大學(xué)英語2 U4 Albert Einstein

1、1. Warm-up Questions 2. Albert Einstein 3. The Yo-YoBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading4. The Nobel Prize5. WoolworthsBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingWarm-up Questions1. Was Einstein bright in his early childhood? Give examples.2. What is his greatest c

2、ontribution to the mankind?3. What do you know about the life of Einstein?4. Do you think Einstein was responsible for the search work on the atomic bomb? Why?5. Describe the appearance of Einstein. A Brief Introduction to Albert Einstein Einsteins Chronology Theory of Relativity Atomic Bomb Fame an

3、d Social ActivitiesBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAlbert EinsteinGerman-born American Physicist and Nobel Laureate(獲得者獲得者 )18791955“Imagination is more important than knowledge. ” Albert EinsteinBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAlbert Einstein, whose

4、 Special Theory of Relativity(狹義相對論狹義相對論 ) and General Theory of Relativity(廣義相對論廣義相對論 ) revolutionized scientific perceptions of the universe, is acknowledged, along with Newton(牛頓牛頓 ), as one of historys greatest physicists.Einstein was unable to speak until he was three and displayed no special p

5、romise. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingDate EventMarch 14, 1879 1903 1905 Born in Ulm(烏爾姆烏爾姆 ), Germany, the elder child of a businessman and a musical mother. Married Mileva Maric, his classmate at the polytechnic(工藝學(xué)校工藝學(xué)校). They had two sons but eventually divorced. Publi

6、shed three ground-breaking papers(論文論文) on the motion of particles(粒子粒子 ), the nature of light, and the relationship between energy and inertia(慣性慣性 ). Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading1914-19331916 1921 1930 Published his “Autobiographical Notes(自傳體筆記自傳體筆記 ).”Published his G

7、eneral Theory of Relativity.Director of Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute(威廉皇帝物威廉皇帝物理研究所理研究所 ) in Berlin.Awarded the Nobel Prize for physics. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingOctober 1939November 18,1952April 18, 1955Declined an offer to become head of state of Israel. Died i

8、n hospital in Princeton(普林斯頓普林斯頓 )W r o t e t o F r a n k l i n Roosevelt(羅斯福羅斯福 ), President of the United States, on the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear bomb(核彈核彈 ) Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading The Yo-Yo is a simple toy consisting of a grooved double disk with a

9、 string about the center. The player holds the end of the string which unwinds itself as the disk is dropped. Then by a slight jerk on the string, the player causes it to rewind itself, and to reel up back to the hand. The toy is said to have originated in the Philippines(菲律賓菲律賓 ). Since 1930 it has

10、 become a popular toy and even today children in different countries play the Yo-Yo and compete in various contests.The Yo-YoFor Part 2 Short-answer Question 1. Part Division of the Text 3. An Analysis of Einsteins Personality For Part 1 Multiple ChoiceFor Part 3 Questions and AnswersBefore ReadingG

11、lobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading2. Further UnderstandingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSeen through the eyes of a young friend Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man. Seen through the eyes of a young friend Einstein was a simple, modest and ordinary man. B

12、efore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingMy father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel at ease when Einstein said, “I have something to show you.” He went to his desk and returned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it

13、worked but he couldnt make it roll back up the string. When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by my skill and knowledge. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAft

14、er ReadingThe Professor and the Yo-Yo Thomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P.BlankLater, I bought a new Yo-Yo and mailed it to the Professor as a Christmas present, and received a poem of thanks.As a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein. He was the only perso

15、n I knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach.

16、 But this did not frustrate him. He was content to go as far as he could.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingIn the 23 years of our friendship, I never saw him show jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition. He seemed immune to these emotions. He was

17、beyond any pretension. Although he corresponded with many of the worlds most important people, his stationery carried only a watermark W for Woolworths. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingTo do his work he needed only a pencil and a pad of paper. Material things meant nothing t

18、o him. I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use for it. He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave. When I suggested that he try shaving cream, he said, “The razor and water do the job.”“But Professor, why dont you try the cream just

19、 once?” I argued. “It makes shaving smoother and less painful.”He shrugged. Finally, I presented him with a tube of shaving cream. The next morning when he came down to breakfast, he was beaming with the pleasure of a new, great discovery. “You know, that cream really works,” he announced. “It doesn

20、t pull the beard. It feels wonderful.” Thereafter, he used the shaving cream every morning until the tube was empty. Then he reverted to using plain water. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingEinstein was purely and exclusively a theorist. He didnt have the slightest interest in

21、 the practical application of his ideas and theories. His E=mc2 is probably the most famous equation in history yet Einstein wouldnt walk down the street to see a reactor create atomic energy. He won the Nobel Prize for his Photoelectric Theory, a series of equations that he considered relatively mi

22、nor in importance, but he didnt have any curiosity in observing how his theory made TV possible.My brother once gave the Professor a toy, a bird that balanced on the edge of a bowl of water and repeatedly dunked its head in the water. Einstein watched it in delight, trying to deduce the operating pr

23、inciple. But he couldnt. The next morning he announced, “I had thought about that bird for a long time before I went to bed and it must work this way .” He began a long explanation. Then he stopped, realizing a flaw in his reasoning. “No, I guess thats not it,” he said. He pursued various theories f

24、or several days until I suggested we take the toy apart to see how it did work. His quick expression of disapproval told me he did not agree with this practical approach. He never did work out the solution. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed

25、 ReadingAfter ReadingAnother puzzle that Einstein could never understand was his own fame. He had developed theories that were profound and capable of exciting relatively few scientists. Yet his name was a household word across the civilized world. “Ive had good ideas, and so have other men,” he onc

26、e said. “But its been my good fortune that my ideas have been accepted.” He was bewildered by his fame: people wanted to meet him; strangers stared at him on the street; scientists, statesmen, students, and housewives wrote him letters. He never could understand why he received this attention, why h

27、e was singled out as something special. My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel at ease when Einstein said, “I have something to show you.” He went to his desk and returned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it worked but he co

28、uldnt make it roll back up the string. When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by my skill and knowledge. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingThe Pr

29、ofessor and the Yo-Yo Thomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P.BlankLater, I bought a new Yo-Yo and mailed it to the Professor as a Christmas present, and received a poem of thanks.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAs a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality

30、 that was Einstein. He was the only person I knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. He knew there we

31、re answers beyond his intellectual reach. But this did not frustrate him. He was content to go as far as he could.In the 23 years of our friendship, I never saw him show jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition. He seemed immune to these emotions. He was beyond any prete

32、nsion. Although he corresponded with many of the worlds most important people, his stationery carried only a watermark W for Woolworths. He shrugged. Finally, I presented him with a tube of shaving cream. The next morning when he came down to breakfast, he was beaming with the pleasure of a new, gre

33、at discovery. “You know, that cream really works,” he announced. “It doesnt pull the beard. It feels wonderful.” Thereafter, he used the shaving cream every morning until the tube was empty. Then he reverted to using plain water. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingTo do his wor

34、k he needed only a pencil and a pad of paper. Material things meant nothing to him. I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use for it. He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave. When I suggested that he try shaving cream, he said, “Th

35、e razor and water do the job.”“But Professor, why dont you try the cream just once?” I argued. “It makes shaving smoother and less painful.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingEinstein was purely and exclusively a theorist. He didnt have the slightest interest in the practical a

36、pplication of his ideas and theories. His E=mc2 is probably the most famous equation in history yet Einstein wouldnt walk down the street to see a reactor create atomic energy. He won the Nobel Prize for his Photoelectric Theory, a series of equations that he considered relatively minor in importanc

37、e, but he didnt have any curiosity in observing how his theory made TV possible.My brother once gave the Professor a toy, a bird that balanced on the edge of a bowl of water and repeatedly dunked its head in the water. Einstein watched it in delight, trying to deduce the operating principle. But he

38、couldnt. The next morning he announced, “I had thought about that bird for a long time before I went to bed and it must work this way .” He began a long explanation. Then he stopped, realizing a flaw in his reasoning. “No, I guess thats not it,” he said. He pursued various theories for several days

39、until I suggested we take the toy apart to see how it did work. His quick expression of disapproval told me he did not agree with this practical approach. He never did work out the solution. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Readingstatesmen, students, and housewives wrote him letter

40、s. He never could understand why he received this attention, why he was singled out as something special. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAnother puzzle that Einstein could never understand was his own fame. He had developed theories that were profound and capable of excitin

41、g relatively few scientists. Yet his name was a household word across the civilized world. “Ive had good ideas, and so have other men,” he once said. “But its been my good fortune that my ideas have been accepted.” He was bewildered by his fame: people wanted to meet him; strangers stared at him on

42、the street; scientists, 1. close friend 密友 2. 主動： What the professor said made me feel at ease. make sb do sb be made to do 同樣用法的詞還有：see, hear 等 They saw his father return after dark.His father was seen to return after dark. 我父親是阿爾伯特我父親是阿爾伯特愛因斯坦的密友。愛因斯坦的密友。小時候有一次我去愛因斯坦家拜訪時小時候有一次我去愛因斯坦家拜訪時很靦腆，當(dāng)他說，很靦腆

43、，當(dāng)他說，“我有樣?xùn)|西拿給我有樣?xùn)|西拿給你看，你看，”時我便感到無拘無束了。時我便感到無拘無束了。 他試圖做給我看這種玩具怎么個玩法，但他沒法使它順著線再轉(zhuǎn)上去。 roll:滾動 The car began to roll down the hill. 他試圖做給我看這種玩具怎么個玩法，他試圖做給我看這種玩具怎么個玩法，但他沒法使它但他沒法使它順著線順著線再再轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)上去。上去。 My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel

44、at ease when Einstein said, “I have something to show you.” He went to his desk and returned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it worked but he couldnt make it roll back up the string. When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thro

45、wn the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by my skill and knowledge. The Professor and the Yo-Yo Thomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P.BlankLater, I bought a new Yo-Yo and mailed it to the Professor as a Christmas present, and received a poem of thanks.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed

46、 ReadingAfter Reading1. trick: 技巧；訣竅技巧；訣竅2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.輪到我時，我露了幾手并向他指輪到我時，我露了幾手并向他指出，出，繞錯的線圈繞錯的線圈使玩具失去了平使玩具失去了平衡。衡。愛因斯坦點點頭，我的技愛因斯坦點點頭，我的技能和知識給他留下了頗深能和知識給他留下了頗深的印象。的印象。 作為一個孩子，以后又作作為一個孩子，以后又作為一個成人，我一直對愛為一個成人，我一直對愛因斯坦的個性驚嘆不已因斯坦的個性驚嘆不已。 他是我所認(rèn)識的人中唯一能他是我所認(rèn)識的人中唯一能跟自己及周圍世界達(dá)成妥協(xié)跟自己及周

47、圍世界達(dá)成妥協(xié)的人。他知道自己想要什么，的人。他知道自己想要什么，而他想要的只是：在他而他想要的只是：在他作為作為一個人一個人的的能力范圍之內(nèi)能力范圍之內(nèi)理解理解宇宙的性質(zhì)以及宇宙的性質(zhì)以及宇宙運行宇宙運行的的邏輯和單純。邏輯和單純。 他知道有許多問題的答案他知道有許多問題的答案超超出了他的智力范圍出了他的智力范圍。但這并。但這并不使他感到灰心喪氣。取得不使他感到灰心喪氣。取得最大的成功他就心滿意足了。最大的成功他就心滿意足了。As a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Ei

48、nstein. He was the only person I knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. He knew there were answers b

49、eyond his intellectual reach. But this did not frustrate him. He was content to go as far as he could.In the 23 years of our friendship, I never saw him show jealousy, vanity, bitterness, anger, resentment, or personal ambition. He seemed immune to these emotions. He was beyond any pretension. Altho

50、ugh he corresponded with many of the worlds most important people, his stationery carried only a watermark W for Woolworths. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingWhat can we infer from the sentences?Einstein seemed unaffected by these feelings. He was completely sincere and hones

51、t without the slightest intention to show off（炫耀）（炫耀）.我從未見他表現(xiàn)出妒忌、虛榮、痛苦、憤怒、怨恨我從未見他表現(xiàn)出妒忌、虛榮、痛苦、憤怒、怨恨或個人野心。他好像對這些感情具有免疫能力似的?；騻€人野心。他好像對這些感情具有免疫能力似的。他毫無矯飾之心，虛榮之意。他毫無矯飾之心，虛榮之意。 他信奉簡樸，甚至于只用一他信奉簡樸，甚至于只用一把安全剃刀和清水刮胡子。把安全剃刀和清水刮胡子。當(dāng)我建議他用一下刮胡膏時，當(dāng)我建議他用一下刮胡膏時，他說：他說：“剃刀和水就夠了。剃刀和水就夠了?！?When I suggested that he try s

52、having cream. suggest that.(should) +v原形原形類似用法的詞還有：類似用法的詞還有： advise, suggest, demand,request,insist,等。等。 當(dāng)他下樓來用早餐時，他因為有了一當(dāng)他下樓來用早餐時，他因為有了一大新發(fā)現(xiàn)而高興得滿臉含笑。大新發(fā)現(xiàn)而高興得滿臉含笑。 “你知道，那種刮胡膏還真有效，你知道，那種刮胡膏還真有效，”他說。他說。“它不扯胡子，感覺好極了。它不扯胡子，感覺好極了?！?打那以后，他每天早晨都用那管刮胡膏，打那以后，他每天早晨都用那管刮胡膏，直到那一管用完為止。然后他又回復(fù)到只直到那一管用完為止。然后他又回復(fù)到只用

53、清水刮胡子了。用清水刮胡子了。 愛因斯坦完完全全是個理論家。他對自己愛因斯坦完完全全是個理論家。他對自己的思想和理論的實際應(yīng)用絲毫不感興趣。的思想和理論的實際應(yīng)用絲毫不感興趣。 他提出的他提出的E=mc2E=mc2也許是有史以來最也許是有史以來最著名的公式著名的公式然而愛因斯坦卻然而愛因斯坦卻不不愿費舉足之勞愿費舉足之勞去看反應(yīng)堆產(chǎn)生原子去看反應(yīng)堆產(chǎn)生原子能。能。 他因其光電理論他因其光電理論他認(rèn)為這是比他認(rèn)為這是比較次要的一系列公式較次要的一系列公式而獲得諾而獲得諾貝爾獎金，但對于觀察他的理論怎貝爾獎金，但對于觀察他的理論怎樣使得電視得以產(chǎn)生卻沒有一點好樣使得電視得以產(chǎn)生卻沒有一點好奇心。奇

54、心。 我兄弟曾送給教授一個玩具，那是我兄弟曾送給教授一個玩具，那是一只立在盛水的碗邊保持平衡并反一只立在盛水的碗邊保持平衡并反復(fù)把頭浸入水中的鳥。愛因斯坦高復(fù)把頭浸入水中的鳥。愛因斯坦高興地注視著它，試圖推斷出它的興地注視著它，試圖推斷出它的運運動原理動原理，但他沒能推斷出。，但他沒能推斷出。 他他迅速顯出的不贊成的表情迅速顯出的不贊成的表情告訴我，告訴我，他并不同意這種他并不同意這種切實可行的做法切實可行的做法。他一直沒有研究出這個答案。他一直沒有研究出這個答案。 愛因斯坦一直沒能理解的另一個謎愛因斯坦一直沒能理解的另一個謎是他自己的名望。他提出的理論都是他自己的名望。他提出的理論都是些非常

55、深奧、只能使極少數(shù)的科是些非常深奧、只能使極少數(shù)的科學(xué)家感興趣。學(xué)家感興趣。 然而他的名字在整個然而他的名字在整個文明世界文明世界卻卻家家喻戶曉喻戶曉 。 只是由于我運氣好，我的思想才被只是由于我運氣好，我的思想才被人接受了人接受了. . 他的名望使他感到迷惑不解：人們都他的名望使他感到迷惑不解：人們都想見他；陌生人在街上盯著他看；科想見他；陌生人在街上盯著他看；科學(xué)家、政治家、學(xué)生和家庭主婦都給學(xué)家、政治家、學(xué)生和家庭主婦都給他寫信。他一直不能理解，為什么他他寫信。他一直不能理解，為什么他會受到這種注意，為什么單單把他挑會受到這種注意，為什么單單把他挑出來當(dāng)作特殊人物對待。出來當(dāng)作特殊人物對

56、待。My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel at ease when Einstein said, “I have something to show you.” He went to his desk and returned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it worked but he couldnt make it roll back up the string.

57、 When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by my skill and knowledge. The Professor and the Yo-Yo Thomas Lee Bucky with Joseph P.BlankLater, I bought a new Yo-Yo and maile

58、d it to the Professor as a Christmas present, and received a poem of thanks.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Readingat ease: in a relaxed position Collocation:with ease ill at ease(stand) at ease輕而易舉地；毫不費力地輕而易舉地；毫不費力地不安；心神不寧不安；心神不寧 稍息稍息take ones ease 使自己舒服一下；休息；放松使自己舒服一下；休息；放松He put

59、 the soldiers at ease while waiting for inspection.The doctor soon made the worried mother feel at ease.My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein. As a shy young visitor to Einsteins home, I was made to feel at ease when Einstein said, “I have something to show you.” He went to his desk and re

60、turned with a Yo-Yo. He tried to show me how it worked but he couldnt make it roll back up the string. When my turn came, I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance. Einstein nodded, properly impressed by my skill and knowledge.