15篇文章貫通四級詞匯文本TheDuetTape

1、TheDuetTapeAmongthecontentsofthetoolboxesofmostpeopleinthewesternworldyouwouldexpecttofindahammerandnails,adrill,screwdrivers（螺絲起子）andsomescrews.ButifyouweretoaskpeoplefromNorthAmericawhatthemostusefulitemintheirtoolboxeswas,themajorityofpeoplewouldundoubtedlytellyouthatitwasduct（輸送管）tape.Indeed,ith

2、asbecomeanindispensableadditiontoeveryperson'sperceptionofwhatconstitutesnecessity.Maybeyouhaveneverheardofducttape.Itisthebrandnameofatape.Notonlyisitatape,butalsoitisaspecialkindoftape.Thenameofthetapecomesfromthefactthatitwasdesignedasaninsulating（絕緣的）tapethatcanbeusedinductwork（channelsorcon

3、duits導管thatareusedforheattotravelthroughtogettodifferentareasofabuilding）.Incrediblethoughitseems,someoneactuallyputapictureofaduckonthepackagingofthetapefromonemanufacturerperhapsjustasajokeormaybebecausethedesignartistdidnotunderstandtheoriginofthename.Neitherthewordducknorductwasonthelabel.Presum

4、ably,itwasassumedthateveryonecouldidentifytheproduct.Youcanrecognizethegenuinetapebecauseofitssilvergreycolor.Thecolorwaslikelychosenbecauseitcloselyresemblesthecolorofthepipesthecolorofthepipesitwouldbeusedon.Thatwastheprimaryintendeduseofthetape.Itwasunlikelythattheinventorrealizedhowmanyotheruses

5、couldbefoundforthisproduct.Ingeniousd于創(chuàng)造發(fā)明的）peoplehavefoundmanyalternativeusesforthistape.Thebinder皓合齊ij）onthetapeisofgoodqualityanditwillsticktomostsurfaces.Thetapeisofgreatstrength.Itisimpossibletotearthetape.Itmustbecut.Thedurablenatureofthetapeisoneofitsmainassets隹處，優(yōu)點）.Itcomesinavarietyofwidths

6、andthelengthofthetapeontherollwillvaryaswell.Thenumberofcentimeterswideandthenumberofmeterslongwilldeterminethepriceoftheroll.Theducttapeisacquiringfameasthenumberofitsusesforitexceedsthethoughtspossible.Thenumberofusesforthistapewillamazeyou.OneinternetWebsite壞球網(wǎng)的站點）startedouttryingtoidentify101use

7、sfortheducttapeandthelisthaswellover200usesonitnow.Maybethereareaninfinitenumberofuses.Someoftheitemsitlistsinvolveanimaginationbutothersarequitegenuine.Notevenakindergartenstudentrequiresinstructiononhowtouseit.Oneideaseemstogenerate產(chǎn)生，弓I起）another,inspiredbytheuniquewaysomeoneelsehasdecidedtomakeus

8、eofthetape.However,someoftheusesarenotfeasibletoexecute.Forinstance,theuseofthetapeasabandageisnotrecommended.Itcouldcauseinjurywhenitisremoved.Youmustevaluatethelistwithasenseofhumorassomeoftheusescouldembarrassaperson.Thecommercialvalueofthetapeisundoubtedlytremendouswithhugeprofitsresultingfromth

9、esales.Theproductpracticallypromotesitselfwithoutmuchneedforpublicity.Sometimesyouseepeople,usuallymaleratherthanfemale,wearingshirtsthathaveaslogan標語）writtenonthemthatsays,“Icanfixanythingandthenthereisapictureofaducttapebelowthesaying.Theimplicationpresumablyisthattheducttapereplacesskill.Anotherg

10、oodmarketingstrategy疑略,戰(zhàn)略）thatpeopleenjoyistheuseofacalendar.Thereisonepageonthecalendarforeverydayoftheyearandeachpageshowsanddescribesanewuseoftheducttape.Oneofthetypicalusesoftheducttapeistorepairaleakinafaucet（龍頭）orwatertap.Ifthehose冰龍軟管）ofavacuumcleanerhasaholeinit,theducttapewillcometorescue（援

11、救，救助）.AlmosteveryhouseholdinNorthAmericahasatleastonerollofducttape.Peoplekeepithandyanduseittorepairalmosteverything.Noonewouldthinkitnecessarytojustifythepurchaseofextrarollsoftape,sothesalescontinuetoincrease.Manypeopleliketoboastabouthowoftentheyusethetape.Theysaythattheusageofducttapehasallowed

12、themtosimplifytheirlifeandtodecreasethecostofrepairs.Itcanbeusedindoorsintheinteriorofahousebutthereareabundantusesoutsidethehouseaswell.Ifthereisachipoutofaglassobject,theducttapecanbeusedtoprotecttheuserfrombeinginjured.Repairingorreinforcingajointonanaluminumladderthatapersonisusingwouldbeavaluab

13、leuseofthetape.Thetapehasprovedtobebargain.Evenifthemanufacturerschargedtwiceasmuchforthetape,itwouldstillbeabestsellerinthewesternworld.Theretailpriceisveryreasonable.Inadditionitisconvenienttostore,anddespitethenumberofapparentuses,peoplearealwaysfindingmorewaystoutilizeit.Ithasbecomeavitalitemfor

14、everyhousehold.Theglueonthetapeisawonderfuladhesive骷著的）agentandwillbondwelltoanythingfromapieceofcrystaltothehandleofabroom.Therehavebeenreportsofpeopleusingthetapetotrapinsects.Crickets（蟋蟀）,forexample,werefoundstucktothetapebyoneperson.Maybethegluewasabletoattractthemormaybetheyjustwereinthewrongpl

15、ace.Criminalshavebeenknowntousethetapeontheirvictims.Duringarobbery,arobberusedtheducttapeonthewitnessestokeepthemfromreportingthecrimeuntilhehadescaped.Itwasapparentthattherobbercamearmedwiththeducttape,anticipatingtheneedforitsuse.Oneeveningaseabreezewascausingawindowonacampusdormitorytocrashrepea

16、tedlyastheclasp（鉤子）onithadbeenbroken.TheDucttapeputaswiftendtothenuisanceoftheconstantbanging.Althoughitwasobviousitwasnotapermanentsolutionoftheproblem,nevertheless,thetemporaryuseoftheducttapewasappreciateduntilthewindowcouldbereplacedorsomeonecouldinstallabetterlatch.Youcanevenaccomplishrepairson

17、vehicles,whichsometimesmeansthedifferencebetweenbeingstoppedintrafficorbeingabletocontinueyourjourney.Manymotorists（汽車司機）havehadtoresorttotheuseoftheducttapeinanemergencysituation.Driversoftenkeeparollofducttapeinthetrunkoftheircarforthatreason.Itisatremendousreliefwhenyouareabletowrapapieceofductta

18、pearoundaleakinghosethatyoudiscoveratatimewhenitisnotconvenienttoreplaceit.Thankstotheducttape,thedrivercanbecomemobileagain.Thefearofbeingstranded俅手無策的）onalonelystretchofhighwayislessenedwhenyoucarryaducttape.Otherformsoftransportationmakegooduseofthetapeaswell.Usageforitcanbefoundonboats,andalsoon

19、airplanes.Forinstance,askydriveroncereportedthatjumpingoutofasmallairplanedidnotscareherasmuchasridinginasmallplanethatappearedtohavelotsofducttape.Sportsandrecreationalactivitiesmakegooduseofthistapeaswell.Ifyou'reudiocassetteplayerwillnotstayclosed,useapieceofducttapetopositionthetapeholder.It

20、mightlookoddbutitwillservethepurpose.Ifahockeystickneedstobetaped,useducttape!Itcanbeusedtocompressapackage,makingmorecargofitinacarrier.Youcanuseitrepairaleakytoilet,ortofixacrackonatoiletseat.Ifyouwrapducttapearoundanewspaper,itcanbeusedtomakeadog'schewtoy.Ifyougetanopportunitytousethisproduct

21、,youwillalsodiscovermanyusesforitandyouwillagreethatitisoneoftheworld'bestinventions.管道膠帶在西方，多數(shù)人的工具箱中，你可望找到一把錘子和一些釘子，一把鉆子，幾把螺絲刀和一些螺絲釘。不過，你要是問北美人什么是他們工具欄里最有用的東西，多數(shù)人會肯定地告訴你那是管道膠帶。的確，在每個人認為必備的東西中，管道膠帶已經(jīng)是必不可少的物品了。也許你還沒有聽說過管道膠帶吧。它是一種帶子的商標名稱。它不僅是帶子，而且是一種很特殊的帶子。這種帶子原是用于管道工程（用于將熱能傳送到大樓各個部分的管道或?qū)Ч埽┑囊环N絕緣密封

22、帶子，并由此而得名。盡管看來不可思議，但確實有人將一幅鴨子的照片放在了一家生產(chǎn)這種帶子的產(chǎn)品包裝上。這也許只是一個玩笑，抑或是包裝設(shè)計師不懂這個名稱的由來。標簽上既沒有鴨子也沒有管道字樣。大概每個人都是能認得這種廠品。你可以認出這種真正的帶子，它是銀灰色的。之所以選擇這種顏色，很可能是因為它與管道的顏色相似。那才是為這種帶子設(shè)計的主要用途。發(fā)明人未必想到人們可能會為它找到許多其他用途。聰明的人們發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種帶子的許多其他用途。這種帶子上的粘合劑質(zhì)量很好，能夠粘著在大多數(shù)物體的表面。帶子的強度很大，不可能被撕破，所以必須用刀切割。耐久性是這種帶子的最可貴之處。它被制成多種寬度，一卷帶子的長度也可以

23、變化。一卷帶子有幾厘米寬和幾米長決定了它的價格。管道膠帶之所以有名，在于它的用途超出人們的想象，多得讓人吃驚。一個互聯(lián)網(wǎng)站最開始為這種帶子列舉了101種用途，而現(xiàn)在這個清單上已經(jīng)超過200種了。可能有數(shù)不完的用途。在這個清單上有的用途可能只是一種想象，但其他一些用途確實是相當實在的。甚至幼兒園的學童不用教就可以學會怎樣使用。別人以獨特的方式使用帶子的富有靈感的一個念頭似乎會引發(fā)另外的想法。不過，有些用途是不可行的。例如，將這種帶子作為繃帶就不值得推薦。去掉它時會造成傷害。你必須帶著幽默感去評價這份清單，因為有些用途會給人帶來麻煩。這咱帶子的商業(yè)價值毫無疑問是巨大的，能帶來豐厚的銷售利潤。實際上

24、，這種產(chǎn)品不需要廣泛宣傳，本身就可以促銷。有時候你看到人們，通常是男性而非女性，穿的襯衫上寫著：我能維修一切”的字樣，下面有張管道膠帶的圖片。其含義當然是這種管道膠帶能取代技能。另一個人們慣用的有效營銷策略是利用日歷。有種日歷上一年中的每一天都有單獨一頁，每頁上都展示和說明管道膠帶的一種新用途。管道膠帶的一個典型的用途是修理水龍頭。如果真空吸塵器上面的軟管有個洞，管道膠帶就派上用場了。幾乎北美的每個家庭都至少有一卷管道膠帶。人們身邊有了它，可以修理幾乎所有東西。人人都認為購買額外的帶子是必要的，所以銷量在繼續(xù)攀升。許多人喜歡夸耀他們是如何經(jīng)常地使用這種帶子。他們說使用管道膠帶簡化了他們的生活，并且減少了修理費用。它不僅可用于室內(nèi)，在室外也有廣泛的用途。比如玻璃制品破裂后產(chǎn)生碎片，管道膠帶可用于保護使用者不受傷害。修理或加固一個人正在使用的鋁制梯子的接頭時，可以利用這種帶子。這種帶子的確是廉價品。即使廠家把售價提高一倍，它在西方仍然是暢銷貨。它的零售價非常合理。止匕外，它容易儲存，雖然有許多明顯的用途，人們?nèi)匀豢梢园l(fā)現(xiàn)更