SAT作文素材30：Teng#039;s inspiration
<p> <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span>-<span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="airports">airports</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="Hung">Hung</span>-<span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nantou">Nantou</span>, <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 19 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="urinal">urinal</span>!</p><p> <span word="Tengs">Tengs</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1983 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhausting">exhausting</span>1 <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restroom">restroom</span>, <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urinal">urinal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="greasy">greasy</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infrared">infrared</span> <span word="sensor">sensor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="valve">valve</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patent">patent</span>2 <span word="for">for</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="NT">NT</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>! <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="Tengs">Tengs</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="Taiwans">Taiwans</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appliance">appliance</span>3 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persistence">persistence</span>4 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span>.5 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span>, <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tengs">Tengs</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Invention">Invention</span> <span word="Contest">Contest</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span>1 <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1999, <span word="Tengs">Tengs</span> <span word="Remote">Remote</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Pager">Pager</span> <span word="Device">Device</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Genius">Genius</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nuremberg">Nuremberg</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Invention">Invention</span> <span word="Exhibition">Exhibition</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="appliance">appliance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>! <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="components">components</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>! <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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