英語趣聞——福特

本期導讀：

福特小時候是個熊孩子？

福特名下有多少專利？

世界上第一輛汽車是誰發明的？

Fact One:

When Henry Ford was in his early teens, his father gave him a watch, which Ford ended up dismantling and reassembling to work out how it operated. By the age of 15, Ford was known in his neighborhood as an unofficial watch repairman, working mostly for his friends.

亨利·福特還是少年的時候，他爸爸給了他一塊表。後來福特把表拆了，又裝到了一起，只為研究它如何運作。十五歲的時候，福特在鄰裡間已經成為一名兼職表匠，大部分是給朋友幫忙。

dismantle v.拆除 分拆

The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.

assemble v.組裝 聚集

A crowd had assembled outside the gates.

assembly n.組裝

assembly line 組裝線

assembly point 集合點

end up (doing) something 最終做某事

He ended up marring his childhood sweetheart.

他最終娶了青梅足馬的戀人。

end up with somebody/something

I wonder who』ll end up with the first prize.

我在想誰最終會得大獎。

Fact Two:

Ford has 161 unique patents to his name. He was fascinated by science and inventions, in particular. And he never stopped being a scientist; as an inventor, he believed he could have a significant impact on the world.

福特名下有161項專利。他對科學和發明都很著迷，他也從沒放棄成為一名科學家。他相信自己可以通過發明而造福世界。

patent n.專利

fascinate v.迷住

She really fascinates me. 她讓我神魂顛倒。

fascinating a.迷人的

Fact Three:

Karl Benz from Germany is credited as the inventor of the first automobile. He did so in 1885/1886. However, the automobile was first conceptualized by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 15th century when he was working on the designs and models of transport vehicles. Ford just made the most affordable automobile for the masses.

德國的卡爾·賓士被認為是世界上第一輛汽車（1885/1886）的發明者。然而，第一輛汽車的設計和模型是15世紀時達芬奇提出的概念。福特是第一個為平民造車的人。

Karl Benz 卡爾·賓士

credit v.歸於

to credit (somebody) with something/doing something

Marie Curie is credited with discovering Radium.

conceptualise v.概念化

We can more easily conceptualise speed in miles per hour.