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Bell "Invents" The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell claims to have invented the telephone, but did he?
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first call on an electromagnetic telephone he had built, and went on to make a fortune after claiming his telephone was an original invention.
Evidence now suggests, however, that Italian inventor Antonio Meucci had already invented the electromagnetic telephone in 1871.
Meucci couldn't find the money to develop his invention though, and it was soon forgotten after Bell announced his own "invention".
In 2001 the U.S.Congress passed a resolution recognizing "the contributions of Antonio Meucci in the invention of the telephone".
参考译文
贝尔发明电话
亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔声称电话是自己发明,但的确如此吗?
1876年亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔第一次打给他发明的电磁式受话器,并且宣布电话是他的原始发明后声名大噪。
然而,现有的证据表明,意大利发明家安东尼奥·梅乌奇早在1871年就发明了电磁式受话器。
但遗憾的是梅乌奇找不到资金来发展他的发明,于是在贝尔宣布后这位发明家连同自己的发明很快就被人遗忘。
2001年,美国国会通过了一项决议,承认安东尼奥·梅乌奇在电话发明中所做的杰出贡献。
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词语解释
1.go on to 进入； 持续
例句:We should go on to the next item for time is short.
时间不多了,我们应该谈下一项内容。
2.call on 拜访；号召；访问
例句:Why should they get first call on the best property?
凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑？
3.make a fortune 发财；赚大钱
例句:We're not looking to make a fortune.
我们没打算大赚一笔。
4.claim for 要求支付…的费用； 声称
例句:They intend to claim for damages against the three doctors.
他们打算向那3位医生索要损害赔偿。
课后问题
1.Electromagnetic telephones were built and tested in the 1870's by
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Antonio Meucci
c) Alexander Graham Bell and Antonio Meucci
2.Evidence now suggests that the first electromagnetic telephone was invented by
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Antonio Meucci
c) Thomas Edison
3.If somebody "claims" that something is true, it means that
a) it's definitley true
b) it's definitely not true
c) it could be true
参考答案
参考答案:C B C
