Pencil 鉛筆
Word Bank 鉛筆
1.lead /lɛd/ n. 鉛
2.material /məˋtɪrɪəl/ n. 材料
3.ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古老的
4.tool /tu:l/ n. 工具
5.graphite /ˈgræfaɪt/ n. 石墨
6.method /ˋmɛθəd/ n. 方法
7.require /rɪˋkwaɪr/ v. 需要
8.allow /əˋlaʊ/ v. 允許
9.take off /ˋtek͵ɔf/ ph. 起飛
10.royal /ˋrɔɪəl/ adj. 王室的
 
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Despite the advances in technology, a lot of us still use pencils almost every day. One of the most important parts of a pencil is the pencil core, which we also call “lead” in English. Did you know that even though we still call them “lead,” pencil cores are no longer made of this material?