Science of Safety: How Seat Belts, Kevlar Arrived

1.restraining adj.抑制的,遏制的,控制的

2.patent n.专利, 专利权

例句:The patent runs out in three years' time.
      这项专利期限为三年。

专利品

例句:He owned several patents.
      他拥有几项专利发明。

3.attachment n.附着, 附属

例句:The attachment of the new engine to the car only took a few minutes.
      把新发动机装在汽车上只用了几分钟。

附属物, 附件

例句:The vacuum cleaner has four different attachments.
      吸尘器有四个不同的附件。

4.upper adj.较高的, 上部的
 
例句:He is a member of the upper house of legislature.
      他是上议院的成员之一。

5.extensive adj.广阔的, 广大的, 大量的; 广泛的, 大规模的, 广博的

例句:The house has extensive grounds.
      这栋房子有广阔的空地。

1.Seat belts protect drivers and passengers in case of accident.

in case of万一, 如果,发生

例句:In case of fire, walk quickly to the nearest door.
      如果失火, 就赶快朝最近的门跑。

防备

例句:The wall was built along the river in case of floods.
      沿河筑了防护墙以防洪水。

     Take a spare tire along in case of need.
     带个备用轮胎去, 以备不时之需。

2.It resulted from the work of a Swedish engineer, Nils Bohlin.

result from产生于…, 由…引起

例句:Nothing had resulted from our efforts.
      我们的努力没有产生什么结果。

      His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
      他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

3.He felt good enough to protest being kept in a hospital that night to make sure all was well.

make sure把事情弄清楚, 核实或查明某事物

例句:Go and make sure of the place and time.
      去把时间和地点弄清楚。

设法确保出现某事物

例句:We and our friends will make sure of that.
      我们和我们的朋友要确保这一点。