TV was invented around 1927, I think. 翻译：电视机大概是1927年发明的。

Well, I know that you didn't have a computer,because we learned in school that personal computers were invented in 1971. 翻译：我知道你没有电脑，因为我们在学校学到个人电脑是1971年发明的。

You're right. But I have one now! 翻译：你说得对，但我现在有了！

2a 翻译：

Listen and number the inventions （1-3） in the order you hear them. 翻译：按照你听到的顺序，听并给发明（1-3）编号。

Hi, Carol. Wow, what are those? 翻译：嗨，卡罗尔。哇，那些是什么？

Hello, Alex. 翻译：你好，亚历克斯。

Oh, these are some of the interesting inventions that I'm writing about for my English homework. 翻译：哦，这些是我为英语作业写的一些有趣的发明。

I see... What's that, then? 翻译：我明白了......那是什么？

They're shoes with lights. 翻译：他们是带灯的鞋子。

You use them for seeing in the dark when you get up at night. 翻译：晚上起床时，你可以用它们在黑暗中看。

Oh, that's a cool idea! 翻译：哦，这个好主意！

I always hit my toe on something on the way to the bathroom at night. 翻译：我总是在晚上去洗手间的路上碰到我的脚趾。

Next is a special ice-cream scoop. 翻译：接下来是一个特殊的冰淇淋勺。

This is my favorite invention. 翻译：这是我最喜欢的发明。

It runs on electricity and becomes hot. 翻译：它依靠电力运行并变热。

I know what it's for! 翻译：我知道这是为了什么！

It's used for serving really cold ice-cream. 翻译：它用于提供真正的冷冰淇淋。

Yes, that's right! 翻译：是的，没错！

The last invention I'm going to write about is shoes with special heels. 翻译：我要写的最后一项发明是带有特殊高跟鞋的鞋子。

You can move the heels up and down. 翻译：你可以上下移动脚跟。

What are they used for? 翻译：它们用的是什么？

Well, you can change the style of your shoes. 翻译：好吧，你可以改变鞋子的款式。

You can raise the heels if you are going to a party or lower them if you are just going out for shopping. 翻译：如果你要去参加聚会，你可以把高跟鞋抬高; 如果你只是出去购物，可以把高跟鞋放低。

2b 翻译：

Listen again and complete the chart below. 翻译：再听一遍，完成下面的图表。

Hi, Carol. Wow, what are those? 翻译：嗨，卡罗尔。哇，那些是什么？

Hello, Alex. 翻译：你好，亚历克斯。

Oh, these are some of the interesting inventions that I'm writing about for my English homework. 翻译：哦，这些是我为英语作业写的一些有趣的发明。

I see... What's that, then? 翻译：我明白了......那是什么？

They're shoes with lights. 翻译：他们是带灯的鞋子。

You use them for seeing in the dark when you get up at night. 翻译：晚上起床时，你可以用它们在黑暗中看。

Oh, that's a cool idea! 翻译：哦，这个好主意！

I always hit my toe on something on the way to the bathroom at night. 翻译：我总是在晚上去洗手间的路上碰到我的脚趾。

Next is a special ice-cream scoop. 翻译：接下来是一个特殊的冰淇淋勺。

This is my favorite invention. 翻译：这是我最喜欢的发明。

It runs on electricity and becomes hot. 翻译：它依靠电力运行并变热。

I know what it's for! 翻译：我知道这是为了什么！

It's used for serving really cold ice-cream. 翻译：它用于提供真正的冷冰淇淋。

Yes, that's right! 翻译：是的，没错！

The last invention I'm going to write about is shoes with special heels. 翻译：我要写的最后一项发明是带有特殊高跟鞋的鞋子。

You can move the heels up and down. 翻译：你可以上下移动脚跟。

What are they used for? 翻译：它们用的是什么？

Well, you can change the style of your shoes. 翻译：好吧，你可以改变鞋子的款式。

You can raise the heels if you are going to a party or lower them if you are just going out for shopping. 翻译：如果你要去参加聚会，你可以把高跟鞋抬高; 如果你只是出去购物，可以把高跟鞋放低。

2d 翻译：

Role-play the conversation. 翻译：分角色扮演对话。

Hey Roy, the subject for my school project is Small inventions that changed the world. 翻译：嗨！罗伊，我学校项目的主题是“改变世界的小发明”。

Can you help me think of an invention? 翻译：你能帮我想一个发明吗？

My pleasure! Let me think... hmm... I know! The zipper! 翻译：我的荣幸! 让我想想... 嗯... 我知道了! 拉链！

The zipper? Is it really such a great invention? 翻译：拉链？它真的是一个如此伟大的发明吗？

Think about how often it's used in our daily lives. 翻译：想想它在我们日常生活中的使用频率。

You can see zippers on dresses, trousers, shoes, bags... almost everywhere! 翻译：你可以看到衣服，裤子，鞋子，包包上的拉链......几乎无处不在！

Well, you do seem to have a point... 翻译：你说的有道理。

Of course! I thought about it because I saw a website last week. 翻译：当然！我考虑过，因为我上周看到一个网站。

The pioneers of different inventions were listed there. 翻译：不同发明的先驱者都列在那里。

For example, it mentioned that the zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. 翻译：例如，它提到拉链是由 Whitcomb Judson 在1893年发明的。

But at that time, it wasn't used widely. 翻译：但在当时，它没有被广泛使用。

Really? So when did it become popular? 翻译：真的吗？什么时候流行起来的？

Around 1917. 翻译：大约在1917年。

3a 翻译：

Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. 翻译：快速阅读文章，并将每个段落与其主旨相匹配。

An Accidental Invention 翻译：一个偶然的发明

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? 翻译：你知道茶，世界上最受欢迎的饮料(除了水) ，是偶然发明的吗？

Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5, 000 years ago. 翻译：许多人相信茶是在大约5000年前第一次被喝的。

It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. 翻译：据说中国的一位统治者神农最早发现茶可以作为饮料。

One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. 翻译：一天，神农正在一个明火上烧开饮用水。

Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. 翻译：一些茶树的叶子掉进水里，在水里停留了一段时间。

It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. 翻译：它产生了一种很好的气味，所以他尝了尝棕色的水。

It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite drinks was invented. 翻译：它非常美味，于是，世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一被发明了出来。

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, the saint of tea, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. 翻译：几千年后，“茶圣”陆羽在他的《茶经》一书中提到了神农。

The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. 翻译：这本书描述了茶树是如何种植和用来泡茶的。

It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. 翻译：还讨论了哪里生产最好的茶叶，以及使用什么样的水。

It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. 翻译：据说茶叶在公元6世纪和7世纪被带到了朝鲜和日本。

In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. 翻译：在英国，茶叶直到1660年左右才出现，但在不到100年的时间里，它已经成为国饮。

The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. 翻译：中国对西方国家的茶叶贸易发生在19世纪。

This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. 翻译：这有助于普及茶叶和茶树到世界各地更多的地方。

Even though many people now know about tea culture,the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. 翻译：虽然现在很多人都知道茶文化，但毫无疑问，中国人是最了解茶的本质的人。