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Fame and fortune came to Alfred Nobel, a 19th-century Swedish chemist, when he invented dynamite, a highly explosive mixture that was safer to handle and use than gunpowder. Nobel acknowledged the destructive potential of dynamite, yet he believed it would pave the way for world peace. However, the invention he had hoped would end all wars came to be used as a lethal weapon by people with different intentions from his own.
　　 In 1888, French newspapers mistook the death of Nobel's brother for Alfred's. One obituary printed, "The merchant of death is dead." As a pacifist, Alfred Nobel sorely regretted the use and impact of his inventions in war. About a year before his lonely death in Italy on December 10, 1896, Nobel had drawn up a will establishing the now famous Nobel Prize. The will stipulated that the largest part of his estate be used to set up a foundation that would award prizes annually to those who "have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind" in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. This shocked relatives who were expecting a share of his legacy, and many wanted to contest the document. But on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, the first set of Nobel Prizes was finally awarded. Journalists now introduce the Nobel laureates and their contributions to the world every October, with the awards ceremony being held on December 10.

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1. acknowledge vt. 承認例: Jim acknowledged that his mistake had led to the failure of the mission. （吉姆承認他的疏失導致這次任務的失敗。）
2. potential n. 潛力例: Edward showed his potential to become an inventor when he was a child. （艾德華小時候就展現出成為發明家的潛能。）
3. pave the way for...　　為……鋪路例: The decision paved the way for a future merger with another company. （這個決定為日後與別家公司的合併案鋪路。）
4. intention n. 意圖 have no intention of V-ing　　無意∕不想…… 例: Marty had no intention of dating Claire. He just wanted to be friends. （馬帝不想和克萊兒約會。他只想和她做朋友。）
5. mistake A for B　　將 A 誤認為 B 例: A man on the street mistook me for Jolin and asked for my autograph. （路上一名男子誤將我認作 Jolin，還向我要簽名。）
6. impact n. 影響 have an impact on...　　對……有影響例: The war in the Middle East has had an impact on oil prices. （中東的戰爭對油價造成了影響。）
7. draw up...　　擬定…… 例: By the end of the day, you need to have a new contract drawn up for the client. （你在今天之前必須擬定好一份新的合約給客戶。）
8. stipulate vt. 規定（為意志動詞） stipulate + that + S + (should) + V　　規定…… 例:The rules stipulated that all participants answer the questions without using calculators. （比賽規定所有參賽者不得使用計算機作答。）
9. award A to B　　將 A 頒給 B 例: The teacher awarded a prize to the most improved student. （老師頒獎給進步最多的學生。）
10. confer vt. 給予，賦予；授予（學位等）例: The Ivy League university conferred an honorary master's degree on the actor. （長春藤盟校授予該演員榮譽碩士的學位。）
11. contest vt. 質疑；抗辯例: The children contested the existence of Santa Claus. （孩子們質疑是否真的有聖誕老公公。）
12. contribution n. 貢獻 make a contribution to...　　對……有貢獻例: There's no denying that Albert Einstein made great contributions to physics. （愛因斯坦對物理學貢獻良多，這點誰都不能否認。）

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