新世纪 Book 4U5

1、Clue 1: The person made the experiments in an old small wooden house. Clue 2: The person discovered a powerful new element.Clue 3: The person was born in Poland.Clue 4: The person was awarded the Nobel Prize twice. Clue 5: Her husband was also a scientist.GuessworkMarie CurieClue 1: He was seasick.

2、Clue 2: He was interested in collecting plant samples and observing animals.Clue 3: He didnt believe that God created everything.Clue 4: He published the Origin of Species.Clue 5: His greatest contribution was the theory of evolution. Charles DarwinClue 1: He was sick very often.Clue 2: He was the y

3、oungest child in the family.Clue 3: He was curious about the world. Clue 4: He didnt attend public school for very long.Clue 5: His mother taught him at home.Clue 6: He was the inventor of the electric light.Thomas EdisonThe Father of Modern PhysicsUnit 5: Great ScientistsUnit 5: Great Scientists-Al

4、bert EinsteinKnown as the father of modern physicsAlbert EinsteinAlbert Einstein (18791955) Born: 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Wrttemberg, GermanyDied: 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, USAHis hobbies:Playing the violin Sailing mathematics polytechnic qualification clerk gravity explanation puzzling

5、photoelectric professor relativity nuclear atomic maths poly- technic qualify qualified explain sth to sb puzzle puzzled photo- electric relate related atom be born of Jewish parents be fascinated by attend a polytechnic school gain a teaching qualification take a post as a junior clerk a new unders

6、tanding of 出生在犹太人家庭出生在犹太人家庭 对对很着迷很着迷 上理工专科学校上理工专科学校 获得教师资格证书获得教师资格证书 做低级职员的工作做低级职员的工作/职位职位 对对.的崭新的认识的崭新的认识 an explanation for sth. photoelectric effect Sb be awarded sth. for sth. All went well. come to power speak out against the rest of his life 的解释的解释 光电效应光电效应 因因而被嘉奖而被嘉奖 一切顺利进展一切顺利进展 上台上台 大胆说出反对大

7、胆说出反对 余生余生 in the long course of research develop his theories of relativity nuclear power nuclear weapons atomic bomb become involved in peace movement 在长期的研究中在长期的研究中 建立了他的相对论建立了他的相对论 核能，核动力核能，核动力 核武器核武器 原子弹原子弹 参与参与 和平运动和平运动 pass away leave behind a wealth of form the foundation of apart from play

8、the violin simple pastimes the company of children takeseriously much too 逝世逝世 留下留下 大量大量 奠定了奠定了的基础的基础 除了除了 拉小提琴拉小提琴 简单的业余消遣简单的业余消遣 孩子们的陪伴孩子们的陪伴 认真对待某事认真对待某事 太太+a/adRead Read Para A-BPara A-B, and fill , and fill in the blanks:in the blanks: In 1879,Einstein was born of _ parents in _.He did badly at

9、 school, but was good at _.When he was 15,his family moved to _and from there he went on to _. After graduation, he took a post as a _ clerk, which enabled him to have plenty of time think about _.JewishGermanymathsItalySwitzerlandjuniorPhysics1879He was born in Germany.1905He1921HeHe became a profe

10、ssor of physics at the University of Berlin.He passed away at the age of seventy-six.began to publish his thoughts.was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect19141955Some Important Dates in Einsteins Life be born in Beijing be born at a hospital be born on August

11、 25th,1994 be born into/of a large family be born with a beautiful voice 与生俱来的与生俱来的 be born of Swedish parents No man is born wise or learned. Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouth will make the mark. Xiao Wang was born to have the gift of gab. His pa

12、rents are all lawyers. Germany German two Germans Italy Italian two Italians SwitzerlandSwiss two Swiss Sweden Swede two Swedesdo badly in do well inbe good at be bad/ poor at.汤姆开车开得好。汤姆开车开得好。Tom does well in driving. 他上个月的考试考得不好。他上个月的考试考得不好。He did badly in the examination last month. sth fascinate

13、sbsb be fascinated by/ with sthThe students were fascinated by his ideas. fascination n.魔力，吸引力魔力，吸引力 fascinating a. 吸引人的，使吸引人的，使人着迷的人着迷的Alice is a fascinating girl.vt. gain a teaching qualification sth be a qualification for 对于对于的资格的资格/条件条件 Previous experience is not an essential qualification for t

14、his job. sb have / gain/ hold a qualification to do sth 做某事有资格做某事有资格 lack a qualification to do sth Does he have all the qualifications to be a good teacher? vt. vi.取得资格取得资格,有资格有资格 sb qualify/be qualified as a lawyersb be qualified to do sthsb be qualified for teaching A highly/ fully/ well qualifie

15、d engineer I wont qualify until next year. Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment. He is not qualified to teach young children. a qualifying match 入围赛，资格赛入围赛，资格赛1)职位职位,职务职务 He held an important post with the company.2)岗位岗位 All workmen must be at their posts by 8:30.另另 职位职位, 工作

16、工作(可数可数) He was raised to the position of captain. He lost his position because he was not honest. senior Of the two clerks, he is the junior. be junior to sb by He is junior to me by two years. =He is two years junior to me. =He is two years my junior. Mr. Smith Junior 小史密斯先生小史密斯先生 略作略作Jr.或或jr 实行实行

17、,执行执行 carry out an experiment/ a plan Tests have been carried out on the patient. It is our basic line to carry out socialist modernization. 履行，遵守履行，遵守 carry out an order/ a promise Kirk did not carry out his promise to us. carry on 继续开展继续开展,坚持坚持 carry on investigation1) 引力引力,重力重力 Anything that is d

18、ropped falls towards the ground because of the force of gravity.2) 严重性严重性 I couldnt hide from her the gravity of the situation. Darwins theory of evolution 达尔文的进化论达尔文的进化论 in theory = theoretically 理论上理论上 theoretical a.理论上的理论上的n. 奖品奖品,决定决定,判决判决 win/receive an award of $1000 for sth/doing sth Get/rece

19、ive sth as an award present an awardvt. 颁发颁发,赏给赏给award sb sth for sth=award sth to sb The University awarded him an honorary degree. reward n. v.报酬，酬劳，报酬，酬劳， 回报，赏金回报，赏金He rewarded us with a lot of money for helping him.You deserve a reward for being so helpful. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize

20、has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. (Economic) The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. physics 物理学 physical scientist 物理学家 Physicist 物理学家 physician 内科医生 surgeon 外科医生=co

21、me into power= rise to power be in power 在执政中在执政中 party in power 执政党执政党 There were people who didnt want him to come to power. come into effect 开始生效开始生效 come on 快，走吧快，走吧 come up with 想出想出 come across 碰见碰见 come to 共计共计 come to oneself 苏醒苏醒 The senator spoke out against the law. I will speak out again

22、st anything I know to be wrong. speak of 说起说起 speak highly/well of sb 高度评价高度评价speak for sb 替替辩护辩护,代表代表说话说话speak up/out 大声讲大声讲(毫无顾虑地说出毫无顾虑地说出) Can you eat up the rest of the food? I will miss you for the rest of my life. The rest of the money _ been paid for the house. The rest of us _ disappointed.

23、Would you arrange the dishes on the table? Ill do the rest.haswere My heart beat thick in the course of the interview. He has seen many changes in the course of his long life. 区别：区别：in course of 在在的进程中，的进程中， 期间中（表语）期间中（表语） The house/highway is in course of construction. The new textbook is in course

24、 of preparation. nuclear war nuclear-powered a. nuclear energy nuclear power station nuclear weapon atomic a. 原子的原子的,原子能的原子能的 atom n. 原子原子1) involve sb /oneself in 使某人卷入某事使某人卷入某事,参与参与 Parents should involve themselves in their children education.2) involve sth/doing sth 包含包含,涉及到涉及到 The test will inv

25、olve answering questions about a photograph.3) be/get/become involved in使某人卷入某事使某人卷入某事 be involved in trouble去世去世=pass on My grandfather passed away two years ago.消磨掉消磨掉,过去过去 He passed the evening away looking at his collection of stamps. Forty years had passed away since they had met.消散消散,痊愈痊愈 The

26、morning mist passed away quickly. His illness will soon pass away. He left a mess behind last night. I think I might have left my umbrella behind.+可数可数/不可数不可数 The famous artist left us with a wealth of great works of art. There are a wealth of examples in the book. Theres a wealth of oil in this wel

27、l. Plenty of . A lot of. A large quantity of. A mass of Masses of form the foundation of lay a solid foundation of/for found v. 建立，创办建立，创办 =set up The writer lives apart from his family. Apart from the money in the drawer, I am penniless. =except Apart from the injuries to his face and hands, he bro

28、ke both legs. =besides Its a good piece of work, apart from a few slight faults. =except for Apart from English, we study Russian and Spanish. =besides Sailing is her favorite pastime. amusement 娱乐, 消遣, 娱乐活动 recreation 消遣；娱乐 diversion 娱乐,解闷 enjoyment 享乐, 快乐 relaxation 消遣,娱乐,松驰,缓和 One is known by the

29、 company one keeps.keep sb company My husband isnt at home, I keep my sister company.have sb as company Bessie was glad to have the dog as company.accompany v. 陪伴，伴奏陪伴，伴奏 He accompanied his friend to the film. companion n. 同事，同伴同事，同伴 You should take this seriously, for it is related to your reputati

30、on. take sb/sth The boy is much too young to join the army. You are much too clever to do it！too much 太多太多 He is asking for too much money. He is asking for too much. He ate too much today.( ) 1. When he studied at school, Einstein was not good at any subject.( ) 2. Einstein enjoyed working as a jun

31、ior clerk as it provided the basic theory of “thought experiments”.FF ( ) 3. The “thought experiments” proved to be important for a further understanding of scientific mysteries. ( ) 4. Einstein noticed the photoelectric effect a few years before 1905. ( ) 5. Some of Einsteins theories were employed

32、 by some people to develop nuclear power and atomic bomb.THT( ) 6. Though he had made a number of amazing achievements, Einstein never took his theories seriously.( ) 7. The development of modern physics depended to a large extent on the theories established by Einstein.FTFamous for his theory of “n

33、atural selection” The Origin of SpeciesCharles DarwinKnown as one ofthe greatest inventors of the twentieth centuryDuring his lifetime, he acquired 1,093 patents, and marketed many of his inventions to the public.Yang Zhenning Yang Zhenning, born in September 22, 1922, is a Chinese American physicist. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957 at the age of 35.Q: What great achievements did these people make?Einstein :Einstein : the father of modern physics the father of modern physicsDarwin:Darwin: famous f