新概念2 第31课

1、Lesson 31 Success story NewtonBill Gates Thomas Alva Edison (Feb. 11th, 1847- Oct.18th, 1931) was an American inventor who invented many importantinventions. Phonograph 留声机留声机 Dictaphone 录音机录音机 Radio 无线电无线电 Electric bulb 电灯泡电灯泡 Autographic printer 印刷机印刷机(more than one thousand)An Inventor with 1,093

2、 An Inventor with 1,093 InventionsInventions Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, 1847. When he was twelve years old. He got his first job selling newspapers and sweets on the train. At age 15, he saved the life of a young boy. Edison is called the greatest inventor because he has 1,093 inventions

3、. Of all these inventions, some have changed our life a lot. For example, the light bulb. Without Edison, we may still use candles today. It is terrible, isnt it? When people called him a genius, he only said that “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Thomas Edison was a famous American _

4、 . During his lifetime he had_ 1,093 inventions. That is amazing, isnt it? Many of his inventions have _ our life. You may ask _ Edison was able to make so many _.That is because he was the man who never _ up. He always thought that no matter how _ something seemed, he could find the _ . He believed

5、 that_ was difficult if you put your heart into it. That is true. When he was a child, he was always asking _ questions and trying out new _ . Many of his questions made his teacher unhappy or angry, because the strange questions had nothing to do _ his lessons. He could not study at school, so his

6、mother _ him at home. He showed great _ in science and _ very fast. _ he was 22, he moved to New York to be an inventor. He worked very _ trying out new ideas. He never gave up.inventormadechangedwhyinventionsgavedifficultanswernothingstrangeideaswithtaughtinterestlearntWhenhard填人一个单词使句子完整填人一个单词使句子完

7、整What did he say?He said he liked people who never give up.What do you know about Bill Gates? 1955/10/28 出生在西雅图出生在西雅图1973年进入哈佛大学法律系，年进入哈佛大学法律系，19岁退学，与同伴岁退学，与同伴创办电脑公司。后改名微软公司，自任董事长、创办电脑公司。后改名微软公司，自任董事长、总裁兼首席执行官。总裁兼首席执行官。1988年年1月，将总裁一职让给史蒂夫月，将总裁一职让给史蒂夫-鲍尔默。鲍尔默。盖茨被誉为电脑奇才、盖茨被誉为电脑奇才、20世纪最伟大的计算机软世纪最伟大的计算机

8、软件行业巨人。件行业巨人。36岁成为世界最年轻的亿万富翁。岁成为世界最年轻的亿万富翁。1999年年福布斯福布斯评选，盖茨居世界亿万富翁首评选，盖茨居世界亿万富翁首位，纯资产位，纯资产850亿美元亿美元,被被时代时代周刊评为在数周刊评为在数字技术领域影响重大的字技术领域影响重大的50人之一。人之一。下排下排:Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood, Paul Allen 摄于摄于1978年年12月月7日日Bill and his friends, also his partners Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955.

9、He was _ William Henry_his father and grandfather.His favourite subjects at school were_and _.He wanted to be a scientist_ _ _.when he was 13 years old, he was _ in a very old computer, he and some of his friends _ lots of time _ unusual things with it.In the end ,they _ _a software program. In 1973

10、.Bill went to Harvard _ .In 1975 Bill began his company with his friend. They thought that the computer would be a very important _in a every office and in every home, so they began _software for _computers.They _the software _make it easier for people to _computers. namedaftersciencein the futurema

11、thsinterestedspentdoingworked outUniversitytooldevelopingpersonalimprovedtouseBrother WrightThe first planeTHE FLYER When you see the birds are flying with their wings, do you want to fly in the sky like them? For thousand of years that was not possible. So some people tried to invent a machine to h

12、elp them fly in the sky. The first planes were gliders-planes without engines. Until December 17th,1903, two brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first plane with an engine. It was Flyer. Orville Wright lay on the bottom wing of his plane and started the engine, then the Flyer was able to ta

13、ke off with its own power. It rose 10 feet and flew 120 feet. This was a great moment in the history of flying.James Watt(1736-1819)Steaming TrainThe inventor of The inventor of steaming enginesteaming engineRead the passage and make notes as follows.Name: Bill GatesDate of birth:Favorite subjects a

14、t school:Hobbies:What Gates did at 17:In 1973:In 1975:In 1994:In 1999:Additional information:Oct. 28, 1955science and mathsplay with computersWork out a software with his friendsWent to Harvard UniversityBegan his companyMarried Melinda FrenchWrote a bookEnjoys reading and playing golf and bridge【Ne

15、w words and expressions】 retire v. 退休退休 company n. 公司公司 bicycle n. 自行车自行车 save v. 积蓄积蓄 workshop n. 车间车间 helper n. 帮手，助手帮手，助手 employ v. 雇佣雇佣 grandson n. 孙子孙子 retire v. 退休退休 retire =stop working =stop doing this He is getting old, He is going to retire. Im going to retire next year. company n. 公司公司 fi

16、rm n. 商行商行 business n. 生意，公司生意，公司 He works in my business. 他在我的公司工作他在我的公司工作 save vt. 积蓄积蓄 vt. 挽救，救助，拯救挽救，救助，拯救 save ones life The doctor saved the childs life. They saved the child from the fire. save ones face 挽会面子挽会面子 vt. 积蓄，储蓄积蓄，储蓄 He used to save letters. save money 存钱存钱 He saved (money) for yea

17、rs to buy a car. 西方人不喜欢提钱西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用所以用 save up 表示存钱表示存钱 I have saved up for many years. 我已经存了好几年的钱我已经存了好几年的钱 Save it for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备为将来需要而做好准备 workshop n. 车间车间 workshop n. 车间（工作并且可以拿出来卖）车间（工作并且可以拿出来卖） workhouse n. 感化院（强迫劳动的地方）感化院（强迫劳动的地方） helper n. 帮手帮手, 助手助手 assistant n. 助理

18、助理 employ v. 雇佣雇佣 employer n. 雇主雇主 employee n. 雇员雇员 ； trainer n. 教练教练 ； trainee n. 接受训练的人接受训练的人 Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.

19、 It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had

20、become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their grandsons bicycle! 【课文讲解】【课文讲解】 1、Before he r

21、etired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. head是是“首领、头目首领、头目”的意思，的意思，“the head of+名词名词”的意思的意思是是“的老板，头的老板，头” John is the head of the family. 一家之主一家之主 Frank is the head of the firm. 弗兰克是那家公司的总裁。弗兰克是那家公司的总裁。 workas 作为作为工作工作 He used to work

22、 as a teacher. as a boy = as he was a boy （as的意思是的意思是“当当的时的时候候”） as a young man 当他年轻的时候当他年轻的时候 2、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. in ones -ies 在某人几十岁的时候在某人几十岁的时候 in ones twenties/thirties/forties/fifties/nineties，十的倍数的复数形式可用于表达近似的、非确定的数十的倍数的复数形式可用于表达近似的、非确定的数量，与所有格形容词连用时表示大约的年龄。量，与所有格形容词连用时表示大约的年龄。 in my fifties 在我五十多岁的时候在我五十多岁的时候 In his fifties, he learned the second language. in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代在