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Exercise
Exercise Ⅰ
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Word Meaning
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render
1. cause sb/sth to be sth (syn: make) e.g. Hundred of people were rendered homeless by the flood. 2. give help e.g. They rendered assistance to the victims. 3. present sth (syn: furnish) e.g. They rendered a report to the committee. 4. express/perform 5. translate

Thomas Alva Edison
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and largescale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.
5 They began to call him“the wizard,”as if he could produce an invention like magic. :魔法；魔力
6 Edison almost fainted, but he finally replied that the price was fair.:晕倒；昏倒 7 …and Edision hoped to invent new ways to use it for the benefit of people.:利益；好处 8 Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow！:羊毛 9 He never considered himself a brilliant man and once remarked that genius was “two percent inspiration and ninety-eight percent perspiration”:评 论，谈论 10 Electric power had become so important and vital a part of America’s life that a complete shut-down for even a few seconds would have created chaos.: 停；堆
2. to use all of sth so that there is none left e.g. Within 3 days they had exhausted their supply of food.
3. to talk about or study a subject until there is nothing else to say about it e.g. I think we've exhausted that particular topic.
Exercise Ⅱ
Using Context Clue
1 As he once said:“My philosophy of life is work. I want
to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man.” : 生活信条
Part2: Two great inventions: Phonograph and Bulb Part3: Great honor and impacts-Large amounts of patents; A special Congressional Medal of Honor; Lights-out for several minutes
President Hoover said: "Edison is the most famous person, is the American national treasures, but also human benefactor."
Miller in the "Edison biography" said: "if there is no revelation of God, not a helmsman, without a guiding force, Edison will never have a precise mind in science and mathematics to understand the mysteries of the universe. Planets turning in orbit, every day for thousands of years; all kinds of wonderful creation, numerous differences in life, and animal, vegetable and mineral magic made him believe unbelievable, the universe will have god."
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Context Analysis
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Brief introduction to Thomas Alva Edison 1-10 Some important inventions of Thomas Alva Edison 11-20 Edison's outstanding contribution and outstanding quality. 21-24
Words and Phrases
• • • • • explosion 爆炸 wholly 完全地，全部地 faint 头晕，晕过去 render 使成为，给予，表达 a stroke of luck 意外的好运
Some words about invention
Phonograph Incandescence Light bulb Carbonized cotton thread Vacuum Patent Motion-picture machine 留声机 炽热 电灯 碳化的毛线 真空的 专利 电影放映机
explosion
1. the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of sth, such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing sth to explode
e.g. There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. 2. a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of sth e.g. a population explosion 人口激增
tribute
1. tribute to sb: an act, a statement or a gift that is intended to show your respect or admiration, especially for dead person （尤指对死者的）致 敬，颂词；悼念；致哀；吊唁礼物 2. tribute to sth/sb: showing the good effects or influence of sth/sb (良好效果或影响的）体现，显 示 3.（especially in the past）money given by one country or ruler to another, especially in return for protection or for not being attacked （尤指旧时一 国向他国缴纳的）贡品，贡金
3. ( formal ) a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger
exhaust
1. to make sb feel very tired (syn: wear out) e.g. There is no need to exhaust yourself cleaning up.
Phrases
Give off 发出; 放出; 散发出; 放射出
More phrases about “give”
give it to sb. straight give (sb.) what for give way (to) 痛骂某人；责备某人 痛骂某人；痛打某人 屈服；让步；坍塌；破裂； 重要性下降；被取代 面临；朝向 致力于；献身于；埋头于