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Lesson Seven The Greatest Invention Lord Dunsany Warming-up: Discussion What is the purpose of science in your mind? Science is knowledge and knowledge is power. But power for what? to make more profits to enable them to destroy, kill and conquer to bring happiness to mankind … Background Information About the author Lord Dunsany, (1878-1957), is one of the most acclaimed names in the field of fantastic fiction, held in high esteem by many of todays major writers. A man of broad ability, in the field of writing alone the Writer Lords work ranged from popular plays through fantasy and science fiction Germ warfare Germ is an informal term for a disease-causing organism, particularly bacteria. Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to incapacitate or kill an adversary. Biological warfare is a cause for concern because a successful attack could conceivably result in thousands, possibly even millions, of deaths and could cause severe disruptions to societies and economies. However the consensus among military analysts is that except in the context of bioterrorism, biological warfare is militarily of little use. Words and phrases: 1. decent: acceptable, good enough a decent meal/job/house/ hotel decent clothes/ wages 2. liquid: (literacy) clear, shining like water 晶莹的蓝眼睛 liquid blue eyes 3. figure You have to watch our diet if you want to keep your figure. the exact figure both a political and a religious figure person to play the figure of a judge Shape Number Person character 4. cavalry charges: rushes to attack the enemy on horseback 1. The hotel charged me $50 for a room for the night. (ask in payment) 2. Suddenly the wild animal charged at us. (ru