Unit3Theworldofscience导读：演唱者约翰·丹佛(JohnDenver)曾获21次金唱片奖和4次白金唱片奖。《乡村路，带我回家》是其成名作，曲调深情、悠扬，长短句搭配错落有致、自然和谐。歌词中所呈现的故乡，那纯朴、熟悉的种种意向，与歌者通过重复部分所表现的游子归心似箭之情完美地结合在一起。整首歌唱起来一气呵成，思乡之情表现得淋漓尽致。TakeMeHome，CountryRoadAlmostheavenWestVirginiaBlueRidgeMountainsShenandoahRiverLifeisoldthereOlderthanthetreesYoungerthanthemountainsGrowinglikeabreezeCountryroads，takemehomeTotheplaceI①belongWestVirginiaMountainMommaTakemehome，countryroadsAllmy②memoriesGatherroundherMiner’sLadyStrangertobluewaterDarkanddustyPaintedontheskyMistytasteof③moonshineTeardropsinmyeyesCountryroads，takemehomeTotheplaceIbelong...乡村路，带我回家天堂般的西弗吉尼亚蓝岭山脉山纳多河流那儿生灵悠远比树木古老比大山年轻如微风般生生不息乡村路，带我回家吧回到我属于的地方西弗吉尼亚大山妈妈乡村路，带我回家我所有的思念都萦绕着她矿工的妻子从未见过大海黑灰与尘土笼罩在空中月色朦胧我的双眼饱含泪水乡村路，带我回家吧回到我属于的地方……PartⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasTheNewAgeofInventionInterviewer：Goodevening，andwelcometoBetweenthePages.Thisevening，I’llbetalkingtoDrRichardFairhurst，(1)whosenewbookTheNewAgeofInventionhasjustbeenpublished.Welcome，Richard!Richard：Thankyou.It’sapleasuretobehere.Interviewer：Iguess(2)youhavebeenaskedaboutthetitleofyourbookbefore.Itsuggests(3)thatthepresentdayisanewageforinventions，butmanypeoplemightthink(4)thatthegreatageofinventionisover.Richard：Well，that’saninterestingpoint.Therehavebeengoldenagesofinventionthroughouthistory.ThinkofthefourgreatinventionsinAncientChina：gunpowder，papermaking，printingandthecompass.Thesethingschangedtheworldforever.ThentherewerethegreatWesterninventions：thesteamengine，thetelephoneandtheradio.Andnow，wefindourselvesinthegreatnewageoftechnology.Interviewer：Soaremostofthenewgreatinventionstech－based?Richard：Alot，yes.Forexample，advancesinvirtualrealityandwearabletech，aswellastheflexiblebattery，mean(5)weshouldsoonbeseeingfurtherdevelopments.Inaddition，importantadvanceshavebeenmadeinmedicineandenvironmentalsciencethanksto(6)increasingcomputerpower.Interviewer：Canyougiveussomeexamples?Richard：Sure.Newinventionslike3Dprintershavebeenusedtomakereplacementheartsandboneparts.Intermsoftheenvironment，itisnowpossible(7)tocreateanintelligentwalkinghouse.Itiscapableof(8)usingGPStechnology(9)totraveltodifferentplaces，(10)withcomputingtechnologycontrollingits“legs”．What’smore，hugeadvancesinsolartechnologymean(11)itcanbeeco－friendly，too.Interviewer：Impressivestuff!I’vealsobeentold(12)thatyou’reaninventoryourself.Isthatcorrect?Richard：Yes，Iam，butI’monlyonememberofabigteam—mostinventorsnowworkaspartofbiginternationalteams.Interviewer：Isee.Sowhatisitthatinspiresustoinventthings?Richard：Mostinventionsstartwith(13)recognisingaproblemthatneedsasolution.Thiswasnodoubtthereasonbehindtheinventionofthewheelinancienttimes，(14)whichmuchlaterdevelopedintothecar.Now，(15)reducedenergysuppliesandenvironmentalpollutionhaveledtomoreadvancesinthetechnologyofnewenergyvehicles.Butwhatremainsimportantis(16)thatwehaveanincredibledesiretothinkandcreate，andthat’stherealspiritofinvention.Interviewer：Onelastquestion.Thisistheone(17)everyonereallywantstoknow：willanybodyeverinventatimemachine?Richard：Ithinkyou’vebeenwatching...
