1. an accidental invention 一个偶然的发明
2. by accident 偶然,意外
3. It is said that ... 据说。。。
It is reported that ... 据报道。。。
It is believed that ... 人们相信。。。/据说。。。
4. A Chinese ruler 一位中国统治者
5. over an open fire 在篝火上
6. produce a nice smell 发出一阵好闻的味道
7. in this way 就这样,以这种方式
8. ‘the saint of tea’ 茶圣
9. be used to do sth 被用来做。。。(be used to doing sth 习惯于。。。)
10. be brought to sw 被带到某地
11. all of a sudden = suddenly 猛然,突然
12. not ...until ...直到。。。才。。。(Tea didn’t appear until around 1660.直到1660年茶才出现)
13. take place 发生 (指某事按计划发生);举行; (此单词没有被动语态)
Great changes have taken place in China.
The meeting will take place next Friday.
14. spread sth to sw 把。。。传播到某地
15. around the world = all over the world 全世界
16. even though 尽管,虽然 (引导的内容往往是真实语气)
even if 即使,就算,哪怕 (引导的内容往往是假设的,可用虚拟语气)
Even if it rains tomorrow, we won’t change our plan. 即使明天下雨,我们也不会改变计划。
Even if he had money, he wouldn’t buy it. (虚拟)
Even though it’s hard work, i enjoy it. 尽管工作艰苦,我还是很喜欢。
17. without doubt 毫无疑问
18. the nature of tea 茶的本质
19. the popularity of ... 。。。的盛行 (the popularity of tea. The popularity of basketball. )
20. a much-loved sport 一项深受人们喜爱的运动项目
21. be enjoyed by sb for sth 因。。。而受到人们喜爱
Basket is enjoyed by young people for fun and exercise.
篮球因充满乐趣和锻炼而受到年轻人喜爱。
22. be at college 在大学(期间) (be at school 在上学(期间), be at work 在上班/工作)
23. think of ... 想到。。。 think about ....考虑 。。。
think over ... 仔细考虑。。。 think twice 三思
24. on a hard floor 在硬地板上
25. divide ...into .... 把。。。分成。。。 Divide the apple into two parts.
26. get a ball into / in the ‘basket’. 把球扔进篮筐里
27. on the same team 在同一个队里
28. work together 共同努力,团结协作
29. stop sb from doing sth = prevent sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事
30. the number of ... 。。。的数字;
a number of ... 许多,大量 (后+可数名词复数+复数谓语)
31. look up to sb 崇拜/ 仰慕某人
32. encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事
33. achieve sb’s dream 实现某人的梦想
34. work hard to do sth 努力工作是为了做。。。
句型:
1.我认为计算器是在计算机之前发明的。
I think the calculator was invented before the computer.
2.你小的时候,生活一定很艰难。
Life must have been difficult when you were a kid.
3.那时候电视很贵,我们买不起。
In those days, TVs are really expensive, and we couldn’t afford one.
4.它们是谁发明的?
Who were they invented by
5.--它们用来做什么?
--它们用来在黑暗中看东西。?
--What are they used for?
--They are used for seeing in the dark/ They are used to see in the dark.
6.很快人人都来订购薄薄的,脆脆的,咸咸的土豆片。
Soon everyone was ordering thinly-sliced, crispy, salty potato chips.
7.你们认为最有用/最烦人的发明是什么?
What do you think is the most helpful/annoying invention?
8.薯片是由于阴差阳错发明的。
Potato chips were invented by mistake.
9.虽然直到1610年茶叶才被带到了西方国家,但是这种饮料早在此3000多年以前就被发现了。
Although tea wasn’t brought to the Western world until 1610, this beverage was discovered over three thousand years before that.
10.根据一个中国的古老的传说,神农帝在一次户外烧开水的时候发现了茶叶。
According to an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking
water over an open fire.
11.为了消遣和锻炼身体,这种很受欢迎和充满活力的运动受到很多人的喜爱。
This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by many, for fun and exercise.
12.当他在大学期间,有人叫他的同学发明一种可以在漫长的冬天在室内进行的运动项目。
When he was at college, his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters.