(Susanna, Kangkang, and their classmates are asked to make a report about famous people around the world. Now they are discussing in class.)
Susanna: Hi, Kangkang, who is your hero?
Kangkang: My hero is Abraham Lincoln. Although he was both poor and didn’t have much education, he never gave up [1]give up: 放弃；交出 reading books. He became one of the greatest presidents of the USA. What about you, Susanna?
Susanna: Marie Curie is my hero. Not only did she discover radium but also [2]not only … but also … : 不但…而且… 连接句子时，not only后的句子要倒装she won the Nobel Prize [3]prize: 美: [praɪz] 英: [praɪz] n. 奖；奖品；奖金；奖赏 twice in her lifetime [4]lifetime: 美: [ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm] 英: [‘laɪf.taɪm] n. 寿命；一生；终身；有生之年[5]in one’s lifetime: 在某人的一生中.
Kangkang: She was great! Who did you write about, Li Ming?
Li Ming: I admire Thomas Edison both for his exploring spirit and for his great inventions. During his lifetime he invented more than 2 000 new things, including the light bulb, the telegraph [6]telegraph: 美: [ˈteləˌɡræf] 英: [ˈtelɪˌɡrɑːf] v. 打电报；电告；用电报发送（电文） n. 电报（通信方式） and photographic [7]photographic: 美: [ˌfoʊtəˈɡræfɪk] 英: [ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk] adj. 摄影的；摄制的；照片的 film.
Kangkang: I think we have learned a lot from the famous people around the world.
Word Bank
| ↑1 | give up: 放弃；交出 |
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| ↑2 | not only … but also … : 不但…而且… 连接句子时，not only后的句子要倒装 |
| ↑3 | prize: 美: [praɪz] 英: [praɪz] n. 奖；奖品；奖金；奖赏 |
| ↑4 | lifetime: 美: [ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm] 英: [‘laɪf.taɪm] n. 寿命；一生；终身；有生之年 |
| ↑5 | in one’s lifetime: 在某人的一生中 |
| ↑6 | telegraph: 美: [ˈteləˌɡræf] 英: [ˈtelɪˌɡrɑːf] v. 打电报；电告；用电报发送（电文） n. 电报（通信方式） |
| ↑7 | photographic: 美: [ˌfoʊtəˈɡræfɪk] 英: [ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk] adj. 摄影的；摄制的；照片的 |
