Five things invented by women 五件由女性发明的东西
<p>随身英语<span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span> 五件由女性发明的东西</p><p>计算机程序设计应该是个男性工作的领域，对吗？仅从目前的从业人数来看，男性程序员的人数超过女性从业人数，但曾经一度可不是这样的。本集《随身英语》带你认识50年代的一位女性先锋程序员，同时介绍那些由女性发明的日用品。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> 词汇: 创造</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>: <span word="name">name</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="polymath">polymath</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span> <span word="springs">springs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pioneer">pioneer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="Bell">Bell</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windscreen">windscreen</span> <span word="wiper">wiper</span>? <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1902, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tram">tram</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gust">gust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brainwave">brainwave</span>: <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="blade">blade</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span>. </p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Josephine">Josephine</span> <span word="Cochrane">Cochrane</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="host">host</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="commercially">commercially</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span>. <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>, <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>: <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steamboat">steamboat</span>. </p>
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