Vivi-Unit4-the-professor-and-the-Yoyo

Unit4TheprofessorandtheYo-YoWarm-upquestionsWhatdoyouknowaboutthelifeofEinstein?Whereishefrom?Didheeverwonsomefamousprize?Washemarriedinhislifetime?Whatishisfamoustheory?DoyouknowanyproverbsofEinstein?Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.Apersonwhonevermadeamistakenevertriedanythingnew.Twothingsareinfinite:theuniverseandhumanstupidity;andI'mnotsureabouttheuniverse.A=X+Y+ZsuccessTherightwayHardWorkTalkNonsenselessEinsteinwasborninGermanyinMarch,14th,1879.Hewasaworldfamousphysics,thegreatscientistin20thcenturyandaflagmanofthephysicsrevolution.Hewonthenobleprizeinphysicsin1921.•Einsteinwasbornin1879inUlm,acityinGermany.•Hecouldnotspeakuntilthreeyearsoldandhisperformanceinschoolismediocre•Asateenager,hetaughthimselfadvancedmathandphysicsbecausehedespisedwhatheconsideredasuselessformaleducation•SwissFederalInstituteofTechonology.1901•Patentclerk•1940BerlinGeneralrelativityMylifeisasimplethingthatwouldinterestnoone.ItisknownfactthatIwasbornandthatisallthatnecessary.wasslowtolearnspeakdidnotdowellinelementaryschoolcouldnotstandorganizedlearningloathedtakingexamsTheYo-YoTheYo-Yoisasimpletoyconsistingofagrooveddoublediskwithastringaboutthecenter.Theplayerholdstheendofthestringwhichunwindsitselfasthediskisdropped.Thenbyaslightjerkonthestring,theplayercausesittorewinditself,andtoreelupbacktothehand.ThetoyissaidtohaveoriginatedinthePhilippines.Since1930ithasbecomeapopulartoyandeventodaychildrenindifferentcountriesplaytheYo-Yoandcompeteinvariouscontests.TheNobelPrize•NobelPrizesareannualmonetaryawardsgrantedtoindividualsorinstitutionsforoutstandingcontributionsinthefieldsofphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicine,literature,internationalpeace,andeconomicsciences.TheNobelPrizesareinternationallyrecognizedasthemostprestigiousawardsineachofthesefields.TheprizeswereestablishedbySwedishinventorandindustrialistAlfredBernhardNobel,whosetupafundfortheminhiswill.ThefirstNobelPrizeswereawardedonDecember10,1901,thefifthanniversaryofNobel’sdeath.GlobeReading_1PartDivisionoftheTextMainIdeasLinesParts11—32233—53354—62Einsteinwasaplainandsimplemaninhisdailylife.Thoughhewasworldfamous,Einsteinremainedpurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Einsteinneverunderstoodhisfame.GlobeReading_3_1AnAnalysisofEinstein’sPersonality1.Hewasreadytocometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.2.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.3.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.4.Henevershowedjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Topicsentence:EinsteinwasasimplemanSupporting5.Hewasbeyondpretension.6.HeboughthisstationeryinWoolworth’s,afive-and-ten-centvarietystore.7.Henevercarriedmoneywithhimbecausehehadnouseforit.8.Heusedonlywaterandsafetyrazortoshave.9.Heneededonlyapencilandapadofpapertodohiswork.Topicsentence:Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.supporting1.Hedidnothavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.2.Hewouldnotwalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.3.HedidnothaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhisPhotoelectricTheorycouldmakeTVpossible.4.Hetriedinvaintodeducetheoperatingprincipleofatoybirdbutrefusedtotakeitaparttoseehowitactuallyworked.Topicsentence:Einsteincouldnotunderstandhisownfamesupporting1.Hisideashadbeenacceptedbecausehehadtheluck.2.Hecouldnotunderstandwhyhereceivedsomuchattentionandwassingledoutsomethingspecial.Topicsentence:Einsteinwaseasytoapproachsupporting1.HewrotealongpoemofthankstoasmallboywhohadsenthimaYo-Yo.2.Hecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeoplewithordinarystationery.3.Hethoughtthathisideashadbeenacceptedbecausehewasaluckyman.TextAnalysis•SeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasandasimple,modestandordinaryman.modest:adj.1)notproudShewastoomodesttotellyouthatshegottopmarksinthefinalexamination.我们班长总是对自己的成就很谦逊Ourmonitorisalwaysmodestabouthisachievements.2)notlargeinamount,size,etc;moderateHeboughtthebicycleatamodestprice.Therehasbeenamodestdecreaseinhousepricesthisyear.•Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsaremorethandoubleby2050.（08.6）•即使以有节制的速度发展，能源消耗和温室气体排放量在2050年也会是现在的两倍多。modest&humble这两个形容词都有“谦恭的”之意。modest含义广泛，指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断或不自负。例如：Bemodest,otherwiseyouwilllagbehind.humble指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。例如：Knowledgemakehumble;ignorancemakeproud.atease:feelingconfidentorrelaxedThedoctorsoonmadetheworriedmotherfeelatease.Withgoodsocialsecurity,theagedcanliveatease.她答应支持我，就使我放心了Herpromiseofsupportsetmymindateasewithease:easilyorwithoutdifficultyTheyfulfilledthetaskwithease.Everydaywemarchedtwentymileswithease.display:1.vt.showThechildren'sworkwasdisplayedonthewall.孔雀看到鲜艳的颜色就开屏。Thepeacockdisplayeditsfinetailfeatherswhenitnoticedanygaycolors.2.n.theactofdisplaying;acollectionofthingsdisplayedOnNewYear'sEve,thedisplayoffireworksoffersmanyattractions.•Papousek’slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheywould“smileandbubble”whenthedisplaycameon.巴帕萨科将光源放置在婴儿的正前方，然后他观察到一个有趣的现象：婴儿们有时会“咯咯笑着吐泡泡”，但他们不会转过头来紧盯着光源。offbalance:unsteadyo