Unit I Making a difference 知识归纳
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灵感。percent perspiration.
如上引用 the quotes above
关于科学的引言 quotes about science
使得一名科学家成功 make a scientist successful
在他自己的内心中 within himself
对…充满热情/激情 be on fire for
换句话说 in other words
被授予诺贝尔物理奖 be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics
准确地说 to be exact
与…类似 be similar to
由于…而出名 be known for
有共同之处 have sth. in common
代表一个科学分支 represent a branch of science
对社会最重要、最有用 the most important and useful to society
辩论开始 let the debate begin
毫无疑问… There is no doubt that
很难说 It’s hard to say
我怀疑… I doubt if/ whether…
P3-4
壮心无涯 no boundaries
试想 imagine this
很有发展前途的研究生 a promising graduate student
世界一流大学 the top universities in the world
患不治之症 have an incurable disease
最多活12个月 may not have more than twelve months to live
大多数人会感到非常伤心 Most of us would probably feel very sad.
放弃对未来的梦想和憧憬 give up our dreams and hopes for the future
做某事没有意义 There did not seem much point in doing…
There is no point in doing sth.
取得博士学位 work on my PhD
我不盼望活那么久 I did not expect to survive that long.
过去 go by
情况转好 go rather well for
订婚 be/ get engaged to
从事 be engaged in (doing) sth.
阻碍某人做某事 stop… (from) doing…；keep…from doing；
prevent…(from) doing…
梦想 dream of
作报告 give lectures
给大学生作演讲 speak to university students
通过计算机说话 speak through a computer
对重大问题的看法 thoughts on some of the greatest questions
黑洞 black holes
二十世纪七十年代初 in the early 1970s
做出新的发现 make new discoveries
探索宇宙本质问题 seek answers to questions about the nature of
the universe
普通人 ordinary people
科学如何运作 how science works
科学发现 make scientific discoveries
改变世界 change the world
霍金认为 according to Hawking
永无止境 be never finished
另一方面 on the other hand
证明是错误的 prove/ turn out to be wrong
科学方法的产物 the result of the scientific method
创立理论 build the theory
预测未来 predict the future events
实际测试 test sth. in a practical way
直接观察 observe directly
测试理论 test the theory
发觉深奥难懂 find it difficult to understand him
对…满意 be happy/satisfied with
提高我的英语水平 improve my English
P5-6
用光(完) use up
采取措施解决问题 take measures to solve the problem
破坏我们的星球 ruin our planet
查明 find out
犯罪现场 the crime scene
P7
有所作为 make a difference
向…学习 learn from
世界上顶尖人物的头脑 the best minds in the world
对…感到满意 be satisfied with
始终在寻找新的问题 are always looking for new questions
更仔细观察大大小小的事物 take a closer look at things both great and small
通过探寻所以然，如何然 by asking why, how
设想前因后果 ask what if
知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power.
被描述成 be described as
运用那种力量的能力 the ability to use that power
始终 all the time
画天体图 draw a map of the heavens
随季节变化 change from season to season
相信 believe in
取笑 laugh at
承认他的伟大 recognize his greatness
而不是相反的 not the other way around
讨论观察结果 discuss his observations
公认的科学界先驱 be known as scientific pioneers
帮助我们更好地认识了世界 help us better understand the word
达到目标 reach our goals
真正有所作为 truly make a difference
提出新的观点 come up with new ideas
P83-84
对什么感到好奇 be curious about
我的目标是今天把这件事做好。My goal is to get this done today.
说服某人做某事 talk sb. into doing sth.
说服某人不做某事 talk sb. out of doing sth.
得了一种叫艾滋病的疾病 suffer from a disease known as ALS
我们荣幸地跟霍金教授谈话。 We’re honoured to talk to Professor Hawking.
你觉得《时间简史》这本书 What do you think of the book A brief History of Time?
怎么样？
P85-86
从…毕业 graduate form…
随着电脑和英特网的发展 with the development of computers and the Internet
计算出 work out
获得瑞士国籍 take Swiss nationality
从那时起 from that time on
当政(权) come into power