Unit I Making a difference 知識歸納
P1-2
天才就是百分之九十九的 Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine
汗水加上百分之一的靈感。percent perspiration.
如上引用 the quotes above
關(guān)于科學(xué)的引言 quotes about science
使得一名科學(xué)家成功 make a scientist successful
在他自己的內心中 within himself
對…充滿(mǎn)熱情/激情 be on fire for
換句話(huà)說(shuō) in other words
被授予諾貝爾物理獎 be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
準確地說(shuō) to be exact
與…類(lèi)似 be similar to
由于…而出名 be known for
有共同之處 have sth. in common
代表一個(gè)科學(xué)分支 represent a branch of science
對社會(huì )最重要、最有用 the most important and useful to society
辯論開(kāi)始 let the debate begin
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)… There is no doubt that
很難說(shuō) It’s hard to say
我懷疑… I doubt if/ whether…
P3-4
壯心無(wú)涯 no boundaries
試想 imagine this
很有發(fā)展前途的研究生 a promising graduate student
世界一流大學(xué) the top universities in the world
患不治之癥 have an incurable disease
最多活12個(gè)月 may not have more than twelve months to live
大多數人會(huì )感到非常傷心 Most of us would probably feel very sad.
放棄對未來(lái)的夢(mèng)想和憧憬 give up our dreams and hopes for the future
做某事沒(méi)有意義 There did not seem much point in doing…
There is no point in doing sth.
取得博士學(xué)位 work on my PhD
我不盼望活那么久 I did not expect to survive that long.
過(guò)去 go by
情況轉好 go rather well for
訂婚 be/ get engaged to
從事 be engaged in (doing) sth.
阻礙某人做某事 stop… (from) doing…；keep…from doing；
prevent…(from) doing…
夢(mèng)想 dream of
作報告 give lectures
給大學(xué)生作演講 speak to university students
通過(guò)計算機說(shuō)話(huà) speak through a computer
對重大問(wèn)題的看法 thoughts on some of the greatest questions
黑洞 black holes
二十世紀七十年代初 in the early 1970s
做出新的發(fā)現 make new discoveries
探索宇宙本質(zhì)問(wèn)題 seek answers to questions about the nature of
the universe
普通人 ordinary people
科學(xué)如何運作 how science works
科學(xué)發(fā)現 make scientific discoveries
改變世界 change the world
霍金認為 according to Hawking
永無(wú)止境 be never finished
另一方面 on the other hand
證明是錯誤的 prove/ turn out to be wrong
科學(xué)方法的產(chǎn)物 the result of the scientific method
創(chuàng )立理論 build the theory
預測未來(lái) predict the future events
實(shí)際測試 test sth. in a practical way
直接觀(guān)察 observe directly
測試理論 test the theory
發(fā)覺(jué)深奧難懂 find it difficult to understand him
對…滿(mǎn)意 be happy/satisfied with
提高我的英語(yǔ)水平 improve my English
P5-6
用光(完) use up
采取措施解決問(wèn)題 take measures to solve the problem
破壞我們的星球 ruin our planet
查明 find out
犯罪現場(chǎng) the crime scene
P7
有所作為 make a difference
向…學(xué)習 learn from
世界上頂尖人物的頭腦 the best minds in the world
對…感到滿(mǎn)意 be satisfied with
始終在尋找新的問(wèn)題 are always looking for new questions
更仔細觀(guān)察大大小小的事物 take a closer look at things both great and small
通過(guò)探尋所以然，如何然 by asking why, how
設想前因后果 ask what if
知識就是力量。 Knowledge is power.
被描述成 be described as
運用那種力量的能力 the ability to use that power
始終 all the time
畫(huà)天體圖 draw a map of the heavens
隨季節變化 change from season to season
相信 believe in
取笑 laugh at
承認他的偉大 recognize his greatness
而不是相反的 not the other way around
討論觀(guān)察結果 discuss his observations
公認的科學(xué)界先驅 be known as scientific pioneers
幫助我們更好地認識了世界 help us better understand the word
達到目標 reach our goals
真正有所作為 truly make a difference
提出新的觀(guān)點(diǎn) come up with new ideas
P83-84
對什么感到好奇 be curious about
我的目標是今天把這件事做好。My goal is to get this done today.
說(shuō)服某人做某事 talk sb. into doing sth.
說(shuō)服某人不做某事 talk sb. out of doing sth.
得了一種叫艾滋病的疾病 suffer from a disease known as ALS
我們榮幸地跟霍金教授談話(huà)。 We’re honoured to talk to Professor Hawking.
你覺(jué)得《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》這本書(shū) What do you think of the book A brief History of Time?
怎么樣？
P85-86
從…畢業(yè) graduate form…
隨著(zhù)電腦和英特網(wǎng)的發(fā)展 with the development of computers and the Internet
計算出 work out
獲得瑞士國籍 take Swiss nationality
從那時(shí)起 from that time on
當政(權) come into power