空中英語教室 AUGUST LITERATURE
《馭風男孩》 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind曾改編電影是2019年英國劇情片
馭風男孩:築夢始於追風
追求成功,你所必須做的就是不斷嘗試
If you want to make it, all you have to do is try.
①先看中文翻譯 終於在2002年3月有玉米可以收成了,於是家家戶戶又能再度填飽肚子。威廉開始想到學校並且前往溫比小學的圖書館看書,讓自己的頭腦保持活躍思考。在那裡,他發現不少關於物理學與工程學的書籍。威廉更從《解說物理學》一書的圖片及圖表中,獲得建造風車發電的想法。他開始花時間尋找老舊的機械零件。對村裡的人而言,威廉似乎是瘋了。不過,威廉在傑弗瑞與吉柏特的幫助下蓋起了風車;而且,風車真的有用!他替家裡連接設置了一套電燈系統,而且還想出辦法為手機充電。
當一些官員前來視察溫比小學的時候,他們注意到了威廉的風車。其中一人將個具有科學才能、卓越男孩的故事傳逼馬拉威及世界各地。威廉獲邀參加一場在坦尚尼亞舉行的TED大會。之後,他又獲得機會就讀位於南非的非洲領袖學院,並在那裡結識了其他一些青年發明家與科學家。這些人全都有一個夢想：讓非洲的未來變得更加明亮。
②逐句閱讀英文 Finally in March 2002, there is corn, and families can eat again. William starts thinking about school and visits the library at Wimbe Primary School to keep his mind active. There, he finds books on physics and engineering. From the pictures and diagrams in the book Explaining Physics, William gets the idea to build a windmill to generate electricity. He begins spending his days looking for old machinery parts. To the people in his village, William seems to have gone crazy. But William, with the help of Gilbert and Geoffrey, builds the windmill.
It works! He wires a system of lights for his house and also figures out how to charge cellphones. When some officials come to inspect Wimbe Primary School, they notice William's windmill. One helps spread the story of the remarkable boy with an aptitude for science across Malawi and the world. William is invited to a TED Conference in Tanzania. Then he gets the chance to attend the African Leadership Academy South Africa where he meets other young inventors and scientists. They all want to make Africa's future brighter.
engineering (n) 工程學
· After graduating with a degree in engineering, Madeline got a job with a top company in the field.
· Janet plans to study engineering in college.
● engineer (n) 工程師
· Because she loved science and math, Ellie decided to become an engineer.
● engineer (v)改變基因
· Scientists are trying to engineer crops to produce more food.（ 基因改造食品 genetically modified food：GMO）
● generate (v)產生,發生
· The Hoover Dam, which is in the southwestern part of the U.S., generates power for over 1 million people.
· The government generated many new jobs to help improve the economy. ( 改善經濟 improve the economy ）
· Taylor Swift's concert in Kaohsiung generated a lot of excitement among young adults.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
(第一段) Finally in March 2002, there is corn, and families can eat again. William starts thinking about school and visits the library at Wimbe Primary School to keep his mind active. There, he finds books on physics and engineering. From the pictures and diagrams示意圖 in the book Explaining Physics, William gets the idea to build a windmill to generate electricity. He begins spending his days looking for old machinery parts. To the people in his village, William seems to have gone crazy. But William, with the help of Gilbert and Geoffrey, builds the windmill. It works! He wires a system of lights for his house and also figures out how to charge cellphones.
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● to go crazy
● to keep his mind active 保持頭腦活躍
● windmill vs. wind turbine 風力風車 與 風力渦輪發動機
● windmill (n) 風車
· The wind wasn't blowing, so the windmill didn't move.
● wind turbine (n) 風力渦輪發動機 / turbine渦輪發動機
● a can of corn (phr.) 太簡單了
· Today's homework is a can of corn.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
(第二段) It works! He wires a system of lights for his house and also figures out how to charge cellphones充電. When some officials come to inspect檢查 Wimbe Primary School, they notice William's windmill. One helps spread傳播 the story of the remarkable boy with an aptitude資質 for science across Malawi and the world. William is invited to a TED Conference in Tanzania. Then he gets the chance to attend the African Leadership Academy South Africa where he meets other young inventors and scientists. They all want to make Africa's future brighter.
● remarkable (adj) 非凡卓越的;引人注目的
· Dian Fossey's remarkable life of living with gorillas in the wild taught the world a lot about their lives. （gorillas大猩猩）
· Penicillin is a remarkable drug that has saved millions of lives. （Penicillin 盤尼西尼青黴素）
· People still say that 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most remarkable movies ever made, especially for its time. （its time它的時代）
· What a remarkable child you have! （2001: A Space Odyssey太空漫遊1968年的電影）
● conference (n) 研討會,會議
· Doctors attend conferences all over the world to learn about new techniques and findings in medicine.
· Violet found out at the parent teacher conference that her daughter was at the top of the class.
· They attended a weekend conference on parenting.
● conference call (n) 視訊會議
· Mr. Hurling holds a conference callevery Tuesday morning with the branch heads of his company.
● inspect (v) 檢查
● to spread (v)傳播散布 ～share things you hear and know
● aptitude (n) 才能:資質
● depleted 用罄
● diagram (n) 圖解·示意圖
● figure out (phr.) 想出:理解
● perseverance (n)毅力~persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
· It can take real perseverance to get the job you really want.獲得您真正想要的工作可能需要真正的毅力。
● persevere (v)堅持~continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.
· Every day he persevered with his business calls and his meetings. 每天，他都堅持自己的業務電話和會議。
● wonder (v) 想知道;驚奇，驚嘆
· They wondered about his motives. 他們想弄清他的動機。
| 動詞 seem 好像～Usage Tip |
| To the people in his village, Wiliam seems to have gone crazy. 對村裡的人而言,威廉似乎是瘋了。 |
| ① seem僅能當連綴動詞使用,後面可接形容詞或名詞做主詞補語 ② seem通常不用進行式。 ③ seem後也經常接 " to + VR " ④ seem後接 " to + have + p.p."用來表示該完成式動作或狀態比 seem更早發生 |
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