A Spanish student builds robotic arm 西班牙学生制作机械手臂
2019-09-10BryanLynn陈喆
Bryan Lynn 陈喆
语篇导读
西班牙学生阿吉拉尔用玩具为自己失去的右前臂制作了几个假肢。他的下一个梦想就是设计低成本的机械手臂和机械腿，让有需要的人过上正常的生活。阿吉拉尔的创新设计向身患残疾的人们证明——一切皆有可能。
Legos （乐高） continue to be one of the most popular toys for children around the world. Many interesting things can be created with these colored blocks. Sometimes， Legos can even build some very useful things. One such example was created by a Spanish. His love for Legos began as a young child.
David Aguilar， now 19， has spent many years playing and building things with Legos. Aguilar was born without a right forearm. “As a child I was very nervous to be in front of others，” Aguilar told Reuters， “But that didnt stop me from believing in my dreams.”
One dream he had was to build his own prosthetic（假的） arm out of Legos. Aguilar is a university student at UIC Barcelona in Spain. He is now using his fourth model. He says his next dream is to design（設计） cheap robotic arms and legs for people in need. Aguilars first try came at the age of 9. He says this was a simple design. He built his first fully operational robotic arm at age 18. It had a movable tool for picking things up powered by an electric motor.
Each new model has added arm movements. His newest Lego inventions also allow him to pick up and carry heavier objects. Aguilar says it is nice to be able to wear the prosthetic arm because he likes the feel of having two hands. The latest models are marked MK with numbers. The name is meant to honor his favorite superhero， Iron Man.
Aguilar shows off some Lego creations on his own YouTube channel. In some videos， he demonstrates（示范） the MK⁃III. He calls it “the best one yet”.
In some of his videos， Aguilar aims to show people with disabilities that nothing is impossible. He wants them to know that they can also reach their goals and dreams.
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young child 幼儿
stop sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
out of 用……（材料）
in need 在困境中
electric motor 电动机
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
be meant to do sth. 被期望做某事;应该做某事
show off 炫耀;卖弄
people with disabilities 残疾人
reach ones goal 达到某人的目标
典句赏析
1.David Aguilar， now 19， has spent many years playing and building things with Legos. 大卫·阿吉拉尔，现在19岁，玩了多年的乐高，并且用它们搭建东西。
这是一个简单句。句子的谓语动词has spent是现在完成时态，表示动作从过去持续到现在;“spend some time doing sth.”是固定搭配，意为“花费多少时间做某事”，相当于“spend some time on sth.”。
2.One dream he had was to build his own prosthetic arm out of Legos. 他的其中一个梦想是用乐高为自己制作个假肢。
该句是复合句。he had是定语从句，修饰先行词one dream;to build his own prosthetic arm out of Legos是动词不定式短语，在句中作was的表语。
3.It had a movable tool for picking things up powered by an electric motor. 它有个可移动的、可拾起东西的器械，这个器械由一台电动机驱动。
句中的powered by an electric motor是过去分词短语，在句中作后置定语，修饰a movable tool。a movable tool与powered之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。
◆理解自测
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
1.It David Aguilar many years to play and build things with Legos.
A.took B.cost C.paid D.spent
2.David Auguilar can his newest Lego inventions to pick up and carry heavier things.
A.let B.make C.allow D.have
3.In the passage， what does the author aim to tell us？
A.Life can be hard. B.Nothing is impossible.
C.Live and learn. D.Nothing is possible.
◆詞句微练
根据所给汉语句子，完成下列句子。每空一词。
1.在课堂上，我们被允许讨论问题。
We are in class.
2.它是一个由阿吉拉尔设计的假肢。
It is a prosthetic arm Aguilar.
3.我将尽我所能去达成我的目标。
I will try my best .
4.最新的型号被标为带有数字的MK。
The latest models are MK numbers.
5.什么也无法阻止他发明东西。
Nothing can him inventing things.
6.阿吉拉尔花了许多年的时间创建他的机械臂。
Aguilar many years his robotic arms.
7.他炫耀他的发明以此告知人们一切皆有可能。
He his creations to tell people that nothing is impossible.
8.他怀揣的一个梦想就是让残疾人过上正常的生活。
One dream is people with disabilities to live a normal life.
（答案见第63页）
