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ListeningListentothedialoguesandfillinthechart:Mr.Jone’sMr.Butler’sNamesoftheinventionsAvehiclewith___________Adevicetohelppeople___________objects.HowitworksWithoutan_______poweredbythe_______Thebagswill______andyouwon’t_________carrythem.ForwhatAmeansof______________Hewas______ofcarryingthings.WhyitwasrefusedIthasbeen_________.it’sabike-like_____________car.Itdoesn’t_______.He______hastocarrythebuckets.twowheelsuserstransportationtwo-wheelcarryheavyhavetotiredstillengineinventedfloatwork(atpatentoffice)J:FrankJones,aninventor;P:thepatentofficer……J:Yes.Oh,it’sgreat!It’saninventionthatwillchangetheworld.Listen:carsandbusesaregood______oftransportation,right?Buttheyare________and____andthey________theair.Imagineanewmeansoftransportationthatletspeopletravelwithoutasound,thatdoesn’tneedany_____,andthatdoesn’tpollutetheair.P:Hmm,soundsinteresting.Goonplease.J:Well,Myinventionisavehicle(交通工具）withtwo_____insteadoffour.Itdoesn’thavean______;insteadyousimplypushthesethingsherewithyour______.……meansexpensivenoisypollutefuelwheelsenginefeetMoreconvenientcreativityusefulPost-listening:Whatshouldanewthingbelikeinordertobegivenapatent?Practicality(实用)novelty(新颖性)Listeningmaterials:Part1(Atthepatentoffice.)J:FrankJones,aninventorP:thepatentofficerP:Goodmorning.J:Goodmorning.MynameisFrankJones,andIhaveagreatideaforanewinventions.P:Isee.Canyouexplainwhatitis?J:Yes.Ohit’sgreat!It’saninventionthatwillchangetheworld.Listen:carsandbusesaregoodmeansoftransportation,right?Buttheyareexpensiveandnoisy,andtheypollutetheair.Imagineanewmeansoftransportationthatletspeopletravelwithoutasound,thatdoesn’tneedanyfuel,andthatdoesn’tpollutetheair.P:Hmm,myinventionisavehiclewithtwowheelsinsteadoffour.Itdoesn’thaveanengine;instead,yousimplepushthesethingsherewithyourfeet.P:Ah,excuseme,butperhaps…J:No,no,look!Youcanuseittogotowork,anditissosmallthatyouwon’thaveanyproblemsfindingaplacetopark,Anditischeap-lessthanthreethousandYuan!Isn’titgreat?Youalsogetexercisebyridingitandit’sfun.P:Excuseme!J:Andbestofall,it…what?P:I’msorry,MrJones,butIcan’tgiveyouapatientofthisinvention.Part2(Atthepatentoffice.)J:JackButler,aninventorP:thepatentofficerB:Goodmorning.MynameisJackButler.I’dliketotellyouaboutmynewinvention.P:OK.Pleaseexplainwhatitisandhowitworks.B:Sure.I’vebeenworkingonthisidesforalongtimeandit’sfinallyready.IgottheideawhenIsawawomancarryingherbagshomefromthesupermarket.Inoticedthatthebagsweresoheavythatshehadtostopandrestseveraltimesontheway.Now,I’vehadthesameproblem,too,andIthoughtI’ddosomethingaboutit.P:Sohowdidyousolvethisproblem?B:Ah,it’squitsimple,really.Weallknowthatthingsfloatinwater,right?P:Yes,butIdon’tseehow…B:SoI’vebuilttheselargebuckets,see,andallyouhavetodoisputyourbagsinthebucketsandtheywillfloat.Nomorecarryingthoseheavyoldbags.They’lljustfloatalong.P:Yes,but…B:Oh,Iknow,Iknow,you’rewondering“well,won’tthegroceriesgetwet?”Don’tworry,I’vethoughtofthat.Justtiethebagsupbeforeyouputtheminthebuckets,orusethesespecialbagsthatcomewiththebuckets.P:MrButler!B:Yes?P:It’snotthewaterI’mworriedabout.B:No?P:No,yousee,there’sanother,moreserious,problemListentoDialogue1onthetapeandanswerthequestionsbelow1.WhataretheadvantagesofMr.Jones’newinvention?2.Howdoesitwork?3.Whatcanitbeusedfor?4.WhydoesthepatentofficernotwanttogiveMr.Jonesapatent?Thenewinventioniscleanandcheap.It’savehiclethatdoesn’tneedanengineorfuel.thevehicleispoweredbythepersonwhousesit.Theinventioncanbeusedasameansoftransportation,insteadofcarsandbuses.Thepatentofficerwon’tgivethemanapatentbecausethevehicledescribedbytheinventorhasalreadybeeninvented–it’sabike-biketwo-wheelcar.ListentoDialogue2onthetapeandanswerthequestionsbelow1.WhathasMr.Butlerinvented?2.Whydidheinventit?3.Howdoesitwork?4.WhydoesthepatentofficernotwantgiveMr.Butlerapatent?Heinventedadeviceforhelpingpeoplecarryheavyobjects.Hewastiredofcarryingheavygrocerybags/Hegottheideawhenhesawawomancarryingsomeheavybags.Ifyouputthebagsintoalargebucketofwater.Thebagswillfloatandyouwon’thavetocarrythem.Thepatentofficerwon’tgivethemanapatentbecausehisideadoesn’twork---youwouldstillhavetocarrythelargebuckets