Lesson 8: A Universe of Thought

第八课：宇宙的思考

Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century.阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦是上世纪最伟大的人。

During his lifetime,Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics.一生中，爱因斯坦思考宇宙，解答了物理学的很多难题。

Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.爱因斯坦最著名的还是他的相对论。

Einstein\\'s early years爱因斯坦的早期：

Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.爱因斯坦1879年出生于德国。

After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland.当他小学毕业，他去了瑞士继续学习物理学。

In 1905, Einstein began to write articles and became a pioneer in the field of modem physics.1905年，爱因斯坦开始写论文，并成为现代物理学领域的先驱。

For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.凭借其中的一篇论文，于1921年他获得了诺贝尔奖。

Einstein, the teacher爱因斯坦，教师

Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany.爱因斯坦在瑞士和德国的大学里教学。

He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United States.1933年他离开了德国，继续在美国的普林斯顿大学里教学。

Einstein died in 1955. He signed his last letter before he passed away.爱因斯坦于1955年去世。他辞世前还签了最后一封信件。

The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.这封信要求人们放弃核武器。

Einstein\\'s sayings爱因斯坦名言："The important thing is not to stop questioning."“最重要的是要不停地质疑、发问。”

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."“从不犯错的人，从未尝试创新。”

"I think and think for months and years.“我整月、整年都在思考，再思考。

Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.“九十九次的结论都是错的，可是第一百次我是对的。”

重点

1. make mistake 犯错；
2. make a mistake 犯错；
3. by mistake 弄错；
4. one’s past mistakes 某人过去的错
5. learn from 从…中学习
6. during one’s lifetime 在某人一生中
7. solve problems 解决问题
8. be famous / well-know for因……而出名 be famous /well-know as+身份、职业名词作为……而出名
9. 6. change one’s mind 改变某人思想；make up one’s mind to 决定做某事 be out of one’s mind 发疯；keep sth in mind 把…记在心中
10. was/were born in /on(具体时间)出生于
11. go on to do sth 继续做…(另一件事)go on doing sth.继续做……（同一件事）
12. in the field of 在…领域中
13. receive 收到(行为)；accept 收到，接受(心里)
14. ask sb to do sth 要求某人做…；
15. ask sb not to do sth 要求某人不做…
16. leave for sp(目的地) 前往某地；leave sth+sp 把某物忘在某地；leave sb/sth by oneself 把某人/某物留下
17. pass away=die 死亡
18. nuclear weapons 核武器
19. regard sb/sth as…=think of…as…=treat(对待)…as…=consider…as…把…看作…

19.the hundredth 第一百次

Lesson 9: China\\'s Most Famous "Farmer"

第九课：中国著名的“农民”

A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child.孩提时，这位中国科学家就有一个梦想。

In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.在梦里，他种植出一种大如花生的新型水稻。

The plant allowed farmers to rest in its shade.农民可以在这种植物的树荫下休息。

That child was Yuan Longping. Yuan grew up and became the "Father of Hybrid Rice".这个孩子就是袁隆平。袁（隆平）长大了，并且成为了“水稻之父”。

In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university,19世纪60年代，大学农业专业毕业一些年后，

he came up with an idea for hybrid rice.他想到了（培育）杂交水稻的想法。

Since then, he has spent much of his time researching and developing new varieties.从那以后，他花了很多时间去研究和开发新的品种。

In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded in developing hybrid rice.1973年，与其他科学家一起，袁隆平成功地开发出超级水稻。

The introduction of this new product made China a leader in rice production.这种新型水稻的引入使得中国水稻产量位居前列。

For this, he became known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".因此，他以“杂交水稻”之父闻名。

In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States and later, to many other countries around the world.1980年，杂交水稻技术引入到美国， 之后相继引入到世界其他国家。

Because of Dr. Yuan\\'s hard work, China now produces enough rice every year to feed its people.因为袁隆平院士的努力研究，现在中国每年的粮食产量足够养育中国人口。

Now Dr. Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.现在，袁隆平院士正潜心开发超级杂交水稻。

In his spare time, Dr. Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music.闲暇时间，袁隆平院士喜爱弹钢琴，听音乐。

Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.He likes swimming, too.每天晚上，睡觉前他都会阅读半小时。他也很喜欢游泳。

How nice it would be to have a rice tree!要是有一棵水稻树多好啊！

重点：

1. the answer to the question;问题的答案

2. the key to the door;门的钥匙

3.the way to……的方法as…as…和…一样

3. allow sb（not） to do sth 允许某人（不）做…sb be allowed to do sth 某人不被允许做……

4.年代表示：in +the+ 年代s/’s(英译汉加100)

5. come up with= think of想出，提出

6. life：不可n 生活；可数n—lives(复)生命

7. save one’s life 拯救生命；lose one’s life 失去生命8.

词条时间/金钱主语句型take时间ItIt takes/took sb；st to do sthspend时间/金钱人sb spend(s)time；on sth/in doing…pay金钱人sb pay(s)money for sthcost时间/金钱物sth costs(sb)money

9. because of+n/短语/代/v-ing；由于……because+ 句子 因为……

10. enough+n；足够的……

adj/adv+enough；足够……

enough... to do sth足够……做……

11. work on 从事于；研究；

work out 解决；

work for 为…效力

12. feed…on…用…喂…；

feed…to…把…喂给…；

feed on 以…为食

13. since then 从那以后（现在完成时）

14. together with 和…一起

15. be introduced to 被介绍到

16.anything new任何新事物