12-Year-Old Engineer Finds Fires Faster

12-Year-Old Engineer Finds Fires Faster Engineering is about inventing things. Thanks to engineers, we have all kinds of inventions: trains, computers, ovens, radios, light bulbs…! 工程這種專業跟發明有關。多虧有工程師，我們才有火車、電腦、烤箱、廣播、燈泡! There's a contest in the USA. It's for middle school students who love science, technology, engineering, and math. 美國有一個競賽，讓喜歡科學、科技、工程和數學的學生參加。 This year's winner is Shanya Gill. She's a 12-year-old engineer! Shanya won 25,000 US dollars. That's about 800,000 Taiwan dollars! 今年的冠軍是Shanya Gill，她是一位年僅12歲的工程師! Shanya贏得2萬5美金，相當於80萬台幣。 A restaurant by Shanya's house had a big fire. Nobody was hurt. But it gave Shanya a great idea… Shanya家附近的餐廳之前發生火災。沒有人受傷，但是這給了Shanya一個靈感。 Most fire alarms find smoke in the air. Then these smoke alarms make a very loud sound. People know there's danger after a fire starts. 大多的煙霧警報器偵測到煙才會發出聲音。人們要等到火燒起來後才知道有危險。 Shanya's fire alarm has a special camera. The camera sees heat. People know there's danger before a fire starts. Shanya的警報器則是找出熱源。它有個特別的攝影機。攝影機拍到熱源就會在火燒起來之前警告大家。 Shanya says her fire alarm is faster, cheaper, and better than smoke alarms. And she's making it better! Shanya說她的火災警報器更快、更便宜、也比煙霧警報好，而且她還在繼續改善它。 Shanya's invention can save lives, houses, and more. Bravo, Engineer Shanya! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 12歲的女孩，發明了可以拯救性命的預防火災裝置。 1. invent 發明 I wish a robot could do grocery shopping for me.我希望有機器人幫我買菜。 It's already been invented. 那已經發明了。 It's called "delivery service".叫做「外送」。 2. restaurant 餐廳 I wish the robot could cook for me. 我希望機器人替我煮飯。 For that you can call a restaurant. 你可以打電話給餐廳叫菜。 3. why 為什麼 I also wish I had talking glasses. 我也希望有會講話的眼鏡。 Now why do you want your glasses to talk? 為什麼你要眼鏡講話呢? To tell me where they are.好告訴我它在哪裡。 4. alarm 警報 Your glasses are right there by the alarm clock. 你的眼鏡就在鬧鐘旁邊。 What would I do without you? 沒有你我怎麼辦? 這些單字每天都用得到。 invent發明 restaurant餐廳 why為什麼 alarm警報 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is engineering about? a. Winning b. Inventing c. Saving trees 2. How many US dollars did Shanya win? a. 12,000 b. 25,000 c. 800,000 3. What do most fire alarms find? a. Heat b. Smoke c. Sounds Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn