基础英语轻松学【41】小发明，大贡献——圆珠笔的故事
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="tiny">tiny</span>,<span word="small">small</span>,<span word="little">little</span>的区别，<span word="tip">tip</span>（小费）不可不给，<span word="give">give</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span>句型</p><p> 圆珠笔（<span word="ballpoint">ballpoint</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>）经常被许多人称作<span word="biro">biro</span>，这是为什么呢？今天我们就来了解圆珠笔的故事。</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Laszlo">Laszlo</span> <span word="Josef">Josef</span> <span word="Biro">Biro</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Biro">Biro</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>（发明）, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballpoint">ballpoint</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>.</p><p> <span word="Biro">Biro</span> <span word="patented">patented</span>（申请专利） <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1938. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="Biro">Biro</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>（阿根廷） <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="product">product</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Partly">Partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Bic">Bic</span>, <span word="Parker">Parker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Papermate">Papermate</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span>（支配、统治） <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballpoint">ballpoint</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p><p> 人名能成为英文词汇的人并不多，（<span word="give">give</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span>以自己的名字命名）而<span word="Laszlo">Laszlo</span> <span word="Josef">Josef</span> <span word="Biro">Biro</span>就是其中之一。<span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span>就是指在已经把名字融入英文中的人们之中。</p><p> 他发明了第一支<span word="biro">biro</span>，（<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Biro">Biro</span>）现在世界上还有人用这个名称来称呼他这项最成功的发明圆珠笔。（<span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballpoint">ballpoint</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>）</p>
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