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篇名: 7月23號課程內容
作者: 錢小麥	日期: 2010.07.23　　天氣: 　心情:

When you think of all the great inventions, the common lightbulb may not immediately spring to mind.

It should, though. The incandescent lightbulb gives us a safe way to light our lives.

It also saves our eyes by providing a steady, strong light that we can rely on.

Thomas Edison is often credited with this wonderful invention, but he wasn't the first to patent the lightbulb.

當你想到所有偉大發明時，你立刻想到的可能不是常見的燈泡

然而，它應該要算在內，燈泡讓我們用安全的方式照亮生活

它也供應可信賴的穩定強大光源來維護我們的眼睛

人們經常認為這項了不起發明的功臣是湯瑪士‧愛迪生，但是他並非取得燈泡專利權的第一人

A British scientist named Joseph Swan developed a similar lightbulb shortly before Edison's 1879 model.

In fact, Swan's house was the first to be lit by an electric lightbulb.

However, Edison's lightbulb had the advantage because it was made of a stronger material and could last longer.

At the time, there was great debate ─ and even lawsuits ─ concerning the true inventor of this revolutionary device.

As a result, Swan and Edison agreed on a partnership to from the Edison and Swan United Electric Company.

一位名叫約瑟夫‧史旺的英國科學家在艾迪生1879年的雛型出現不久前就開發出一種相似的燈泡

事實上，史旺的房子是第一個被電燈泡照亮的家庭

然而，愛迪生的燈泡擁有優勢，因為它由更牢固的材料製成，而且可以持續得更久

當時有個激烈辯論，甚至還有法律訴訟，爭論誰才是這個創新設備的真正發明人

結果，史旺和愛迪生商訂合夥成立愛迪生和史旺聯合電燈公司

What is to be learned by all this？First, sometimes it's good to question your knowledge of history.

Second, great inventions are not always created by just one person.

Many times, an inventor improves on the designs of others.

It's amazing what we can accomplish when we put our heads together.

我們可以從這些學到什麼呢？第一，有時候質疑你的歷史知識是件好事

第二，偉大的發明並不總是只由一個人創造出來的

很多時候是一位發明家改進其他人的設計

當我們集思廣益時能夠完成的事是很驚人的

字彙

01. steady [ˋstɛdɪ] adj. 穩定的；穩固的

02. shortly [ˋʃɔrtlɪ] adv. 不久；馬上

03. concern [kənˋsɝn] v. 關於；涉及

04. partnership [ˋpɑrtnɚ͵ʃɪp] n. 合股關係；合夥關係

05. accomplish [əˋkɑmplɪʃ] v. 達到；實現

06. patent [ˋpætnt] v. 取得.....的專利權

07. lawsuit [ˋlɔ͵sut] n. 訴訟

08. ... spring to mind 指「想到....」

09. incandescent lightbulb [͵ɪnkænˋdɛsnt] 指「電燈泡；白熾燈」，利用通電加熱燈絲使其發光的燈泡

10. put ones' heads together 指「某些人集思廣義」

關鍵解析

1. credit 的用法

credit [ˋkrɛdɪt] 當動詞，可指「相信.....有某成就、優點」，常用句型如下

credit sb with + N. / V-ing　把某事歸功於某人

‧The author credited his wife with helping him solve some of the story's problems.

　那位作家把協助他解決某些故事問題的功勞歸於他太太

此句型常用被動語態 sb + be credited with + N. / V-ing，如文中用法

‧Eliza was credited with the science project's success, but she said that some of her classmates helped, too.

　伊萊莎被認為是這項科學專題研究成功的功臣，但是她說有些同學也有協助

2. as a result　結果

此片語表示「因此；結果」，也可用副詞 consequently [ˋkɑnsə͵kwɛntlɪ] 代換

‧Donnie hurt his ankle when he fell off the chair. As a result, he couldn't play in the basketball game the next day.

　唐尼摔下椅子時傷到他的腳踝。因此，他隔天無法參加籃球比賽

‧Kelly didn't get home ubtil after 9:00. Consequently, she missed her favorite TV program.

　凱莉九點之後才回到家。結果，她錯過了她最喜歡的電視節目

比較用法

as a result of + N. / V-ing 則指「由於.....；因為.....」

‧As a result of the noise next door, Cathy didn't get much sleep.

　由於隔壁的噪音，凱西睡得不多

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