The fantastic spurt in technology.pptVIP

This symbol，however，has always been inadequate and misleading，for technology has always been more than factories and machines 。 The invention of the horse collar in the middle ages led to major changes in agricultural methods and was as much a technological advance as the invention of the Bessemer furnace centuries later。 然而这种象征总是不充分并让人误解，因为技术一贯超过工厂和机器。 中世纪车轭的发明引起了农业方法的重大改变，同样的，几个世纪后“转炉”的发明也推进了科学技术的发展。 NEW WORDS 　 1. fantastic [f?nt?stik] 　　adj. unbelievably large or great ；wonderful，marvelous极大的;极好的 n. [古]古怪的人 eg：Kid spend fantastic amounts of money on CDs. 2. spurt [sp?:t] 　　n. a short sudden increase of activity, effort or speed; burst 猛增;突然加速;迸发 eg:In a sudden spurt of anger,Ellen slammed the door shut. 3.　conjure [k?nd??] 　　vt. cause (sth.) to appear in the mind 唤起;使想起 eg:Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads. 4.　smoky [sm?uki] 　　a. giving out much smoke冒烟的 eg：Hiding from the rain in a smoky bar we missed the twelve o‘clock bus. 5.　mill [mil] 　　n. factory or workshop工厂；制造厂；磨坊 vt. 碾磨；搅拌；使乱转 eg：The missions were not merely churches but entire working communities ，whth farms， black smiths ，flour mills and residences. 6.　classic [kl?sik] 　　a. typical 经典的，典型的 eg:Too many job hunters make the classic mistake of thinking only about what’s in it for them. 7.　representation [,reprizentei??n] 　　n. sth. that represents 代表; 陈述，表现 eg:The clock in the painting is a symbolic representation of the passage of time. 　　represent vt.表现；描绘；代表；回忆；再赠送 eg:Mr. Smith was chosen to represent the company at the conference. 　8.　symbol [simb?l] 　　 n. sign, mark, or object which represents a person, idea, value, etc. 符号；标志；象征 eg：The dove(鸽子） is a symbol of peace. 　9. inadequate [in?dikwit] 　　 a. not adequate; insufficient 不充分的；不适当的 eg：The new