4．in good condition 状况良好

　　5．a sense of responsibility 责任感

　　6．up to 多达

　　1．[教材原句]Cars were first used at the end of the nineteenth century, and were no faster than a horse.

　　在十九世纪末期首先开始使用汽车，其速度和马一样快。

　　[句型点拨]no＋比较级＋than。

　　[佳句赏析]吉姆和你一样粗心。

　　Jim is no more careful than you are.

　　2．[教材原句]You can just get in your car and go wherever you want.

　　你就可以坐进汽车去任何你想去的地方。

　　[句型点拨]wherever引导地点状语从句。

　　[佳句赏析]我们可以去你喜欢的任何地方。

　　We can go wherever you like.

　　3．[教材原句]However, we do know that in 1092 AD he invented the first real clock.

　　然而，我们的确知道在公元1092年他发明了第一个真正的时钟。

　　[句型点拨]助动词do用来强调谓语动词。

　　[佳句赏析]明天一定要来帮助我。

　　Do come to help me tomorrow.

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　　The Industrial Revolution

　　In Europe, in the second half of the eighteenth century, there was an important change in society. This change was called the "Industrial Revolution". Until then Europe had been a farming society. With the Industrial Revolution, factories appeared and mass production became possible for the first time. The factories were built in towns and as a result, the population of towns and cities greatly increased.

　　These changes became possible because of inventions such as the steam engine. This was invented in 1769 by James Watt and was the main energy source during the Industrial Revolution. At first the steam engine was used in mines, but it was soon used in factories and on the railways.

During the Industrial Revolution, factory owners became more powerful than land owners. Thousands of people left the countryside to work in the city. Often, factory workers lived in poor and crowded conditions. From 1830 to the early 20th century, the Industrial Revolution spread