Unit I Making a difference 知識(shí)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(nèi)心中 within himself
對(duì)…充滿熱情/激情 be on fire for
換句話說 in other words
被授予諾貝爾物理獎(jiǎng) be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
準(zhǔn)確地說 to be exact
與…類似 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(duì)社會(huì)最重要、最有用 the most important and useful to society
辯論開始 let the debate begin
毫無疑問… There is no doubt that
很難說 It’s hard to say
我懷疑… I doubt if/ whether…
P3-4
壯心無涯 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(shù)人會(huì)感到非常傷心 Most of us would probably feel very sad.
放棄對(duì)未來的夢(mèng)想和憧憬 give up our dreams and hopes for the future
做某事沒有意義 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.
過去 go by
情況轉(zhuǎn)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(bào)告 give lectures
給大學(xué)生作演講 speak to university students
通過計(jì)算機(jī)說話 speak through a computer
對(duì)重大問題的看法 thoughts on some of the greatest questions
黑洞 black holes
二十世紀(jì)七十年代初 in the early 1970s
做出新的發(fā)現(xiàn) make new discoveries
探索宇宙本質(zhì)問題 seek answers to questions about the nature of
the universe
普通人 ordinary people
科學(xué)如何運(yùn)作 how science works
科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn) make scientific discoveries
改變世界 change the world
霍金認(rèn)為 according to Hawking
永無止境 be never finished
另一方面 on the other hand
證明是錯(cuò)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(yù)測未來 predict the future events
實(shí)際測試 test sth. in a practical way
直接觀察 observe directly
測試?yán)碚?test the theory
發(fā)覺深?yuàn)W難懂 find it difficult to understand him
對(duì)…滿意 be happy/satisfied with
提高我的英語水平 improve my English
P5-6
用光(完) use up
采取措施解決問題 take measures to solve the problem
破壞我們的星球 ruin our planet
查明 find out
犯罪現(xiàn)場 the crime scene
P7
有所作為 make a difference
向…學(xué)習(xí) learn from
世界上頂尖人物的頭腦 the best minds in the world
對(duì)…感到滿意 be satisfied with
始終在尋找新的問題 are always looking for new questions
更仔細(xì)觀察大大小小的事物 take a closer look at things both great and small
通過探尋所以然，如何然 by asking why, how
設(shè)想前因后果 ask what if
知識(shí)就是力量。 Knowledge is power.
被描述成 be described as
運(yùn)用那種力量的能力 the ability to use that power
始終 all the time
畫天體圖 draw a map of the heavens
隨季節(jié)變化 change from season to season
相信 believe in
取笑 laugh at
承認(rèn)他的偉大 recognize his greatness
而不是相反的 not the other way around
討論觀察結(jié)果 discuss his observations
公認(rèn)的科學(xué)界先驅(qū) be known as scientific pioneers
幫助我們更好地認(rèn)識(shí)了世界 help us better understand the word
達(dá)到目標(biāo) reach our goals
真正有所作為 truly make a difference
提出新的觀點(diǎn) come up with new ideas
P83-84
對(duì)什么感到好奇 be curious about
我的目標(biāo)是今天把這件事做好。My goal is to get this done today.
說服某人做某事 talk sb. into doing sth.
說服某人不做某事 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。 We’re honoured to talk to Professor Hawking.
你覺得《時(shí)間簡史》這本書 What do you think of the book A brief History of Time?
怎么樣？
P85-86
從…畢業(yè) graduate form…
隨著電腦和英特網(wǎng)的發(fā)展 with the development of computers and the Internet
計(jì)算出 work out
獲得瑞士國籍 take Swiss nationality
從那時(shí)起 from that time on
當(dāng)政(權(quán)) come into power