(教材P2)Many different people contributed to the development of TV.
许多不同的人为电视的发展做出了贡献。
(1)contribute...to... 向......捐赠......;向......投稿
(2) contribution n. 贡献;捐款;捐助;投稿
make a contribution/contributions to...
对......做出贡献
①She continued to contribute articles to sports magazines.
她继续向体育杂志投稿。
②Qian Xuesen made great contributions ________ the space development program.
钱学森对太空发展计划做出了很大的贡献。
【答案】 ②to
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contribute to和 make a contribution/contributions to中的 to都为介词,to 后要跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
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两图妙说记contribute
向......捐赠 向......投稿
though adv.可是,不过,然而
(教材P2)It took more than two decades, though, until 1951, for regular colour TV broadcasts to begin in the USA.
然而,二十多年后,直到1951年,彩色电视节目才在美国定期播出。