大学英语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(获得者获得者 )18791955“Imagination is more important than knowledge. ” Albert EinsteinBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAlbert Einstein, whose

4、 Special Theory of Relativity(狭义相对论狭义相对论 ) and General Theory of Relativity(广义相对论广义相对论 ) revolutionized scientific perceptions of the universe, is acknowledged, along with Newton(牛顿牛顿 ), 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(乌尔姆乌尔姆 ), Germany, the elder child of a businessman and a musical mother. Married Mileva Maric, his classmate at the polytechnic(工艺学校工艺学校). They had two sons but eventually divorced. Publi

6、shed three ground-breaking papers(论文论文) on the motion of particles(粒子粒子 ), the nature of light, and the relationship between energy and inertia(惯性惯性 ). Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading1914-19331916 1921 1930 Published his “Autobiographical Notes(自传体笔记自传体笔记 ).”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(普林斯顿普林斯顿 )W r o t e t o F r a n k l i n Roosevelt(罗斯福罗斯福 ), President of the United States, on the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear bomb(核弹核弹 ) 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(菲律宾菲律宾 ). 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. 主动： What the professor said made me feel at ease. make sb do sb be made to do 同样用法的词还有：see, hear 等 They saw his father return after dark.His father was seen to return after dark. 我父亲是阿尔伯特我父亲是阿尔伯特爱因斯坦的密友。爱因斯坦的密友。小时候有一次我去爱因斯坦家拜访时小时候有一次我去爱因斯坦家拜访时很腼腆，当他说，很腼腆

43、，当他说，“我有样东西拿给我有样东西拿给你看，你看，”时我便感到无拘无束了。时我便感到无拘无束了。 他试图做给我看这种玩具怎么个玩法，但他没法使它顺着线再转上去。 roll:滚动 The car began to roll down the hill. 他试图做给我看这种玩具怎么个玩法，他试图做给我看这种玩具怎么个玩法，但他没法使它但他没法使它顺着线顺着线再再转转上去。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；诀窍技巧；诀窍2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.轮到我时，我露了几手并向他指轮到我时，我露了几手并向他指出，出，绕错的线圈绕错的线圈使玩具失去了平使玩具失去了平衡。衡。爱因斯坦点点头，我的技爱因斯坦点点头，我的技能和知识给他留下了颇深能和知识给他留下了颇深的印象。的印象。 作为一个孩子，以后又作作为一个孩子，以后又作为一个成人，我一直对爱为一个成人，我一直对爱因斯坦的个性惊叹不已因斯坦的个性惊叹不已。 他是我所认识的人中唯一能他是我所认识的人中唯一能跟自己及周围世界达成妥协跟自己及周

47、围世界达成妥协的人。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：在他作为作为一个人一个人的的能力范围之内能力范围之内理解理解宇宙的性质以及宇宙的性质以及宇宙运行宇宙运行的的逻辑和单纯。逻辑和单纯。 他知道有许多问题的答案他知道有许多问题的答案超超出了他的智力范围出了他的智力范围。但这并。但这并不使他感到灰心丧气。取得不使他感到灰心丧气。取得最大的成功他就心满意足了。最大的成功他就心满意足了。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）.我从未见他表现出妒忌、虚荣、痛苦、愤怒、怨恨我从未见他表现出妒忌、虚荣、痛苦、愤怒、怨恨或个人野心。他好像对这些感情具有免疫能力似的。或个人野心。他好像对这些感情具有免疫能力似的。他毫无矫饰之心，虚荣之意。他毫无矫饰之心，虚荣之意。 他信奉简朴，甚至于只用一他信奉简朴，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。当我建议他用一下刮胡膏时，当我建议他用一下刮胡膏时，他说：他说：“剃刀和水就够了。剃刀和水就够了。” When I suggested that he try s

52、having cream. suggest that.(should) +v原形原形类似用法的词还有：类似用法的词还有： advise, suggest, demand,request,insist,等。等。 当他下楼来用早餐时，他因为有了一当他下楼来用早餐时，他因为有了一大新发现而高兴得满脸含笑。大新发现而高兴得满脸含笑。 “你知道，那种刮胡膏还真有效，你知道，那种刮胡膏还真有效，”他说。他说。“它不扯胡子，感觉好极了。它不扯胡子，感觉好极了。” 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，直到那一管用完为止。然后他又回复到只直到那一管用完为止。然后他又回复到只用

53、清水刮胡子了。用清水刮胡子了。 爱因斯坦完完全全是个理论家。他对自己爱因斯坦完完全全是个理论家。他对自己的思想和理论的实际应用丝毫不感兴趣。的思想和理论的实际应用丝毫不感兴趣。 他提出的他提出的E=mc2E=mc2也许是有史以来最也许是有史以来最著名的公式著名的公式然而爱因斯坦却然而爱因斯坦却不不愿费举足之劳愿费举足之劳去看反应堆产生原子去看反应堆产生原子能。能。 他因其光电理论他因其光电理论他认为这是比他认为这是比较次要的一系列公式较次要的一系列公式而获得诺而获得诺贝尔奖金，但对于观察他的理论怎贝尔奖金，但对于观察他的理论怎样使得电视得以产生却没有一点好样使得电视得以产生却没有一点好奇心。奇

54、心。 我兄弟曾送给教授一个玩具，那是我兄弟曾送给教授一个玩具，那是一只立在盛水的碗边保持平衡并反一只立在盛水的碗边保持平衡并反复把头浸入水中的鸟。爱因斯坦高复把头浸入水中的鸟。爱因斯坦高兴地注视着它，试图推断出它的兴地注视着它，试图推断出它的运运动原理动原理，但他没能推断出。，但他没能推断出。 他他迅速显出的不赞成的表情迅速显出的不赞成的表情告诉我，告诉我，他并不同意这种他并不同意这种切实可行的做法切实可行的做法。他一直没有研究出这个答案。他一直没有研究出这个答案。 爱因斯坦一直没能理解的另一个谜爱因斯坦一直没能理解的另一个谜是他自己的名望。他提出的理论都是他自己的名望。他提出的理论都是些非常

55、深奥、只能使极少数的科是些非常深奥、只能使极少数的科学家感兴趣。学家感兴趣。 然而他的名字在整个然而他的名字在整个文明世界文明世界却却家家喻户晓喻户晓 。 只是由于我运气好，我的思想才被只是由于我运气好，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：人们都他的名望使他感到迷惑不解：人们都想见他；陌生人在街上盯着他看；科想见他；陌生人在街上盯着他看；科学家、政治家、学生和家庭主妇都给学家、政治家、学生和家庭主妇都给他写信。他一直不能理解，为什么他他写信。他一直不能理解，为什么他会受到这种注意，为什么单单把他挑会受到这种注意，为什么单单把他挑出来当作特殊人物对待。出来当作特殊人物对

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轻而易举地；毫不费力地轻而易举地；毫不费力地不安；心神不宁不安；心神不宁 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.