大学体验英语视听说教程(第三册)-2.ppt

Supplementary Reading Useful Expressions 1. lead to 导致 2. equate ... to 认为?相等或相仿 3. put forth 提出 (供考虑)，建议 4. stem from 源自 5. merge ... with 使两事物) 合并 6. convert ... into 改变 的形式或 用 途 7. come up with 找到或提出 8. hold ... back 阻止或妨碍 Is it possible to cultivate genius? Could we somehow structure our educational and social life to produce more Einsteins or Mozarts? The debate over what leads to genius has been dominated by a binary1 argument: is it nature or is it nurture? — is genius genetically inherited, or are geniuses the products of stimulating and supportive homes? Some hold that geniuses are the result of both good genes and good surroundings. Others argue that perseverance and practice are the most crucial determinants2 of success. Who are geniuses? Geniuses are those who have the intelligence, enthusiasm and endurance to acquire the needed expertise3 in a broadly valued domain of achievement and who then make contributions to that field that are considered by peers to be original. It surely would be a good idea if the next publication of Webster’s Dictionary would consider putting the word “Einstein” as one of the exact synonyms4 of the word “genius”. Surely it will not come as a surprise; people have been equating “Einstein” to mean genius for a long time. Is Genius Born or Can It Be Learned? 1. binary adj. 二元的2. determinant n. 决定因素 3. expertise n. 专门技能 Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist of international acclaim5, a Nobel laureate, and most importantly, one of the most intelligent and influential figures in the history of mankind. At the start of his scientific work, Einstein realized the inadequacies of Newtonian mechanics, and his special theory of relativity stemmed from an attempt to reconcile6 the laws of mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic7 field. He dealt with classical problems of statistical mechanics and problems in which they were merged with quantum8 theory. He investiga