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托福阅读高分素材:这9件东西都是女性发明的

2017-10-09 15:27:29来源:网络

  5.洗碗机——约瑟芬•科克伦

  A frequent entertainer, Cochrane wanted a machine that would wash her dishes faster than her servants, and be less likely to break them.

  演艺事业繁忙的艺人科克伦想要一台能够比她的仆人洗碗快,而且不会把碗打碎的洗碗机。

  Her machine, which involved a motor turning a wheel inside a copper boiler, was the first automatic dishwasher to use water pressure.

  她发明了第一台用水压的全自动洗碗机,洗碗机内的铜锅内有个轮子,由马达转动来运转。

  Cochrane's alcoholic husband had left her with masses of debt after his death and this motivated her to patent her invention in 1886 and open her own production factory.

  科克伦嗜酒成瘾的丈夫在死后留给她一大笔债务,这使得她在1886年为自己的发明申请了专利并且开了属于自己的洗碗机工厂。

  6.家庭安全系统——玛丽•布朗

  A nurse, who was often home alone, Marie Van Brittan Brown came up with an idea that would make her feel safer.

  玛丽•布朗是一名护士,她经常一个人在家。所以她想了一个办法,让自己更有安全感。

  Together with her husband Albert, Van Brittan Brown developed the first home security system in response to the rising crime rates and slow police responses of the 1960s.

  为了应对上世纪60年代的犯罪率上升以及警方的低效行动,布朗和丈夫阿尔伯特一起发明了世界上第一个家庭安全系统。

  The device was complicated, with a camera powered by a motor which moved up and down the door to look through a peephole.

  这个设备中的摄像头由马达驱动,沿着门上下移动,通过窥视孔进行观察,结构十分复杂。

  A monitor in her bedroom also came equipped with an alarm button.

  她卧室的监视器装有报警按钮。

  7.干细胞分离技术—— 安冢本

  Her patent was awarded in 1991 and since then Tsukamoto's work has led to great advancements in understanding the blood systems of cancer patients, which could lead to a cure for the disease.

  这项专利于1991年获得认证。从那时起,安冢本的这项技术大大促进了人们对癌症病人血液系统的了解,为癌症的治愈开拓了新道路。

  Tsukamoto is currently conducting further research into stem cell growth and is the co-patentee on more than seven other inventions.

  如今,安冢本正在进一步研究干细胞生长。同时她还是七项以上其他发明的共同专利权所有人。

  8.凯夫拉纤维——斯蒂芬妮•科沃莱克

  This chemist invented the lightweight fibre used in bullet-proof vests and body armour.

  这位化学家发明了用于制造防弹背心和防弹衣的轻质纤维。

  Since her discovery in 1965, the material, which is five times stronger than steel, has saved lives and is used by millions every day.

  这种比钢铁还坚固五倍的材料,自1965年发现以来,挽救了无数生命,每天有数百万的人使用。

  It's found in products ranging from household gloves and mobile phones to aeroplanes and suspension bridges.

  家用手套、手机、飞机和吊桥等各式各样的产品都使用了该材料。

  9.大富翁游戏——伊丽莎白•马吉

  A man named Charles Darrow is often credited with creating the most popular board game in history, but the rules were in fact invented by Elizabeth Magie.

  查里斯•达路经常被夸赞创造了历史上最受欢迎的棋盘游戏,但事实上,游戏的规则是由伊丽莎白•马吉创造的。

  Magie wanted to demonstrate the problems with capitalism with an innovative game in which players traded fake money and property.

  马吉希望能通过一个创新的游戏来揭露资本主义所存在的问题。在游戏中玩家们可以用虚假的货币和货物进行交易。

  Her design, which she patented in 1904, was called The Landlord's Game.

  她的游戏于1904年获得专利,并被称为“地主的游戏”。

  The game of Monopoly that we know today was published in 1935 by the Parker Brothers, who discovered that Darrow was not the sole creator and had, for just $500, bought Magie's patent and, well, monopolized the game.

  我们今天知道的大富翁游戏是由派克兄弟公司于1935年发布的,他们发现达路并不是游戏的唯一创始人,他们只用了500美元的价格购买了马吉的专利,成为了游戏的唯一拥有者。

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