1、Unit 3Inventors and inventions.常考单词必背1distinguish vi.区分，辨别vt.区分；显示的差别； 使有所不同She can distinguish them by their voices.她可以通过他们的声音辨认出他们。快速闪记be distinguished for sth因而出名2abrupt adj.突然的；以外的They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall.他们突然一下子就消失在附近的墙洞里去了。3convenient adj.便利的；方便的；就近的A bicycl
2、e is often more convenient than a car in towns.在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。(1)(2)4caution n小心； 谨慎vt.警告； 提醒He told us to proceed with caution.他要我们谨慎行事。Tony cautioned against misrepresenting the situation.托尼告诫说不要歪曲形势。快速闪记cautious adj.谨慎的5expectation nC&U期待；预期；期望The job failed to measure up to her expectations.这项工
3、作没有满足她的期望。快速闪记expect vt.预期；期望expected adj.预期的；预料的unexpected adj.意料外的；突如其来的unexpectedly adv.出乎意料地，意外地6seize vt.抓住；逮捕 夺取；占据 抓住(时机等)vi.抓住；夺取；利用Suddenly，the policeman seized the thief by the arm.突然，警察抓住了小偷的胳膊。Seize the opportunity and you will succeed.抓住机会你就会成功。7file n文件；档案vt.把归档；提出(申请等)Your application
4、 will be kept on file.你的申请书将存档。So I have filled in the form and filed my patent application with the Patent Office.于是，我填了表，向专利局提交了申请书。8bear (bore，borne/born) vt.负担；承担 忍受；容忍 生育；怀有；抱有Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue？谁来承担(停止)发放许可证带来的损失？He cant bear being laughed.他无法忍受遭人嘲笑。快速闪记bear.in
5、 mind记住；记在心里9tap vt.& vi.轻打；轻拍；轻敲n轻轻地敲击10associate vt.& vi.联想；联系n伙伴；合伙人I dont like you associating with such people.我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。快速闪记(1)associate.with.把和联系起来be associated with和有关associate with和交往或打交道(2)association nC协会；社团；U联合；结合；交往in association with和联合.高频短语必会1call up给打电话2now and then偶尔；有时3set abou
6、t开始；着手4dive into迅速把手伸入；一心投入5set out(to to)开始(做)6hang on不挂断；稍等；紧紧握住7out of order次序颠倒；发生故障8get through设法联系上(尤其指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过.写作句式必学1The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me，but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.首先我要做的是查看是否有任何产品可能帮助我，但是看来只有一种杀蛇的药粉。2Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.只有获得了认证，你才可以说是一个真正的发明者。3The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.(评定)专利标准是很严格的，除非新的想法真是新颖的，否则很难被接受。