本課您將學到：tiny,small,little的區別，tip（小費）不可不給，give ones name to句型

　　圓珠筆（ballpoint pen）經常被許多人稱作biro，這是為什么呢？今天我們就來了解圓珠筆的故事。

　　Not many people have given their names to the English language. Among those who have is Laszlo Josef Biro. He was the maker of the first Biro, a name still used around the world for his most successful invention（發明）, the ballpoint pen.

　　Biro patented（申請專利） his first pen in 1938. It had a tiny ball bearing in the tip which picked up ink as it turned against the paper. During the Second World War, Biro went to Argentina（阿根廷） where he had some success selling his product.

　　However, he never took a patent in the United States. Partly because of this, American companies such as Bic, Parker, and Papermate have dominated（支配、統治） the writing market ever since the ballpoint pen became popular in the 1950s.

　 「讀書筆記」

　　人名能成為英文詞匯的人并不多，（give ones name to以自己的名字命名）而Laszlo Josef Biro就是其中之一。Among those who have就是指在已經把名字融入英文中的人們之中。

　　他發明了第一支biro，（He was the maker of the first Biro）現在世界上還有人用這個名稱來稱呼他這項最成功的發明圓珠筆。（a name still used around the world for his most successful invention, the ballpoint pen）

　　patent意思是取得的專利權，Biro于1938年取得他第一支圓珠筆的專利權。（Biro patented his first pen in 1938）筆尖裝有一顆細小的鐵珠，能在與紙接觸的瞬間吸入墨水。（It had a tiny ball bearing in the tip which picked up ink as it turned against the paper.）

　　ball bearing滾珠軸承，tiny意為極小的、細小的，注意它和small, little的區別。Small指外形相對較小，但還能清楚看得見的，如：I put the present in a small box.（我把禮物放在一個小盒子里。）而tiny則可能肉眼看不太清楚，如：Fleas are tiny insects.（跳蚤是很小的昆蟲。）little則含有更多情感，表示小巧的，如：The little dog followed the boy everywhere.（那條小狗到處都跟著那男孩。）

　　tip本文指頂部、尖端，那么在這句話中，它指的是什么呢？不妨猜一猜。

　　We gave the taxi driver a tip.（我們付小費給出租車司機。）

　　對了，就是小費，在國外，接受了別人的服務，一定要給小費表示感謝，一般要付15%左右。這是個不成文的規定，入鄉隨俗嘛，千萬別在這里省錢哦，呵呵

　　I gave her a tip on how to concoct a new kind of soup.（我教她配制一種新湯的訣竅。）怎么，學做湯也要給小費，當然不是。這是tip在口語中，另一個常用的意思提示、訣竅。

　　第二次世界大戰期間，（During the Second World War）Biro在阿根廷販賣這項商品取得了一定成就。（Biro went to Argentina where he had some success selling his product）

　　然而他始終無法在美國取得專利權。（However, he never took a patent in the United States）部分是由于這個原因，（Partly because of this）一些如Bic、Parker和Papermate等美國公司在二十世紀五十年代圓珠筆開始流行時，就一直占據著文具市場。（American companies such as Bic, Parker, and Papermate have dominated the writing market ever since the ballpoint pen became popular in the 1950s）

　　ever since從那時到現在，如：She left school three years ago and has worked as a nurse ever since.（她三年前畢業,從那時起便一直當護士。）

　 「句型留言板」

　　give ones name to以自己的名字命名

　　Mrs. Evergreen gave her name to her product, Evergreen Tea.

　　Evergreen太太以自己的名字命名她的產品Evergreen茶。

　　I gave my name to the woman I love, but she remained my wife for the rest of my life without taking it.

　　我想讓我愛的女人用我的姓氏，她成了我的終身伴侶，卻始終沒用我的名字。

　　本課您將學到：tiny,small,little的區別，tip（小費）不可不給，give ones name to句型

　　圓珠筆（ballpoint pen）經常被許多人稱作biro，這是為什么呢？今天我們就來了解圓珠筆的故事。

　　Not many people have given their names to the English language. Among those who have is Laszlo Josef Biro. He was the maker of the first Biro, a name still used around the world for his most successful invention（發明）, the ballpoint pen.

　　Biro patented（申請專利） his first pen in 1938. It had a tiny ball bearing in the tip which picked up ink as it turned against the paper. During the Second World War, Biro went to Argentina（阿根廷） where he had some success selling his product.

　　However, he never took a patent in the United States. Partly because of this, American companies such as Bic, Parker, and Papermate have dominated（支配、統治） the writing market ever since the ballpoint pen became popular in the 1950s.

　 「讀書筆記」

　　人名能成為英文詞匯的人并不多，（give ones name to以自己的名字命名）而Laszlo Josef Biro就是其中之一。Among those who have就是指在已經把名字融入英文中的人們之中。

　　他發明了第一支biro，（He was the maker of the first Biro）現在世界上還有人用這個名稱來稱呼他這項最成功的發明圓珠筆。（a name still used around the world for his most successful invention, the ballpoint pen）

　　patent意思是取得的專利權，Biro于1938年取得他第一支圓珠筆的專利權。（Biro patented his first pen in 1938）筆尖裝有一顆細小的鐵珠，能在與紙接觸的瞬間吸入墨水。（It had a tiny ball bearing in the tip which picked up ink as it turned against the paper.）

　　ball bearing滾珠軸承，tiny意為極小的、細小的，注意它和small, little的區別。Small指外形相對較小，但還能清楚看得見的，如：I put the present in a small box.（我把禮物放在一個小盒子里。）而tiny則可能肉眼看不太清楚，如：Fleas are tiny insects.（跳蚤是很小的昆蟲。）little則含有更多情感，表示小巧的，如：The little dog followed the boy everywhere.（那條小狗到處都跟著那男孩。）

　　tip本文指頂部、尖端，那么在這句話中，它指的是什么呢？不妨猜一猜。

　　We gave the taxi driver a tip.（我們付小費給出租車司機。）

　　對了，就是小費，在國外，接受了別人的服務，一定要給小費表示感謝，一般要付15%左右。這是個不成文的規定，入鄉隨俗嘛，千萬別在這里省錢哦，呵呵

　　I gave her a tip on how to concoct a new kind of soup.（我教她配制一種新湯的訣竅。）怎么，學做湯也要給小費，當然不是。這是tip在口語中，另一個常用的意思提示、訣竅。

　　第二次世界大戰期間，（During the Second World War）Biro在阿根廷販賣這項商品取得了一定成就。（Biro went to Argentina where he had some success selling his product）

　　然而他始終無法在美國取得專利權。（However, he never took a patent in the United States）部分是由于這個原因，（Partly because of this）一些如Bic、Parker和Papermate等美國公司在二十世紀五十年代圓珠筆開始流行時，就一直占據著文具市場。（American companies such as Bic, Parker, and Papermate have dominated the writing market ever since the ballpoint pen became popular in the 1950s）

　　ever since從那時到現在，如：She left school three years ago and has worked as a nurse ever since.（她三年前畢業,從那時起便一直當護士。）

　 「句型留言板」

　　give ones name to以自己的名字命名

　　Mrs. Evergreen gave her name to her product, Evergreen Tea.

　　Evergreen太太以自己的名字命名她的產品Evergreen茶。

　　I gave my name to the woman I love, but she remained my wife for the rest of my life without taking it.

　　我想讓我愛的女人用我的姓氏，她成了我的終身伴侶，卻始終沒用我的名字。