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191 - Irregular Verb Story: The (Funny) Invention of the Microwave

2025/6/13
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Shawna: 我发现微波炉的发明故事非常有趣。在1940年代，雷神公司的工程师珀西·斯宾塞在研究雷达系统时，意外发现微波可以加热食物。他口袋里的巧克力棒融化了，这促使他开始实验。他用微波炉加热爆米花，鸡蛋等，最终发明了微波炉。虽然第一代微波炉又大又贵，但随着技术的发展，微波炉逐渐普及，成为了我们厨房中不可或缺的电器。当然，也有人对微波炉的安全性表示担忧，但科学研究表明，微波炉对人体是安全的。这个故事不仅有趣，还包含了许多不规则动词，可以帮助大家学习英语。

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It helps you make your oatmeal in 90 seconds and reheat your pizza in 30. Some of you love it; others are skeptical, with concerns it might cause brain damage. What am I talking about? Microwaves, of course!

The story of how the microwave was discovered (or invented!) is weird and very funny—and it all went down in Massachusetts.

To make this story extra valuable, I've added 20 irregular verbs to it. How many did you catch?

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