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1.Machines are tools that make work easier.
机器是使工作更容易的工具。
make work easier 使工作更容易2.A lever is a simple machine.
杠杆是一种简单的机器。
a simple machine 一种简单的机器图片来源于网络
3.It helps to lift or move a heavy thing.
它有助于举起或移动重物。
a heavy thing 重物lift or move a heavy thing 举起或移动重物4.People, and even some animals, use levers all the time.
人们，甚至一些动物，一直都在使用杠杆。
some animals 一些动物all the time 一直use levers all the time 一直都在使用杠杆5.A lever can be made by resting a stick on a rock.
把一根棍子放在岩石上就可以制造杠杆。
resting a stick on a rock 把一根棍子放在岩石上图片来源于网络
6.It is a lot easier to push down than to lift up.
向下推比向上举要容易得多。
a lot easier 容易得多push down 向下推 lift up 向上举7.A lever lets us lift something UP by pushing DOWN.
杠杆让我们通过向下推把东西举起来。
lift something UP 把东西举起来图片来源于网络
8.Take a look at this diagram:
看看这张图表:
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9.The load will move in this direction.
载荷将朝这个方向移动。
move in this direction 朝这个方向移动图片来源于网络
10.You push or apply force here to move the lever down.
你在这里推或施力，使杠杆向下移动。
push or apply force 推或施力move the lever down 使杠杆向下移动图片来源于网络
11.The load is the thing you want to move.
负载是你想要移动的东西
want to move 想要移动图片来源于网络
12.The point where the lever sits is called the fulcrum.
杠杆所处的点称为支点。
the lever sits 杠杆所处的点图片来源于网络
13.The lever pivots, or turns, around the fulcrum.
杠杆绕着支点转动或转动。
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14.You may have seen a lever at the playground.
你可能在操场上看到过一个杠杆。
have seen a lever 看到过一个杠杆at the playground 在操场上15.Seesaws work best when the load is about even on both sides.
跷跷板工作最好的时候，是两边负载一样的时候。
work best 工作最好on both sides 两边图片来源于网络
16.What happens if one person hops off while their side is down?
如果一个人跳下去他们那边下降时会发生什么?
one person hops off 一个人跳下去their side is down 他们那边下降图片来源于网络
17.How could kids lift an adult?
孩子们怎么能举起大人呢?
lift an adult 举起大人18.Try experimenting with this lever the next time you go to the park!
下次你去公园的时候试试这个杠杆!
experimenting with this lever 试试这个杠杆the next time 下次go to the park 去公园再来读一遍完整的文章：
Machines are tools that make work easier. A lever is a simple machine. It helps to lift or move a heavy thing. People, and even some animals, use levers all the time. A lever can be made by resting a stick on a rock. It is a lot easier to push down than to lift up. A lever lets us lift something UP by pushing DOWN. Take a look at this diagram:
The load will move in this direction.
You push or apply force here to move the lever down.
The load is the thing you want to move.
The point where the lever sits is called the fulcrum.
The lever pivots, or turns, around the fulcrum.
You may have seen a lever at the playground. Seesaws work best when the load is about even on both sides. What happens if one person hops off while their side is down? How could kids lift an adult? Try experimenting with this lever the next time you go to the park!
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