1. be used for 被用來……

2. battery-operated sneakers 電池控制的旅游鞋

3. by accident 偶然，無意中

a traffic accident 一起交通事故

without accident 平安無事地

4. according to 根據(jù)……， 按照……

5. a pleasant smell 一種怡人的氣味

6. in this way 以這種方式

in a / one way 在某種程度上，有點兒

in the way礙事，妨礙

out of the way 不擋道，不礙事

lose ones way 迷路

7. in the 1950s 在20世紀(jì)50年代

8. in the sixth century 在公元6世紀(jì)

9. be divided into 被分成……

divide sb. from... 把……從……分開

10. dream of / about 夢，夢想

11. knock into 撞上（某人）

12. by mistake 錯誤地

13. fall into 落入，陷入

1. —When was the telephone invented？ 電話是什么時侯發(fā)明的？

—I think it was invented in 1876. 我想是在1876年發(fā)明的。

2. —What are they used for？ 它們被用來做什么？

—They are used for seeing in the dark. 它們被用來在黑暗中照明。

3. Did you know potato chips were invented by mistake？你知道薯條是由于失誤而被發(fā)明出來的嗎？

The abacus was invented in the sixth century by Chinese people. 算盤是中國人于公元六世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。

4. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. 后來他決定嘗一下這種熱的混合液。

5. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams， and taught them how to play his new game. 奈史密斯醫(yī)生將他們班上所有的男生分成兩隊，并教他們玩他的新游戲。

6. The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a pleasant smell. 皇帝注意到那些開水里的葉子煮出了一種怡人的香味。

7. Since then， the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide， and the number of foreign players in Americas NBA has increased. 自那時起，籃球的流行程度就在全球范圍內(nèi)提高，在美國NBA打球的外國選手增加了。

8. It is believed that on December 21st， 1891， the first basketball game in history was played. 人們認(rèn)為，歷史上第一場籃球比賽發(fā)生在1891年12月21日。

能力遷移：

學(xué)會用目標(biāo)語言被動語態(tài)談?wù)撝匾l(fā)明的歷史及用途，發(fā)表自己對各項發(fā)明的用途及特點的看法。

開闊思維，培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新精神，展開想象的翅膀，學(xué)會用目標(biāo)語言被動語態(tài)談?wù)撟约旱膭?chuàng)造。