Unit 7
Inventing a Better World
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 As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of
invention.”
① as the saying goes 俗話說，常言道
as在此是連接詞，表示「如同…一樣」。
► As the saying goes, “More haste, less speed.”
(常言道：「欲速則不達。」)
② Necessity is the mother of invention.”
【諺】需要為發明之母。
the mother of sth 表示「(某事物的)根
源」，例如：
► Failure is the mother of success.
(【諺】失敗為成功之母。)
 Many times, people invent things
to meet their own needs.
① many times 很多時候
many times直譯為「很多次」，意思
就是已有很多例子符合以下句子的
敘述。
② fill/meet/satisfy a need 滿足需求
meet在此是指「契合、符合」。
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 …he worked as a mechanic in a factory.
as在此為介系詞，指「以…的身分」。
work on… 進行…(工作)
► Dad has been working on a new project.
work for… 為…而工作
► Most of us work hard for money.
 because of + N/V-ing 由於，因為…
 owing to
thanks to
due to
as a result of
+ N
► Because of your help, I could finish my
work in time.
 If I could wash my hands without touching
the faucet, it would be great.
① 此句為「與現在事實相反的假設語
氣」，表示在當時一定要接觸到水龍
頭(打開開關)才能洗手。
② without + V-ing/N (而)不…，沒有…
► Joe was angry because his mom read
his diary without asking him first.
► You can’t drive without a driver’s
license.
 put…into
practice 將…付諸實行
常用於表示開始實際執行一個計劃或想
法，以驗證其是否可行。
► How can we put what we’ve learned into
practice?
in practice 實際上
► Dad seems to be the man in the
house,
but in practice, Mom is in charge.
 …a
faucet controlled by a built-in sensing device.
① a faucet which was controlled by a builtin
sensing device
② 此處sense表示device所主動
進行的動作，故用現在分詞。
 rights n. (pl.) 專利權，著作權
the right to + N
► All rights reserved. (版權所有。)
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 …, which is an international exhibition…
此關係子句為非限定用法，其作用是對
先行詞the IENA exhibition提供補充說 明。
通常，非限定用法的先行詞是專有名詞或
唯一的人、事、物。
此用法的關 係代名詞不可用that取代，即使
作為受詞也不能省略，且前後須加上逗號隔開。
My brother who lives in Taipei is a doctor.(限定用法 )
My brother, who lives in Taipei, is a doctor.(非限定用法 )
 be/become known as sth
以…(身份等)而知名
► Kobe Bryant is known as an excellent
basketball player.
known for sth
以…(特質等)而知名 (= famous for sth)
► Tainan is known for many historic sites
and delicious snacks.
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 come from 起源自

 直接問句
Where did its inventor Spencer Silver get the
idea for this from?
 間接句
Do you know where its inventor Spencer Silver
got the idea for this from?
had been trying 為過去完成進行式，
表示「在過去某時間點之前已經一直在進行」。
 As he experimented with different chemicals, he
found that he had made a very weak one.
 as在此為連接詞，表示「當…的時候」。
 主要動詞find為過去式，
而子句中的過去完成式had made是表示
他當時已經製造出黏性很弱的膠了。
 one在此指膠水。代名詞one/ones會用來表示上文
已提過的名詞。
► This pen doesn’t work anymore.
Can you please give me a new one?
► Red apples look just as delicious
as green ones.
 He wasn’t disappointed, though.
though在此為副詞，
表示「然而」，一般會置於句尾。
 Instead, he began to think about how useful a weak
glue could be.
 副詞instead單獨使用時表示常置於句首或句尾，
表示「反而，相反地」。另外一種常見的用法則
是instead of，此處可改為：
► Instead of feeling disappointed, he began to
think about how useful a weak glue could be.
 how useful a weak glue could be為名詞子句，當
作about 的受詞。
 下一句課文中的how important his invention might
be也是類似的用法，當作of的受詞。
直接問句
How useful could a weak glue be?
How important might his invention be?
間接句
He thought about how useful a weak glue could be.
I understood how important his invention might be.
 convince sb of + N
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 …Silver’s weak glue enjoyed a great
success in 1980─it glued itself to a piece of
paper.
 enjoy a great success 獲得極大的成功
(可用於人或事物身上)
 glue + N + to + N
 …he was frustrated that his bookmarks
kept falling out of his hymn book.
此句型為S + be + adj. + that-clause，
其中形容詞通常是表示感受的形容詞(如glad、
certain、sorry、axious等) 或情緒動詞的過去分詞
(如relieved、excited、bored、amazed等)
► I am afraid that I won’t be able to make it.
► Are you sure that this is what you want to do?
keep on + V-ing
 Weak glue on a piece of paper would
help him mark the right page without
damaging the book.
help sb (to) V
without V-ing
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 As you can see…
此處的as也是連接詞，表示「如同…
一樣」，與第一段As the saying goes
類似。