Unit 7 Inventing a Better World
Paragraph 1 As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention. ” ① as the saying goes 俗話說，常言道 as在此是連接詞，表示「如同…一樣」。 ► As the saying goes, “More haste, less speed. ” (常言道：「欲速則不達。」) ② Necessity is the mother of invention. ” 【諺】需要為發明之母。 the mother of sth 表示「(某事物的)根 源」，例如： ► Failure is the mother of success. (【諺】失敗為成功之母。)
Many times, people invent things to meet their own needs. ① many times 很多時候 many times直譯為「很多次」，意思 就是已有很多例子符合以下句子的 敘述。 ② fill/meet/satisfy a need 滿足需求 meet在此是指「契合、符合」。
Paragraph 2 …he worked as a mechanic in a factory. as在此為介系詞，指「以…的身分」。 work on… 進行…( 作) ► Dad has been working on a new project. work for… 為…而 作 ► Most of us work hard for money.
because of + N/V-ing 由於，因為… owing to thanks to due to as a result of + N ► Because of your help, I could finish my work in time.
If I could wash my hands without touching the faucet, it would be great. ① 此句為「與現在事實相反的假設語 氣」，表示在當時一定要接觸到水龍 頭(打開開關)才能洗手。 ② without + V-ing/N (而)不…，沒有… ► Joe was angry because his mom read his diary without asking him first. ► You can’t drive without a driver’s license.
put…into practice 將…付諸實行 常用於表示開始實際執行一個計劃或想 法，以驗證其是否可行。 ► How can we put what we’ve learned into practice? in practice 實際上 ► Dad seems to be the man in the house, but in practice, Mom is in charge.
…a faucet controlled by a built-in sensing device. ① a faucet which was controlled by a built in sensing device ② 此處sense表示device所主動 進行的動作，故用現在分詞。
rights n. (pl. ) 專利權，著作權 the right to + N ► All rights reserved. (版權所有。)
Paragraph 3 …, which is an international exhibition… 此關係子句為非限定用法，其作用是對 先行詞the IENA exhibition提供補充說 明。 通常，非限定用法的先行詞是專有名詞或 唯一的人、事、物。 此用法的關 係代名詞不可用that取代，即使 作為受詞也不能省略，且前後須加上逗號隔開。 My brother who lives in Taipei is a doctor. (限定用法 ) My brother, who lives in Taipei, is a doctor. (非限定用法 )
be/become known as sth 以…(身份等)而知名 ► Kobe Bryant is known as an excellent basketball player. known for sth 以…(特質等)而知名 (= famous for sth) ► Tainan is known for many historic sites and delicious snacks.
Paragraph 4 come from 起源自 直接問句 Where did its inventor Spencer Silver get the idea for this from? 間接句 Do you know where its inventor Spencer Silver got the idea for this from?
had been trying 為過去完成進行式， 表示「在過去某時間點之前已經一直在進行」。
As he experimented with different chemicals, he found that he had made a very weak one. as在此為連接詞，表示「當…的時候」。 主要動詞find為過去式， 而子句中的過去完成式had made是表示 他當時已經製造出黏性很弱的膠了。 one在此指膠水。代名詞one/ones會用來表示上文 已提過的名詞。 ► This pen doesn’t work anymore. Can you please give me a new one? ► Red apples look just as delicious as green ones.
He wasn’t disappointed, though在此為副詞， 表示「然而」，一般會置於句尾。
Instead, he began to think about how useful a weak glue could be. 副詞instead單獨使用時表示常置於句首或句尾， 表示「反而，相反地」。另外一種常見的用法則 是instead of，此處可改為： ► Instead of feeling disappointed, he began to think about how useful a weak glue could be為名詞子句，當 作about 的受詞。 下一句課文中的how important his invention might be也是類似的用法，當作of的受詞。
直接問句 How useful could a weak glue be? How important might his invention be? 間接句 He thought about how useful a weak glue could be. I understood how important his invention might be. convince sb of + N
Paragraph 5 …Silver’s weak glue enjoyed a great success in 1980─it glued itself to a piece of paper. enjoy a great success 獲得極大的成功 (可用於人或事物身上) glue + N + to + N
…he was frustrated that his bookmarks kept falling out of his hymn book. 此句型為S + be + adj. + that-clause， 其中形容詞通常是表示感受的形容詞(如glad、 certain、sorry、axious等) 或情緒動詞的過去分詞 (如relieved、excited、bored、amazed等) ► I am afraid that I won’t be able to make it. ► Are you sure that this is what you want to do? keep on + V-ing
Weak glue on a piece of paper would help him mark the right page without damaging the book. help sb (to) V without V-ing
Paragraph 6 As you can see… 此處的as也是連接詞，表示「如同… 一樣」，與第一段As the saying goes 類似。
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