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📖 📄 📘 Shì ((It) Is 是) Shéi (Whom (Who Is)) Xiān (First 先) Shèjì (Shè·jì {Set Up} · Planned (It) → [Designed (It)] 设计 設計) De ({’s (One)} 的)🔼
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📖 📄 📘 Yánjiū (Yán·jiū {Grinding → [Studying]} · {Looking into} → [Studying] 研究) Jīngyú (Jīng·yú Whale · Fish’s → [Whale’s] 鲸鱼 鯨魚) Qízhī (Qí·zhī Fin · Limbs → [Flippers] 鳍肢 鰭肢) 🔽

📖 📄 📘 Mófǎng (Mó·fǎng Imitating · Copying 模仿) Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu Sea·gull’s 海鸥 海鷗) Chìbǎng (Chì·bǎng Wings · {Upper Arms → [Wings (of a Bird)]} → [Wings] 翅膀) 🔽

📖 📄 📘 Cānzhào (Cān·zhào {Referring to} · {Illuminated by → [Reflecting] → [in Accordance with]} 参照 參照) Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu Sea·gull’s 海鸥 海鷗) Shuāngjiǎo (Shuāng·jiǎo Both · Legs 双脚 雙腳) 🔽

📖 📄 📘 Jìnnián (Jìn·nián (in) {close → [recent]} · years 近年), kēxué‐jiā ((kē·xué {branches of study} · learning → [science] 科学 科學)‐(jiā -ists 家) [scientists]) ({(together) with} → [and]和/龢) gōngchéng‐shī ((gōng·chéng work · {journeys → [procedures]} → [engineering] 工程)‐(shī masters → [specialists]) [engineers]) dōu (even 都) fēnfēn xiàng ({have turned towards}向/曏/嚮) dòng‐zhíwù ((dòng moving)‐(zhí·wù planted · things 植物) [plants and animals]) qǐngjiào. (Yuēbó‐Jì ((Yuēbó Job 约伯 約伯)‐(Jì Record) [The Book of Job]) 12:7, 8) Tāmen (Tā·men he/she · [pl] [they] 他们 他們) yánjiū (yán·jiū {are grinding → [are researching]} · {are studying carefully} 研究) bìng ({side by side with}並/竝/并) mófǎng (mó·fǎng imitating · copying 模仿) shēngwù (shēng·wù living · thing 生物) xìtǒng (xì·tǒng {tied (things) → [systems]} · {gathered together (things) → [interconnected systems]} → [systems] 系统 系統) de ( 的) shèjì (shè·jì {setting up} · planning → [design] 设计 設計) tèsè (tè·sè special · {colours → [qualities]} → [features] 特色), yòngyǐ yánzhì xīn chǎnpǐn, huò gǎijìn xiànyǒu chǎnpǐn de xìngnéng. Zhèi mén mófǎng shēngwù shèjì de kēxué chēngwéi fǎngshēng‐xué ((fǎng·shēng {to imitate} · {life → [living things]} 仿生)‐(xué studying) [biomimetics]). (you 你) kàn ({look at} 看) xiàmian de lìzi shí, qǐng wènwen zìjǐ: “Shuō dàodǐ, zhèixiē shèjì yīngdāng ((we) should 应当 應當) guīgōng (guī·gōng {give back} · achievement → [give credit] 归功 歸功) (to於/于) shéi (whom) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)?

📖 📄 📘 Yánjiū (Yán·jiū {Grinding → [Studying]} · {Looking into} → [Studying] 研究) Jīngyú (Jīng·yú Whale · Fish’s → [Whale’s] 鲸鱼 鯨魚) Qízhī (Qí·zhī Fin · Limbs → [Flippers] 鳍肢 鰭肢) 🔼

Who Designed It First? 2nd picture

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📖 📄 📘 Fēijī (Fēi·jī flying · machine → [aircraft] 飞机 飛機) shèjì‐shī ((shè·jì {setting up} · planning → [design] 设计 設計)‐(shī masters → [specialists]) [designers]) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) cóng (from) zuò‐tóu‐jīng ((zuò seat → [pedestal] 座)‐(tóu head)‐(jīng whale) [humpback whale]) xuédào (xué·dào learn · {arriving at} 学到 學到) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? Xuédào (Xué·dào learn · {arriving at} 学到 學到) de (’s 的) dōngxi (dōng·xi easts · wests → [things] 东西 東西) (can 可) bùshǎo (bù·shǎo not · {be few} 不少) ne ([indicating strong affirmation] 呢)! Chéngnián de zuò‐tóu‐jīng yuē zhòng 30 dūn, xiāngdāng yú yí liàng mǎnzài huòwù de huòchē. Zuò‐tóu‐jīng cháng 12 mǐ (40 yīngchǐ), shēntǐ bú dà róuruǎn, yǒu chìbǎng shì de jùdà qízhī, què shì yóuyǒng hǎoshǒu, dòngzuò línghuó mǐnjié.

📖 📄 📘 Yánjiū (Yán·jiū {grinding → [researching]} · investigating → [researching] 研究) rényuán (rén·yuán persons · {persons engaged in a field of activity} 人员 人員) tèbié (tè·bié especially · differentiatedly → [especially] 特别 特別) gǎn (felt 感) xìngqù ({interest (in)} 兴趣 興趣) de ({’s (thing)} 的) shì (was 是), zuò‐tóu‐jīng ((zuò seat → [pedestal] 座)‐(tóu head)‐(jīng whale’s) [humpback whale’s]) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體) bú dà róuruǎn, zěnme néng línghuó de zhuǎn jí wān ne? Tāmen fāxiàn, mìmì cáng zài (in 在) zuò‐tóu‐jīng ((zuò seat → [pedestal] 座)‐(tóu head)‐(jīng whale) [humpback whale]) de (’s 的) qízhī (qí·zhī fin · limbs → [flippers] 鳍肢 鰭肢) li (inside裡/裏). Qízhī (Qí·zhī fin · limbs → [flippers] 鳍肢 鰭肢) de (’s 的) qiányuán bú shì xiàng fēijī de jīyì nàyàng pínghuá, érshì chéng jùchǐ zhuàng de, shàngmiàn yǒu yì pái tūkuài, jiàozuò xiǎo jiéjié ((xiǎo small 小) (jié·jié {tyings (of knots) → [nodes]} · nodes → [nodes] 结节 結節) [tubercles]).

📖 📄 📘 Dāng (when) zuò‐tóu‐jīng ((zuò seat → [pedestal] 座)‐(tóu head)‐(jīng whale) [humpback whale]) kuàisù (kuài·sù (at) fast · speed 快速) xiàngqián (xiàng·qián towards · forward 向前) yóu (swims游/遊) shí ({(particular) times}), xiǎo jiéjié ((xiǎo small 小) (jié·jié {tyings (of knots) → [nodes]} · nodes → [nodes] 结节 結節) [tubercles]) néng (can 能) zēngjiā shàngshēng lì hé jiǎndī shuǐ zǔlì. Zhè shì zěnme yì huí shì? Bówù‐Xué zázhì (Yīngyǔ) jiěshì, xiǎo jiéjié ((xiǎo small 小) (jié·jié {tyings (of knots) → [nodes]} · nodes → [nodes] 结节 結節) [tubercles]) néng (can 能) jīqǐ shuǐ liú, xíngchéng wěndìng de wōliú, huáguò qízhī (qí·zhī fin · limb → [flipper] 鳍肢 鰭肢) shangmian. Jíshǐ zuò‐tóu‐jīng ((zuò seat → [pedestal] 座)‐(tóu head)‐(jīng whale) [humpback whale]) xiàng shàng yóu, shēnqū gēn shuǐpíng‐miàn jīhū chéng zhíjiǎo, xiǎo jiéjié ((xiǎo small 小) (jié·jié {tyings (of knots) → [nodes]} · nodes → [nodes] 结节 結節) [tubercles]) (also 也) néng (can 能) fāhuī zuòyòng.

📖 📄 📘 Shéi (who) yōngyǒu (yōng·yǒu {holds in his arms} · possesses → [owns] 拥有 擁有) dà‐zìrán ((dà big → [great] 大)‐(zì·rán naturally · so → [nature] 自然) [nature]) de (’s 的) zhuānlì (zhuān·lì exclusive · profit → [patent] 专利 專利)quán (rights)?

📖 📄 📘 Kēxué‐jiā ((Kē·xué {branches of study} · learning → [science] 科学 科學)‐(jiā -ists 家) [scientists]) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {forms → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) yìngyòng (yìng·yòng {do apply} · {do use} 应用 應用) suǒ ({that which} 所) fāxiàn (fā·xiàn {was sent out → [was developed]} · {appearing of} → [was discovered] 发现/见 發現/見) de (’s 的) yuánlǐ (yuán·lǐ original · logic → [principle] 原理) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Zhèngjù biǎomíng, rúguǒ fēijī (fēi·jī flying · machine → [aircraft] 飞机 飛機) de (’s 的) jīyì (jī·yì {machine → [aircraft]} · wings 机翼 機翼) fǎngzhào (fǎng·zhào imitated · reflected → [imitated] 仿照) zuò‐tóu‐jīng qízhī de shèjì, jiù kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo jīnyì huò qítā yònglai tiáojié qìliú de zhuāngzhì. Zhèyàng, jīyì huì gèng ānquán, yě gèng yìyú bǎoyǎng. Shēngwù lìxué zhuānjiā Yuēhàn Lǎng xiāngxìn, bùjiǔ “wǒmen hěn kěnéng jiàndào, měi jià pēnshè fēijī de jīyì dōu shì āotū qǐfú de, jiù xiàng zuò‐tóu‐jīng de qízhī nàyàng”.

📖 📄 📘 Mófǎng (Mó·fǎng Imitating · Copying 模仿) Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu Sea·gull’s 海鸥 海鷗) Chìbǎng (Chì·bǎng Wings · {Upper Arms → [Wings (of a Bird)]} → [Wings] 翅膀) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 Gōngchéng‐shī ((Gōng·chéng work · {journeys → [procedures]} → [engineering] 工程)‐(shī masters → [specialists]) [engineers]) zǎoyǐ (zǎo·yǐ {early on} · already 早已) fǎngzhào (fǎng·zhào {have been imitating} · {have been mirroring} → [have been imitating] 仿照) niǎolèi (niǎo·lèi bird · kind’s → [birds’] 鸟类 鳥類) chìbǎng (chì·bǎng wings · {upper arms → [wings (of birds)]} → [wings] 翅膀) de ( 的) xíngzhuàng (shape 形状 形狀) shèjì (shè·jì {to set up} · {to plan} → [to design] 设计 設計) fēijī (fēi·jī flying · machines → [aircraft] 飞机 飛機) de (’s 的) jīyì (jī·yì {machine → [aircraft]} · wings 机翼 機翼). Dàn zuìjìn, zhèi zhǒng mófǎng gōngchéng gèng shàng yì céng lóu. Xīn (New 新) Kēxué‐Jiā ((Kē·xué {Branches of Study} · Learning → [Science] 科学 科學)‐(Jiā -ist 家) [Scientist]) zhōukān (Yīngyǔ) bàodǎo: Fóluólǐdá (Florida 佛罗里达 佛羅里達) Dàxué (Dà·xué {Big → [Great]} · {Learning (Place) → [School]} → [University] 大学 大學) de (’s 的) yánjiū rényuán àn hǎi’ōu (hǎi’·ōu sea·gull 海鸥 海鷗) de (’s 的) shēntǐ (body 身体 身體) bǐlì, zhìzàole yí jià yáokòng fēijī, zhèi jià fēijī néng xiàng hǎi’ōu nàyàng pánxuán, fǔchōng, hé gāosù páshēng.”

Who Designed It First? 3rd picture

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📖 📄 📘 Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu sea·gulls 海鸥 海鷗) zhǎnchì (zhǎn·chì spreading · wings 展翅)fēixiáng (fēi·xiáng flying · soaring 飞翔 飛翔), zītài (zī·tài carriage · form 姿态 姿態) yōuměi (yōu·měi {being ample → [being excellent]} · {being beautiful} → [being graceful] 优美 優美), quán (entirely 全) kào ({leans on} → [relies on] 靠) gōnggǔ (gōng·gǔ {upper arm} · bone’s → [humerus’] 肱骨) liǎngduān (liǎng·duān {two → [both]} · ends 两端 兩端/耑) de ( 的) guānjié (guān·jié {closing → [connection]} · joints → [joints] 关节 關節), ràng tā néng qūqū hé shēnzhǎn chìbǎng. Xīn (New 新) Kēxué‐Jiā ((Kē·xué {Branches of Study} · Learning → [Science] 科学 科學)‐(Jiā -ist 家) [Scientist]) zhōukān zhǐchū, yánjiū rényuán fǎngzhào hǎi’ōu línghuó de chìbǎng, “zài cháng 24 Yīngcùn [61 límǐ] de fēijī li ānzhuāng xiǎoxíng yǐnqíng, kòngzhì duō tiáo jīnshǔ gān qù bǎidòng jīyì”. Zhème cōngmíng de shèjì, ràng zhè xiǎoxiǎo de fēijī néng zài gāolóu‐dàshà zhījiān pánxuán fǔchōng. Měiguó kōngjūn zhèng jījí yánfā zhèi lèi jídù línghuó de fēijī, zài dà chéngshì zhēnchá shēnghuà wǔqì.

📖 📄 📘 Cānzhào (Cān·zhào {Referring to} · {Illuminated by → [Reflecting] → [in Accordance with]} 参照 參照) Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu Sea·gull’s 海鸥 海鷗) Shuāngjiǎo (Shuāng·jiǎo Both · Legs 双脚 雙腳) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu sea·gull 海鸥 海鷗) zhàn (stands 站) zài (on 在) bīng (ice冰/氷) shang (upon 上) què (yet) búhuì (bú·huì not · will → [will not] 不会 不會) dòngjiāng (dòng·jiāng freeze · {to be stiff} → [be frozen stiff] 冻僵 凍僵), (it 它) dàodǐ (dào·dǐ to · bottom → [in the final analysis] 到底) shì (is 是) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng (in) what · {form → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) bǎocún (bǎo·cún preserving · {to be existing} 保存) tǐwēn (tǐ·wēn body · {being warm → [temperature]} 体温 體溫) de (’s 的) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Bùfen yuányīn zàiyú hǎi’ōu shēntǐ de qímiào gòuzào. Zhèige qǐ bǎowēn zuòyòng de shèjì chēngwéi nìliú (nì·liú counter · flowing → [countercurrent] 逆流) jiāohuàn (jiāo·huàn crossing · exchanging 交换 交換) zuòyòng (zuò·yòng doing · usage → [effect] 作用), zài xǔduō shēnghuó yú bīngtiān‐xuědì de dòngwù dāngzhōng shífēn chángjiàn.

Who Designed It First? 4th picture

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📖 📄 📘 Rèlì (Rè·lì heat · power → [heat] 热力 熱力) chuánsòng (chuán·sòng {is transmitted} · {is delivered} 传送 傳送), rènéng (rè·néng heat · energy 热能 熱能) bǎocún zài tǐnèi. Zhǐyǒu jiǎozhǎng bīnglěng

📖 📄 📘 Shénme (Shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) shì (is 是) nìliú (nì·liú counter · flowing → [countercurrent] 逆流) jiāohuàn (jiāo·huàn crossing · exchanging 交换 交換) zuòyòng (zuò·yòng doing · usage → [effect] 作用)? Yào ({to be going to} 要) liǎojiě (liǎo·jiě understand · {untie → [solve]} → [understand] 了解 了/瞭解) nìliú (nì·liú counter · flowing → [countercurrent] 逆流) jiāohuàn (jiāo·huàn crossing · exchanging 交换 交換) de (’s 的) yuánlǐ (yuán·lǐ original · logic → [principle] 原理), qǐng (please) xiǎngxiàng (xiǎng·xiàng {think of} · {(instance of) being like → [image]} → [imagine] 想象 想象/像) yǒu ({(there) are having} → [(there) are] 有) liǎng (two) gēn bǎng zài yìqǐ de guǎnzi (guǎn·zi pipes · [suf for nouns] 管子 管/筦子), (one 一) gēn (root → [mw for long, thin objects] 根) yǒu (has 有) rèshuǐ (rè·shuǐ hot · water 热水 熱水) liúdòng, lìng yì gēn zé yǒu lěngshuǐ (lěng·shuǐ cold · water 冷水) liúdòng. Rúguǒ rèshuǐ hé lěngshuǐ dōu cháozhe xiāngtóng (xiāng·tóng {with each other} · {are the same} 相同) de (’s 的) fāngxiàng (fāng·xiàng direction · {to be faced} 方向) liúdòng, nàme rèshuǐ dàyuē (dà·yuē largely · approximately 大约 大約) yíbàn (yí·bàn one · half 一半) de (’s 的) rènéng (rè·néng heat · energy 热能 熱能) jiù huì chuángěi lěngshuǐ, kěshì rúguǒ rèshuǐ hé lěngshuǐ cháo xiāngfǎn (xiāng·fǎn {with each other} · {are turned over → [are opposed]} → [opposite] 相反) fāngxiàng (fāng·xiàng directions · {to be faced} 方向) zǒu, rèshuǐ de suǒyǒu rènéng jiù chà‐bu‐duō ((chà {falling short of} 差)‐(bu not 不)‐(duō much 多) [almost]) quándōu (quán·dōu entirely · all 全都) huì (will) chuángěi (chuán·gěi {be transferred} · {to be given to} 传给 傳給) lěngshuǐ (lěng·shuǐ cold · water 冷水).

📖 📄 📘 Hǎi’ōu (Hǎi’·ōu sea·gull 海鸥 海鷗) zhàn (stands 站) zài (on 在) bīng (ice冰/氷) shang (upon 上), xuèyè (xuè·yè blood · fluid 血液) cóng (from) bīnglěng (bīng·lěng ice-·cold 冰冷 冰/氷冷) de (’s 的) jiǎozhǎng (jiǎo·zhǎng feet · soles 脚掌 腳掌) liú xiàng shēntǐ shí, yóuyú nìliú jiāohuàn zuòyòng, xuèyè jiù biànde nuǎnhuo. Yǒule zhèige shèjì, hǎi’ōu de tǐwēn jiù déyǐ bǎocún, hǎi’ōu de rènéng yě búzhì cóng jiǎozhǎng sànshī jìngjìn. Hángkōng jiān jīxiè gōngchéng‐shī ((gōng·chéng work · {journeys → [procedures]} → [engineering] 工程)‐(shī master → [specialist]) [engineer]) Āsè Fúlāsī shuō: “Zài shìshàng zhòngduō jiāoliú huàn‐rè‐qì zhōng, zhè shì zuì gāoxiào de shèjì zhī yī.” Hǎi’ōu shēntǐ de shèjì shízài qiǎomiào, rénlèi yǐ bǎ zhèige jīzhì yìngyòng dào gōngchéng xiàngmù zhōng.

📖 📄 📘 Shì ({(It) Is} 是) Shéi (Who) de (’s 的) Gōngláo (Gōng·láo Achievement · {Labouring → [Achievement]} → [Credit] 功劳 功勞)?