(完整word版)大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語(yǔ)3綜合教程課文翻譯Unit

WORD資料可編輯Unit1>CaringforOurEarthPassageAFrogStory蛙的故事Acoupleofoddthingshavehappenedlately.最近發(fā)生了幾樁怪事兒。IhavealogcabininthosewoodsofNorthernWisconsin.Ibuiltitbyhandandalsoaddedagreenhousetothefrontofit.Itisajoytolivein.Infact,Iworkoutofmyhomedoingaudioproductionandenvironmentalwork.AsatoolofthattradeIhaveacomputerandastudio.我在北威斯康星州的樹(shù)林中有一座小木屋。是我親手搭建的，前面還有一間花房。住在里面相當(dāng)愜意。實(shí)際上我是在戶(hù)外做音頻制作和環(huán)境方面的工作——作為干這一行的工具，我還裝備了一間帶電腦的工作室。Ialsohaveatreefrogthathastakenupresidenceinmystudio.還有一只樹(shù)蛙也在我的工作室中住了下來(lái)。Howodd,Ithought,lastNovemberwhenIfirstnoticedhimsittingatopmysound-boardovermycomputer.Ifiguredthathe(andIsayhe,thoughIreallydon’thaveaclueifsheisaheorviceversa)wouldbemorecomfortableinthegreenhouse.SoIputhiminthegreenhouse.Backhecame.Andstayed.AfterawhileIgotquiteusedtothefactthatasIwouldcheckmymorningemailandonlinenews,hewouldbetherewithmesurveyingtheworld.去年十一月，我第一次驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)他（只是這樣稱(chēng)呼罷了，事實(shí)上我并不知道該稱(chēng)“他”還是“她”）坐在電腦的音箱上。我把他放到花房里去，認(rèn)為他待在那兒會(huì)更舒服一些。可他又跑回來(lái)待在原地。很快我就習(xí)了慣有他做伴，清晨我上網(wǎng)查收郵件和閱讀新聞的時(shí)候，他也在一旁關(guān)注這個(gè)世界。Then,lastweek,ashewasclimbingaroundlookinglikeasmallgray/greenhuman,Istartedtowonderabouthim.可上周，我突然對(duì)這個(gè)爬上爬下的“小綠人或小灰人”產(chǎn)生了好奇心。So,thereIwas,workinginmystudioandmycomputerwashummingalong.IhadtostopwhenTreeFrogwentacrossmyview.Hestoppedandturnedaroundandjustsattherelookingatme.Well,Isatbackandlookedathim.ForfivemonthsnowhehadbeenridingtherewithmeandIwassuddenlyovertakenbyanurgetoknowwhyhewasthereandnotinthegreenhouse,whereIfiguredhe’dliveahappierfroglife.于是有一天，我正在工作室里干活，電腦嗡嗡作響。當(dāng)樹(shù)蛙從我面前爬過(guò)時(shí)，我不得不停止工作。他停下了并轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)，坐在那兒看著我。好吧，我也干脆停下來(lái)望著他。五個(gè)月了，他一直這樣陪著我。我突然有一股強(qiáng)烈的欲望想了解他：為什么他要待在這兒而不樂(lè)意待在花房里？我認(rèn)為對(duì)樹(shù)蛙來(lái)說(shuō)，花房顯然要舒適得多?！癢hyareyouhere,”Ifoundmyselfaskinghim.“你為什么待在這兒？”我情不自禁地問(wèn)他。AsIlookedathim,deadon,hiseyeslookeddirectlyatmeandIheardatone.Thetoneseemedtohitmerightinthecenterofmymind.Itsoundedverynearlylikethesameoneasmycomputer.InthattoneIcouldhearhim“say”tome,“BecauseIwantyoutounderstand.”Yo.Thatwasweird.“Understandwhat?”mymindjumpedin.Then,afteramomentoffeelingthiscommunication,IfeltIunderstoodwhyhewasthere.Icametounderstandthatfrogssimplywanttohearotherfrogsandto專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯communicate.Possiblythetoneofmycomputersoundedtohimlikeothertreefrogs.我目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地盯著他，他也直視著我。然后我聽(tīng)到一種叮咚聲。這種聲音似乎一下子就進(jìn)入了我的大腦中樞，因?yàn)樗碗娔X里發(fā)出來(lái)的聲音十分接近。在那個(gè)聲音里我聽(tīng)到樹(shù)蛙對(duì)我“說(shuō)”：“因?yàn)槲蚁胱屇忝靼住?。唷，太不可思議了?！懊靼资裁矗俊蔽夷X海中突然跳出了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。然后經(jīng)過(guò)短暫的體驗(yàn)這種交流之后，我覺(jué)得我已經(jīng)理解了樹(shù)蛙待在這兒的原因。我開(kāi)始理解樹(shù)蛙只是想聽(tīng)到其他同類(lèi)的叫聲并與之交流?；蛟S他誤以為計(jì)算機(jī)發(fā)出的聲音就是其他樹(shù)蛙在呼喚他。Interesting.真是有趣。Ikeptworking.Iwasworkingonastoryaboutglobalclimatechangeandhadjustreceivedafaxfromafriend.Thefaxsaidthattheearthiswarmingat1.9degreeseachdecade.AtthatrateIknewthatthemapletreesthatIlovetotapeachspringforsyrupwouldnotsurviveformychildren.MybeautifulWisconsinwouldbecomeaprairiebythenextgeneration.我繼續(xù)工作。我正在寫(xiě)一個(gè)關(guān)于全球氣候變化的故事。有個(gè)朋友剛好發(fā)過(guò)來(lái)一份傳真，說(shuō)地球的溫度正以每十年我知道，照這種速度下去，每年春天我都愛(ài)去提取樹(shù)漿的這片楓林，不復(fù)存在。我的故鄉(xiāng)美麗的威斯康星州也會(huì)在下一代變成一片草原。1.9度的速度上升。到我孩子的那一代就將AtthatmomentTreeFrogleapedacrossmyfootandsatonthefloorinfrontofmycomputer.Hethenreacheduphishandtohisleftearandcuppeditthere.Hesatbeforethecomputerandreacheduphisrighthandtohisotherear.Heturnedhisheadthiswayandthatlisteningtothattone.Veryfocused.Hethenbegantoturnaverysubtle,butbrilliantshadeofgreenandleapedfullforceontothecomputer.此刻，樹(shù)蛙從我腳背跳過(guò)去站在電腦前的地板上。然后他伸出手來(lái)從后面攏起左耳凝神傾聽(tīng)，那個(gè)聲音，接著他又站在電腦前伸出右手?jǐn)n起另一支耳朵。他這樣轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)著腦袋，聆聽(tīng)非常專(zhuān)心致志。他的皮膚起了微妙的變化，呈現(xiàn)出一種亮麗的綠色，然后他就用盡全力跳到電腦上。AndthenIrememberedthestoryaboutthefrogsthatIhadheardlastyearonpublicradio.Itsaidfrogsweredyingaroundtheworld.Itsaidthatbecausefrogs’skinislikealungturnedinsideout,theirskinwasbeingaffectedbypollutionandglobalclimatechange.Itsaidthatfrogswerebeingfoundwhoseskinwaslikepaper.Alldriedup.Itsaidthatfrogsarean“indicatorspecies”.Thatfrogswilldiefirstbecauseofthesensitivity.我猛然想起去年在收音機(jī)里聽(tīng)到的一則關(guān)于青蛙的消息，說(shuō)是全世界的青蛙正在死亡。消息說(shuō)因?yàn)榍嗤艿钠つw就像是一個(gè)內(nèi)里朝外據(jù)說(shuō)已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)有些青蛙的皮膚已變得像紙的肺，所以正在受到污染和全球氣候變化的影響。一樣干癟。還說(shuō)青蛙是一個(gè)“物種指示器”，由于對(duì)環(huán)境敏感，這個(gè)物種會(huì)先遭滅頂之災(zāi)。Then,Iunderstood.這時(shí)我明白了。Thefrogshaveamessageforusanditisthesamemessagethatsomesoberfolkshavehadforus.“Therearenomorechoices.”Wehavereachedthetimewhenwemustbetheadultsfortheplanet,forthesakeofthefuturegenerationsofhumansandforfrogs.青蛙向我們傳遞了一個(gè)信息。一些頭腦清醒的人士也曾向我們傳遞過(guò)同樣的信息，那就是“我們別無(wú)選擇?！蔽覀円呀?jīng)進(jìn)入了關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，為了人類(lèi)的子孫后代，也為青蛙，我們必須對(duì)這個(gè)星球負(fù)起主人的責(zé)任。Becausewearerelated.因?yàn)槲覀冃萜菹嚓P(guān)。ThenIunderstoodthattherearenoboundaries,thatthereisnomoretime.我還明白了我們之間沒(méi)有界限，明白了時(shí)間的緊迫。專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯Thatwe,forthesakeofourrelatives,mustactnow.為了我們的親人，我們必須馬上行動(dòng)起來(lái)。AndthenIunderstood,notonlywhythefrogwasthere,but,alsowhyIamhere.于是我明白了這只青蛙此行的目的，也知道自己在這兒該做些什么。(736words)PassageBMissionZero歸零使命RayC.Anderson(July28,1934-August8,2011)wasfounderandchairmanofInterface,Inc.,oneoftheworld’slargestmanufacturersofmodularcarpetforcommercialandresidentialapplications.Hewas“knowninenvironmentalcirclesforhisadvancedandprogressivestanceonindustrialecologyandsustainability.”雷?C?安德森（1934年7月28日—2011年8月8日）——是全球最大的商業(yè)和住宅用拼塊式地毯制造商之一——英特飛有限公司的創(chuàng)始人和董事長(zhǎng)。方面表現(xiàn)出的先進(jìn)和發(fā)展的立場(chǎng)而聞名于環(huán)保界”。他因在“工業(yè)生態(tài)和可持續(xù)發(fā)展“Ifitexists,itmustbepossible”,assertsAmoryLovins1,co-founderandchiefscientistoftheRockyMountainInstitute2thinktank.Heistalkingaboutmycompany.Fellowindustrialists,Idaresay,thoughtmyambitionimpossibletorealizewhenfourteenyearsagoIdescribedmyaspirationsforInterfaceInc.toturnintowhatitactuallyisbecomingtoday.Indeed,aroundthen,theCEOofamajorcompetitorlookedatmeintheeye,andsaid,“Ray,youareadreamer.”Yet,asAmorysays,“Ifitexists…”“如果有其存在，就必然有其可能，”落基山研?洛文斯如此斷言道。他說(shuō)的正是我的公司。要把英特飛公司變成它今天正在呈現(xiàn)的模樣時(shí)，事實(shí)上，一個(gè)主要競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的總裁當(dāng)時(shí)就究所智囊的團(tuán)聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人和首席科學(xué)家艾默里我敢說(shuō)，當(dāng)十四年前我描述我的志向，各位實(shí)業(yè)家同人都認(rèn)為我的雄心壯志根本不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)。瞪著我說(shuō)：“雷，你是一個(gè)夢(mèng)想家?！比欢?，正如艾默里所說(shuō)，“如果有其存在......”The“impossible”thatexiststodayisapetroleum-intensivecarpetmanufacturer(forbothenergyandrawmaterial)thathasreducednetgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsby88percent,inabsolutetons,anditswaterusageby79percentsince1996,evenassaleshavegrownbytwo-thirdsandearningshavedoubled.In1994Interfacesetoutonamission“tobethefirstindustrial?companythat,byitsdeeds,showstheentireindustrialworldwhatsustainabilityis,inallitsdimensions:people,process,product,profit,andplace.”O(jiān)urdefinitionofsustainabilityistooperateourpetro-intensivecompanysoastotakefromtheEarthonlythatwhichisnaturallyandrapidlyrenewable,andtodonoharmtothebiosphere.今天存在的這個(gè)“不可能”是一家（在能源和原材料方面）高度依賴(lài)石油的地毯制造商，從1996年至今將溫室氣體凈排放量減少了88%（以實(shí)打?qū)嵉膰崝?shù)計(jì)），用水量減少了1994年開(kāi)始完成一項(xiàng)使命，力爭(zhēng)79%，而銷(xiāo)售額卻反而增加了三分之二，收益翻了一番。英特飛于“成為首家生態(tài)實(shí)業(yè)公司，通過(guò)自己的所作所為向整個(gè)實(shí)業(yè)界全方位地展現(xiàn)可持續(xù)性發(fā)展的專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯理念：涵蓋人員、生產(chǎn)過(guò)程、我們這家高度依賴(lài)石油的公司，不對(duì)生態(tài)造成危害。產(chǎn)品、利潤(rùn)、地點(diǎn)等各個(gè)方面?！蔽覀儗?duì)持續(xù)性發(fā)展的定義是：堅(jiān)持其運(yùn)營(yíng)只從地球獲取可以自然而快速再生的資源，并且Cumulatively,wehaveavoided$372millionincostsbyeliminatingwaste,inaquestthatishalfwaytoachievingwaste-freeperfectionby2020.Wedefinewasteasanycostthatdoesnotaddvalueforourcustomers.Thistranslatesambitiouslyintodoingeverythingrightthefirsttime,everytime.Weevendefineenergythatstillcomesfromfossilfuelsaswaste,somethingtobeeliminated.Indeed,whileoffsetshaveacriticalroletoplayinhelpingInterface(and,indeed,allofus)toreachoursustainabilitygoals,wewillnotachievethemuntilwebegintoredefinefossilfuelenergyinthisway.Soundsincredible?Remember,“Ifitexists…”.通過(guò)消除浪費(fèi)，我們已經(jīng)累計(jì)降低了3億7千2百萬(wàn)美元的成本，正在向2020年力爭(zhēng)達(dá)到零浪費(fèi)的完美目標(biāo)邁進(jìn)。我們對(duì)浪費(fèi)的定義是：凡是不能給客戶(hù)帶來(lái)價(jià)值的花費(fèi)都是浪費(fèi)。這一定義雄心勃勃地轉(zhuǎn)化為行理動(dòng)念：做任何事情都要一開(kāi)始就做對(duì)，并作為要消除的對(duì)象。而且每次如此。通過(guò)減少浪費(fèi)而獲得我們甚至把依然取自化石燃料的能源也定義為浪費(fèi)，的補(bǔ)償確實(shí)起了關(guān)鍵性作用，有助于英特飛（其實(shí)也包括所有公司）達(dá)到可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)；如果我們不這樣重新定義化石燃料能源，有些不可思議？請(qǐng)記住，“如果有其存在我們就不可能最終實(shí)現(xiàn)可持續(xù)發(fā)展的目標(biāo)。聽(tīng)上去......”Indeedourbelchingsmokestacks,ourgushingeffluentpipes,ourmountainsofwaste—allcompletelylegal—providedtangibleproofthatbusinesswasgood.Theymeantjobs,orderscomingin,productsgoingout,andmoneyinthebank.的確，我們的煙囪煙霧騰騰，全合法——這是我們生意興隆的確鑿證據(jù)。廠，以及利潤(rùn)存入銀行。我們的管道污水噴涌，我們的廢料堆積如山——所有這一切都完這就說(shuō)明有業(yè)可就，訂單滾滾而來(lái)，產(chǎn)品源源出Thatallchangedwithaquestionthatcamefromourcustomers:“WhatisInterfacedoingfortheenvironment?”Wehadnotheardthatquestionbefore,andhadnogoodanswers.Fora“customer-intimate”company,thiswasuntenable.Lookingforananswer—andadeterminationtorespondwithcredible,demonstrable,andmeasurableresultsandtransparentaccountability—setusonthiscourse.所有這一切都因消費(fèi)者提的一個(gè)問(wèn)題而改變：“英特飛對(duì)環(huán)境有何貢獻(xiàn)？”對(duì)于一個(gè)善待消費(fèi)者的公司而言，可見(jiàn)和可考量的結(jié)果并承擔(dān)明晰的責(zé)任，這個(gè)問(wèn)題我們以前這是難以交代的。為聞所未聞，尋求答案，踏上了征途。更無(wú)法交出滿(mǎn)意的答案。還有決意給消費(fèi)者提供一個(gè)可信、我們Cantakingaprofitablebusinessapartattheheightofitssuccessmakebusinesssense?Thewasteeliminationinitiativealone—andtheavoidedcostsof$372millionover13years—havemorethanoffsetalltheinvestmentsandexpensesincurredinpursuitofourgoalwhichwenowcall“MissionZero”:zeroenvironmentalimpactsbytheyear2020.Thishasallowedthebusinesscaseforsustainabilitytodevelopandbecomecrystalclear.Costsaredown,notup—dispellingamythandexposingthefalsechoicebetweentheenvironmentandtheeconomy.將一個(gè)處專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯于鼎盛時(shí)期的贏利企業(yè)拆卸分解，從商業(yè)的角度看合理嗎？?jī)H消除浪費(fèi)這一項(xiàng)行動(dòng)，以及13年來(lái)因此而節(jié)約下來(lái)的3億7千2百萬(wàn)美元的成本，不僅抵消而且超出了我們?cè)谧非蟪掷m(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)方面的投資和花費(fèi)總額。我們現(xiàn)在將此目標(biāo)命名為“歸零使命”：到2020年實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)環(huán)境的零影響?！皻w零使命”使這個(gè)可持續(xù)性發(fā)展的實(shí)業(yè)案例得以發(fā)展，并變得清澈透明。成本下降了，并非上升了，非必然就是擇此傷的彼虛假選擇。一個(gè)虛構(gòu)的理念就此打破，讓我們看到在環(huán)境和經(jīng)濟(jì)之間并Amazingly,thisinitiativehasproducedabetterbusinessmodel,abetterwaytobiggerandmorelegitimateprofits.Itout-competesitscompetitorsintheroughandtumbleofthemarketplace,butnotattheexpenseoftheEarthorfuturegenerations.InsteaditincludesEarthandgenerationsnotyetborninwin-win-winrelationships.Asvalidationofthis,theInterfacesharepricehasmovedfrom$2to$20infouryears,aswehavedugoutofthedeepest,longestrecessioninourindustry’shistory,arecessionwemightnothavesurvivedwithouttheenormousboostofsustainability.令人驚訝的是，這一創(chuàng)舉產(chǎn)生了一個(gè)更好的商業(yè)模式，找到了一個(gè)可獲取更大利潤(rùn)，爭(zhēng)中擊敗了它的所有對(duì)手，并且收入更加合法的更好的途徑。這種模式在激烈殘酷的市場(chǎng)競(jìng)相反，這種模式將地球2美元攀升至卻并不以傷害地球或后代的利益為代價(jià)。和尚未出生的后代納入一種三贏的關(guān)系。作為證明，英特飛的股價(jià)四年內(nèi)從20美元，公司也從產(chǎn)業(yè)史上影響最深、持續(xù)最久的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中脫險(xiǎn)而出。如果沒(méi)有可持續(xù)性發(fā)展的極大推動(dòng)，我們也許無(wú)法在這場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中存活下來(lái)。But,whataboutthebigpicture?WhatdoestheInterfacejourneyhavetoteachus?Asustainablesocietyintotheindefinitefuturedependstotallyandabsolutelyonavast,ethicallydrivenredesignoftheindustrialsystem,triggeredbyanequallyvastmind-shift—onemindatatime,oneorganizationatatime,onetechnologyatatime,onebuilding,onecompany,oneuniversitycurriculum,onecommunity,oneregion,oneindustryatatime—untiltheentiresystemhasbeentransformedintoasustainableoneexistingethicallyinbalancewithEarth’snaturalsystems,uponwhicheverylivingthing,evencivilizationitself,utterlydepends.但是，怎樣從全局來(lái)看呢？英特飛的歷程能給我們帶來(lái)什么啟迪？一個(gè)可持續(xù)發(fā)展的社會(huì)要想久遠(yuǎn)維系，驅(qū)動(dòng)的重新設(shè)計(jì)，就需要全方位地、徹頭徹尾地對(duì)工業(yè)體系進(jìn)行龐大的、即一次改變一個(gè)想法、由道德這要由同樣龐大的思想認(rèn)識(shí)轉(zhuǎn)變來(lái)啟動(dòng)，一個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)、一項(xiàng)技術(shù)、一座建筑、一家公司、一所大學(xué)的課程、一個(gè)社區(qū)、一個(gè)地區(qū)、一個(gè)行業(yè)，直到整個(gè)體系轉(zhuǎn)變成為一個(gè)可持續(xù)發(fā)展的，在道德準(zhǔn)則上能與地球生態(tài)系統(tǒng)和諧相處的體系，這才是所有的生物，乃至文明本身完全賴(lài)以生存的基礎(chǔ)。Oneperson,you,canmakethedifferenceinyourorganization.Thekeyis:Dosomething,thendosomethingelse.即使一個(gè)人，你本人，也能在你的機(jī)構(gòu)中發(fā)揮作用。關(guān)鍵是：行動(dòng)起來(lái)先做一件事，接著再做另一件。(771words)專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯Unit2>NobelPrizeWinnersPassageAEinstein’sCompass愛(ài)因斯坦的指南針YoungAlbertwasaquietboy.“Perhapstooquiet”,thoughtHermannandPaulineEinstein.Hespokehardlyatalluntilage3.Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelseevident.Whenhedidspeak,he’dsaythemostunusualthings.Atage2,Paulinepromisedhimasurprise.Albertwasexcited,thinkingshewasbringinghimsomenewfascinatingtoy.ButwhenhismotherpresentedhimwithhisnewbabysisterMaja,allAlbertcoulddowasstarewithquestioningeyes.Finallyheresponded,“wherearethewheels?”小愛(ài)因斯坦是個(gè)安靜的孩子。愛(ài)因斯坦夫婦赫爾曼和波琳認(rèn)為他點(diǎn)就誤認(rèn)為他是反應(yīng)遲鈍，“或許太安靜了”。愛(ài)因斯坦直到三歲時(shí)還很少開(kāi)口說(shuō)話(huà)。但有一個(gè)明顯的事實(shí)打消了他們的疑慮，父母差因?yàn)楫?dāng)他真的開(kāi)口說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí)，說(shuō)出的話(huà)便異乎尋常。兩歲時(shí)，母親波琳許諾給他一個(gè)驚喜。小愛(ài)因斯坦非常高興，以為媽媽會(huì)帶給他一件有趣的新玩具。但當(dāng)媽媽把剛出生的妹妹瑪嘉抱到他面前時(shí)，小愛(ài)因斯坦只是以疑慮的眼光盯著她，最后說(shuō)道，“輪子在哪兒？”WhenAlbertwas5yearsoldandsickinbed,HermannEinsteinbroughthimadevicethatdidstirhisintellect.Itwasthefirsttimehehadseenacompass.Helaythereshakingandtwistingtheoddthing,certainhecouldfoolitintopointingoffinanewdirection.Buttryashemight,thecompassneedlewouldalwaysfinditswaybacktopointinginthedirectionofnorth.“Awonder,”hethought.TheinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlewasevidencetoAlbertthattherewasmoretoourworldthanmeetstheeye.Therewas“somethingbehindthings,somethingdeeplyhidden.”愛(ài)因斯坦五歲的時(shí)候有一次臥病在床，父親赫爾曼送給他一個(gè)新玩意兒。正是這個(gè)小玩意開(kāi)了啟他的智力。那是小愛(ài)因斯坦第一次見(jiàn)到指南針。認(rèn)為自己能將指針糊弄到指向另一個(gè)方向?！罢嫫婷睢?，他想。引導(dǎo)指南針的無(wú)形力他躺在床上搖晃擺弄著這個(gè)稀奇的東西，但是無(wú)論他怎樣擺弄，指針卻總是會(huì)回到原來(lái)指北的位置。量使愛(ài)因斯坦認(rèn)識(shí)到，我們?nèi)庋劭吹降闹皇鞘澜绲囊徊糠?，事物背后還有“某種東西，深藏著的東西”。某種SobeganAlbertEinstein’sjourneydownaroadofexplorationthathewouldfollowtherestofhislife.“Ihavenospecialgift,”hewouldsay,“Iamonlypassionatelycurious.”阿爾伯特?愛(ài)因斯坦就這樣踏上了他窮其一生的探索之路?！拔覜](méi)有特殊的天分”，他常常說(shuō)，“我只是有強(qiáng)烈的好奇心。”AlbertEinsteinwasmorethanjustcuriousthough.Hehadthepatienceanddeterminationthatkepthimatthingslongerthanmostothers.Otherchildrenwouldbuildhousesofcardsupto4storiestallbeforethecardswouldlosebalanceand專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯thewholestructurewouldcomefallingdown.MajawatchedinwonderasherbrotherAlbertmethodicallybuilthiscardbuildingsto14stories.Laterhewouldsay,“It’snotthatI’msosmart,it’sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.”愛(ài)因斯坦不僅僅只是有好奇心。孩子用紙牌搭樓房，他的耐心和毅力使他做起事情來(lái)能比大多數(shù)人都更持久。其他搭到四層高時(shí)房子就會(huì)失去平衡而坍塌下來(lái)。而瑪嘉卻驚奇地看著她哥哥阿爾伯特能有條不紊地搭起聰明，而是因?yàn)槲夷軋?jiān)持得更久。”14層的紙牌高樓。后來(lái)愛(ài)因斯坦說(shuō)道，“這不是因?yàn)槲矣卸郞neadvantageAlbertEinstein’sdevelopingmindenjoyedwastheopportunitytocommunicatewithadultsinanintellectualway.Hisuncle,anengineer,wouldcometothehouse,andAlbertwouldjoininthediscussions.Histhinkingwasalsostimulatedbyamedicalstudentwhocameoveronceaweekfordinnerandlivelychats.阿爾伯特?愛(ài)因斯坦的思維發(fā)展得益于他有機(jī)會(huì)與成人進(jìn)行智力交流。他的叔叔是工程師，經(jīng)常到愛(ài)因斯坦家里來(lái)，位醫(yī)科學(xué)生的啟迪。說(shuō)地。于是愛(ài)因斯坦就有機(jī)會(huì)參與他們的討論。愛(ài)因斯坦的思想還受到一此人每星都期來(lái)愛(ài)因斯坦家一次，與愛(ài)因斯坦一家共進(jìn)晚餐，一起談天Atage12,AlbertEinsteincameuponasetofideasthatimpressedhimas“holy.”ItwasalittlebookonEuclideanplane1geometry.Theconceptthatonecouldprovetheoremsofanglesandlinesthatwereinnowayobviousmadean“indescribableimpression”ontheyoungstudent.Headoptedmathematicsasthetoolhewouldusetopursuehiscuriosityandprovewhathewoulddiscoveraboutthebehavioroftheuniverse.愛(ài)因斯坦12歲的時(shí)候發(fā)現(xiàn)了一系列他認(rèn)為是“神圣”的觀念。那是一本有關(guān)歐幾里得平面幾何的小冊(cè)子。原來(lái)人可以證明那些不易明顯看出的角度和線段的定理。這個(gè)想法給年輕學(xué)生愛(ài)因斯坦留下了以證明他后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)宇宙運(yùn)行規(guī)律的手段?！半y以形容的印象”。他把數(shù)學(xué)當(dāng)做滿(mǎn)足自己好奇心并用Hewasconvincedthatbeautyliesinthesimplistic.Perhapsthisinsightwastherealpowerofhisgenius.AlbertEinsteinlookedforthebeautyofsimplicityintheapparentlycomplexnatureandsawtruthsthatescapedothers.Whiletheexpressionofhismathematicsmightbeaccessibletoonlyafewsharpmindsinthescience,Albertcouldcondensetheessenceofhisthoughtssoanyonecouldunderstand.他堅(jiān)信美麗寓于簡(jiǎn)樸。或許這個(gè)悟性才是激發(fā)他天分的真正力量所在。并發(fā)現(xiàn)別人看不到的真理。阿爾伯特?愛(ài)因斯坦在表象復(fù)雜的大自然中尋求簡(jiǎn)樸的美，愛(ài)因斯坦用數(shù)學(xué)公式表達(dá)的思想也許只有少數(shù)才思敏銳的科學(xué)家才能理解，人人都能夠理解。但他卻能簡(jiǎn)潔地闡明自己思想之精髓，使Forinstance,histheoriesofrelativityrevolutionizedscienceandunseatedthelawsofNewtonthatwerebelievedtobeacompletedescriptionofnatureforhundredsofyears.Yetwhenpressedforanexamplethatpeoplecouldrelateto,hecameupwiththis:“Putyourhandonahotstoveforaminuteanditseemslikeanhour.Sitwithaprettygirlforanhouranditseemslikeaminute.THAT’srelativity.”比如說(shuō)，他的相對(duì)論推翻了數(shù)百年來(lái)一直被認(rèn)為是完整地描述了自然界一切規(guī)律的牛頓定律，給科學(xué)界帶來(lái)了一場(chǎng)徹底的變革。但是當(dāng)有人敦促他舉例說(shuō)明，以便專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯讓大眾能理解相對(duì)論時(shí)，他說(shuō)：“把手放在燙人的爐上時(shí)，一分鐘就像是一個(gè)小時(shí)。坐在漂亮姑娘的身邊，一個(gè)小時(shí)就像是一分鐘。這就是相對(duì)論?！盇lbertEinstein’swealthofnewideaspeakedwhilehewasstillayoungmanof26.In1905hewrote3fundamentalpapersonthenatureoflight(aproofofatoms),thespecialtheoryofrelativityandthefamousequationofatomicpower:E=mc.Forthenext20years,thecuriositythatwassparkedbywantingtoknowwhatcontrolledthecompassneedleandhispersistencetokeeppushingforthesimpleanswersledhimtoconnectspaceandtimeandfindanewstateofmatter.阿爾伯特?愛(ài)因斯坦的創(chuàng)新思維在年僅26歲時(shí)就達(dá)到了高峰。1905年他寫(xiě)了三篇重要的論文，分別是關(guān)于光的本質(zhì)（證明原子存在）、相對(duì)論以及著名的原子能等式：E=mc².。在隨后的20年里，正是由于想知道是什么力量控制了指南針的指向所激發(fā)的這份好奇心以及堅(jiān)持追求簡(jiǎn)單答案的毅力，引導(dǎo)他將空間時(shí)與間聯(lián)系起來(lái)思考問(wèn)題，由此發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種嶄新的物質(zhì)狀態(tài)。Whatwashisultimatequest?他追尋的最終目標(biāo)是什么呢？“IwanttoknowhowGodcreatedthisworld...IwanttoknowHisthoughts;therestaredetails.”“我想知道上帝是怎樣創(chuàng)造世界的余的就都是細(xì)枝末節(jié)了。”??我想知道他的思路；其(700words)PassageBTheWake-upCallfromStockholm來(lái)自斯德哥爾摩的喚醒電話(huà)“Thesearethelast20minutesofpeaceinyourlife,”theSwedishcallertoldCaltechprofessorAhmedZewailat5:40a.m.onOctober12.10月12日凌晨5:40，加州理工學(xué)院的阿莫德?扎威爾教授接到了一個(gè)來(lái)自瑞典的電話(huà)，告訴他“你這輩子只有這20分鐘的清靜時(shí)間了”。SoontheworldwouldhearofZewail’saward—the1999NobelPrizeinchemistry—andZewailwouldhearfromtheworld.Twothousande-mailswouldzoomhiswaywithinafewdaysandthreephonelineswouldstartringingwitheagerrequestsforinterviewsfromthenationalandEgyptianpressandwithcongratulationsfromfriendsandcolleagues.Butfirst,the53-year-oldmanwouldsharethenewswithhisfamily.全世界很快就會(huì)知道扎威爾獲得了威爾就會(huì)收到世界各地的來(lái)信。幾天之內(nèi)，1999年度的諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)，接著，扎2000封電子郵件將蜂擁而至；三部電話(huà)都將響個(gè)不停，美國(guó)和埃及的媒體將紛紛打來(lái)電話(huà)，急切要求對(duì)他進(jìn)行采訪；朋友和同事也會(huì)不斷專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯打來(lái)恭賀電話(huà)。但是現(xiàn)在，這位53歲的男子首先要與家人共享這條喜訊。Hekissedhiswife,Dema,andyoungsons,NabeelandHani.Hismother,whomZewailreachedinhisnativeEgypt,criedandcried.Hisdaughters,MahaandAmani,“weregoingcrazyonthephone.Icouldn’tevenspeak,”saidZewail.扎威爾親吻了妻子德瑪和兩個(gè)小兒子納比爾和哈尼。當(dāng)他把這個(gè)消息告知遠(yuǎn)在家鄉(xiāng)埃及的母親時(shí)，她禁不住喜極而泣。扎威爾說(shuō)，他的兩個(gè)女兒瑪哈和阿曼妮“從電話(huà)里一聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息，就高興得快瘋了。我甚至連話(huà)都沒(méi)法講下去了”?！癐wasdisappointedinNabeel’sreaction,”headded.“ItoldhimIhadwontheprize.Hesaid,‘Good.’”ButwhenZewailaskedifhe’dtellthekidsatschool,thesix-year-oldsaid,“No.Theseguyswillsay‘Sowhat?’”ButNabeeldidask,“Arewegoingtoseetheking?”“納比爾的反應(yīng)讓我有些失望，”他補(bǔ)充道?！拔腋嬖V他我獲得了諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)。他卻只說(shuō)了一聲‘不錯(cuò)’?！碑?dāng)扎威爾問(wèn)他是否會(huì)把這個(gè)消息告訴他學(xué)校里的小伙伴們時(shí)，這個(gè)六歲的小家伙答道：“不會(huì)。那些家伙只會(huì)說(shuō)‘那又怎樣？’”不過(guò)納比爾倒還確實(shí)問(wèn)過(guò)“我們要去見(jiàn)國(guó)王嗎？”TheRoyalSwedishAcademyhonoredZewailforhisgroundbreakingworkinviewingandstudyingchemicalreactionsattheatomiclevelastheyoccur.Hehasshown“thatitispossiblewithrapidlasertechniquetoseehowatomsinamoleculemoveduringachemicalreaction.”瑞典皇家科學(xué)院因扎威爾在觀察和研究原子層面所發(fā)生的化學(xué)反應(yīng)方面所作的開(kāi)創(chuàng)性工作而授予他諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。他向世人證明，“利用快速的激光技術(shù)有可能觀察到在發(fā)生化學(xué)反應(yīng)時(shí)，分子中的原子是怎樣運(yùn)動(dòng)的?！盳ewailhadbroughtthemostpowerfultoolsfromthefieldofphysicsintothechemistrylabtocreatearevolution,andthefieldoffemto-chemistry1wasborn.Itwas“arevolutioninchemistryandrelatedsciences,”theSwedesannounced,“sincethistypeofinvestigationallowsustounderstandandpredictimportantreactions,”toprobenatureatitsmostfundamentallevel.扎威爾將物理領(lǐng)域內(nèi)最有威力的儀器引進(jìn)化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)室，從而引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)革命，超微（千萬(wàn)億分之一）化學(xué)從此誕生。瑞典發(fā)布人說(shuō)，這是“化學(xué)及相關(guān)學(xué)科領(lǐng)域的一場(chǎng)革命，因?yàn)檫@種研究方法使我們能夠了解并預(yù)測(cè)重要的化學(xué)反應(yīng)，能從自然界最基礎(chǔ)的層面探測(cè)自然?！盳ewailisthe27thCaltechfacultymemberoralumnustoreceivetheNobelPrize,andthethirdfacultymembertobesohonoredinthisdecade.扎威爾是加州理工學(xué)院教師及校友中第院教師。27位獲得諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)的人，同時(shí)也是最近十年里第三位獲此殊榮的學(xué)“Inmyexperience,”saidZewailafteratumultuousweek,“wheneveryoucrossfieldsorbringinnewideasandtools,youfindwhatyoudon’texpect.Youopennewwindows.”在經(jīng)過(guò)了一周的激動(dòng)和忙亂之后，扎威爾說(shuō)：“根據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，無(wú)論你在什么時(shí)候跨越學(xué)科或引進(jìn)新的觀點(diǎn)和儀器，你都會(huì)得到意想不到的發(fā)現(xiàn)，因?yàn)槟汩_(kāi)啟了新的窗口。”Zewail’spathtotheforefrontoftheinternationalsciencearenahasbeenelegant專(zhuān)業(yè)整理分享WORD資料可編輯andswift,liketheatomsheobservesperformingmoleculardances.WithawealthofexperienceinhomechemistryprojectsasaboyinEgypt,hesailedtothetopofhisclassatAlexandriaUniversity.Theclassicalscienceeducationhereceivedtherepreparedhimforapromisedtenure-track2positioninthefieldofhischoice:math,physics,chemistry,orgeology,buthedecidedtogethisPhDattheUniversityofPennsylvania—to“seethemolecularworldofchemistry.”HehadheardofCaltech,buttothisyoungEgyptian,“institute”soundedlessprestigiousthan“university.”Asitturnedout,Pennprovidedthe“ideal”transitionfromclassicals