1. Have you ever used new products?
1.你用过新产品吗？
I don't like to try new products.
我不喜欢尝试新产品。
They are too expensive.
它们太贵了。
Besides, their quality is not trustworthy.
此外，他们的质量不值得信赖。
2. How can the government benefit from new products?
2.政府如何从新产品中受益？
New inventions can earn a lot of money for the government because the GDP will climb.
新发明可以为政府赚很多钱，因为国内生产总值会攀升。
And they really improve people's living standards. Besides, the government can enhance revenue from issuing patents.
它们确实提高了人们的生活水平。此外，政府可以增加发放专利的收入。
3. Can you tell me something about the latest invention?
3.你能告诉我一些关于最新发明的事情吗？
Recently, cell phones with colour screens and a camera inside are really new and fascinating.
最近，带有彩色屏幕和摄像头的手机真的很新，很迷人。
Digital cameras can also be regarded as a new invention.
数码相机也可以被视为一项新发明。
4. Is it important in people's lives?
4.它在人们的生活中重要吗？
Not really. I can live without it. It just makes people's lives more colourful.
不会吧。没有电子烟我也能生活。电子烟只是让人们的生活更加丰富多彩。
It is not so useful and necessary, like microwave ovens.
它不像微波炉那样有用和必要。
Why don't people want to try new things?
为什么人们不想尝试新事物？
I think people are troubled by the worry whether the new thing will produce negative effects.
我认为人们被新事物是否会产生负面影响的担忧所困扰。
Besides, the price will slump after a few months.
此外，价格会在几个月后暴跌。
6. What did people use before the computer was invented?
6.在计算机发明之前，人们使用什么？
People send letters to each other for communication.
人们互相写信交流。
People use calculators to add up figures.
人们用计算器把数字加起来。
Who wants to try new ideas?
谁想尝试新想法？
Some people who can afford to buy new products are keen on new inventions.
一些买得起新产品的人热衷于新发明。
Young people also like to buy some fancy things.
年轻人也喜欢买一些花哨的东西。
What should be done to promote new inventions?
应该做些什么来促进新发明？
People can be given free samples.
人们可以得到免费样品。
They try first and then they pay their money.
他们先尝试，然后付钱。
Advertisements also play an important role in promoting the new inventions.
广告在宣传新发明方面也发挥着重要作用。
Do you think that modern invention is important in the countryside?
你认为现代发明在农村重要吗？
It depends. Mobile phones are not useful for country people because there is no signal in remote places,
看情况。手机对乡下人没有用，因为偏远的地方没有信号，
but they can take photos with cameras.
但他们可以用相机拍照。
10. Who is likely to make inventions?
10.谁有可能做出发明？
Some people are lazy and they don't want to do the housework.
有些人很懒，他们不想做家务。
They can make gadgets which do the housework.
他们可以制造做家务的小工具。
11. In what field can you find the most inventions?
11.在什么领域你能找到最多的发明？
In the medical field and military departments there are a lot of new inventions.
在医疗领域和军事部门有许多新发明。
People always try to be powerful in medicine and wars.
人们总是试图在医学和战争中变得强大。