新世纪英语专业综合(第二版)第4册Unit7(试用版)解剖.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes Albert Einstein (Paragraph 2) － Germany-born American theoretical physicist (1879 － 1955), Nobel Prize winner. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes relativity (Paragraph 5) － the relationship in physics between time, space and motion according to Einstein’s theory Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes formulation (Paragraph 6) － the action of putting into a systemized statement or expression Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes He and his Nazis disliked intellectuals, and they hated Jews. (Paragraph 11) － It implies that Einstein, both an intellectual and a Jew, was disliked by Hitler and his Nazis. Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes toleration (Paragraph 14) － willingness to allow people to do, say or believe sth. without criticizing or punishing them Text4– About the text Text II Memorable quotes Einstein lived not to conquer or destroy, but to understand. (Paragraph 17) － Einstein devoted his lifetime to the understanding of the universe rather than conquering the universe or destroying humankind. Questions for discussion1 Text II Memorable quotes 1. In what way was Einstein “simple” and in what way was he “deep”? He was simple in his habits. He did not pay much attention to his personal appearance. His clothes were baggy and he wore bedroom slippers when walking on the streets. He was simple in his life, having little interest in money and living in a simple home. He was easy-going;