unit_5-text_B he lea a useful life.ppt

Unit5TextB HeLedaUsefulLife NEWWORDS stout健壮的 结实的 勇敢的bald光秃的 单调的 枯燥的fasten to扎牢 扣住 使固定 系 集中于扣紧 抓住Fastenyourseatbelt 系好你的安全带 declaration宣布 宣言 声明independence独立 自主TheDeclarationofIndependence独立宣言 practical实际的 实践的 实用的 应用的insurance保险 保险单 保险业 保险费medicalinsurance医疗保险 persuade说服 劝说 使 相信persuadesb todo劝说某人做某事pave铺 路等 pavementn 人行道fireplace壁炉ironworker铁工场工人 铁匠 potbelly大肚皮 大腹potbellied大肚皮的 大腹便便的stove炉patent专利权 专利品 取得 的专利权applyforapatent申请专利patentappliedfor已申请专利enable使能够 授予权力或方法enablesb todosth 使某人能够做某事 learned有学问的 学术上的electricity电流 电lightning闪电thunderstorm雷暴coax哄 耐心使 stringn 线 细绳 一串 一行VtVi排成一列 rod杆 棒lightningrod避雷针colony殖民地delay耽搁 延迟 延期 迟滞vivtnworn out不能再用 或穿 的 穿旧的carpet地毯honor尊敬 敬意 荣誉 光荣尊敬 给以荣誉congress 代表 大会 美国等国的 国会 议会 shrewd精明的 机敏的diplomat外交官 有权谋的人fleet舰队 港湾 小河constitution宪法 构造 体质 章程 惯例delegate代表 委派 为代表 PhrasesandExpressions beathome熟悉的 精通的 inIsitdifficulttofeelathomeinaforeignlanguage catchfire着火beonfire着火了throwoff散发出 匆忙脱掉byoneself独自foroneself亲自carefor关怀 照顾 喜欢careabout关心 在乎 turnover 翻转 翻身 移交给 翻阅setsailfor起身前往 开船 动身sitthrough耐着性子看完或者听完 一直挺到结束Ican tsitthroughsixhoursoftheplay onthetermsof根据 依据onthetermsofthecontract按照合同的条款intermsof 在某方面 关于 就intermsofme就我而言inthelongterm从长远来看intheshortterm从眼前来看 1 BenjaminFranklinwouldseemrightathomeamongusifhewerealivetoday Infact hedidalottoshapeourwayoflife Rightnowyouareprobablynoddingyourheadandthinking oh yes welearnedallaboutoldB F inthefifthgrade Butlet sseewhetheryoureallyknow allabouthim home next up 2YouprobablyknowthathewasastoutoldfellowwithabaldheadwhoflewakitewithakeyfastenedtoitandsignedtheDeclarationofIndependence Allthatistrue butthereisalotmoretoknowaboutthismanwhohadsomanyusefulideasandservedhiscountryinsomanydifferentways home next up 3Franklinhadapracticalmind Whenhesawaproblem hetriedtodosomethingaboutit ThehousesofPhiladelphiawerebuiltofwoodandeasilycaughtfire Neighborstriedtohelpeachother buttheycoulddolittletosaveaburninghouse SoFranklinorganizedafire fightingcompany Philadelphia sfirelossbecamesolowthatthefirstfire insurancecompanyintheUnitedStateswassoonsetupthere BenFranklinwasoneofitsdirectors Healsopersuadedthecitytopaveandlightitsstreets Again thefact thatpeoplehadtroublekeepingtheirhouseswarminwinter setFranklin sactivemindtowork home next up Hedecidedthatthebigfireplacesweretoblame Becausetheyweresetdeepintothewall theydidnotletenoughheatreachthemiddleoftheroom Sohedrewsomeplansandhiredanironworkertomakethepot belliedFranklinstove Itstoodinthemiddleofaroomandthrewoffheatineverydirection home next up 4Hedidnotpatenttheinvention Hewastoobusywithhisdiscoveriestobotherwithmakingmoney Althoughhewasawealthymanbythetimehewasforty two moneybyitselfdidnotinteresthim Hevalueditbecauseitenabledhimtoretirefrombusiness Thenhehadtimetospendonotherthingsthatseemedmoreworthwhile Whathereallycaredformostofallwasscience home next up 5Franklinwasalwaystryingtoanswerthequestion Whatmakesthingsactthewaytheydo Atthattimelearnedmenwerepuzzledaboutelectricity Theywonderedwhetheritwasinsomewaylikethelightninginathunderstorm Itmightbe buthowcouldyouproveit YouknowhowBenFranklinprovedit bycoaxingsomeelectricitydownhiskitestring ThatactmadehimfamousinAmericaandEurope ButofcourseFranklindidnotstophere Hefoundawaytomaketheknowledgeuseful heinventedthelightningrod home next up 6 Franklinwouldgladlyhavespenttherestofhisdaysinquietstudyandresearch Buthewasaveryimportantpersonnow andthecountryneededhimforpublicservice home next up 7 DisagreementbetweenthecoloniesandtheBritishwasbecomingquiteserious PennsylvanianeededarepresentativeinEngland WouldDr Franklinacceptthepost Hewould HewenttoLondonandstayedthereformorethantenyears Hedidhisbestandmighthavehelpedtodelaythewar Butbothsidesweretooangrytoreachagreement FranklinreturnedhomejustastheRevolutionaryWarbegan arrivingintimetosigntheDeclarationofIndependence home next up 8Hewasnowseventyyearsold andhishealthwasnotgood Hewouldgladlyhavesettleddownathome ButAmericaneededhelpfromFrancetocarryonthewar andsheaskedDr Franklintowinhishelp Heanswered Iamlikeaworn outpieceofcarpet Ifthereisonecornerleftwhichcanbeusefultomycountry Iwillbehonored home next up 9HisfirststepwastoturnoverallhismoneyasaloantoCongress HewantedtoprovehisfaithinthenewAmericangovernmentandencourageotherstosupportit ThenhesetsailforFrance home next up 10InParis Franklinwaswarmlywelcomed Althoughhewasasimpleman hewasashrewddiplomat HespokeverypoorFrench buthealwayschosetherightwordsfortheoccasion HefinallypersuadedKingLouisofFrancetodeclarewaronEngland Thatwasanimportantachievement ItwasonlywiththeaidoftheFrenchfleetthatWashingtonwasabletowinthewarandAmericanindependence home next up 11BenjaminFranklinreturnedtoAmerica Hewasveryoldnow andinpoorhealth Butstillhedidnotsettledownandretiretohiscomfortablehome HesatthroughthelongargumentsonthetermsoftheConstitution Twice themeetingswouldhavefailedifhehadnothelpedthedelegatestoagree home next up 12BenFranklindiedin1790attheageofeighty four 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