(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

Word Bank
1 give up: 放弃;交出
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
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