2015年职称英语理工类考试教材阅读判断重点文章及译文(1)
<p> <span word="Inventor">Inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LED">LED</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="semiconductor">semiconductor</span> <span word="alloys">alloys</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="emitting">emitting</span> <span word="diodes">diodes</span> <span word="or">or</span>1 <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="DVDs">DVDs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="airports">airports</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 23, 2004, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> $500,000 <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technologyhas">Technologyhas</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span>.</p><p> <span word="Anytime">Anytime</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="award">award</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="little">little</span>2, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>, 75, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bardeen">Bardeen</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transistor">transistor</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="school">school</span>3, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span> <span word="Labs">Labs</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span>4, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="dimmer">dimmer</span> <span word="switches">switches</span>5.</p><p> <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="semiconductors">semiconductors</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1962 <span word="now">now</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="incandescent">incandescent</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>.</p><p> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p>
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