河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 37

Lesson 37:
[00:03.58]Future Transportation¹
[00:07.44]One Hundred Years from Now
[00:11.52]DANNY:In 1900,planes hadn't been invented!How did people fly?
[00:19.77]JENNY:They didn't fly.To get to another city,you needed a horse!
[00:27.43]DANNY:Couldn't you ride a bicycle?
[00:31.69]JENNY:Certainly!Some people had cars too
[00:37.04]BRIAN:How will people travel 100 years from now?
[00:41.80]Will people invent new types of transportation?
[00:46.55]JENNY:We need to answer that question for our presentations².
[00:52.40]BRIAN:What invention will you present, Danny?
[00:56.66]DANNY:The Danny Wheel³!It's one big round wheel.
[01:02.82]You stand inside it,and turn over and over!
[01:09.09]BRIAN:You'd better not invent that,Danny!
[01:13.14]It would make you sick!
[01:16.51]JENNY:Brian's right,Danny.
[01:20.17]I'm sorry,but I wouldn't want to ride in the Danny Wheel,either.Help!
 

1 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

2 presentations   

n.介绍( presentation的名词复数 )；报告；提供；展示会

参考例句：

• Each network has news features, dramatic presentations, comedies and sports events. 每个电视网都有新闻特写、戏剧、喜剧和体育报导。 来自辞典例句
• Actually those presentations did not prove definitive. 实际上，这些工作并没有证明是正确的。 来自辞典例句

3 wheel   

n.轮子，周期；v.旋转，装以车轮，转动

参考例句：

• The wheel must be breaking.一定是轮子断了。
• Nobody could roll back the wheel of history.没有人能倒转历史的车轮。