大学英语精读第二册Unit4 The Professor and the Yo-Yo.pptVIP

2. (L. 9) As a boy and then as an adult, I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein. 作为一个小孩，以后又作为一个大人，我一直对爱因斯坦的 个性惊叹不已。 that was Einstein 是定语从句,修饰the personality. 3. He was the only person I knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him. (l. 10) 他是我所认识的人中唯一能跟自己及周围世界达成妥协的人。 4. He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this: to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning. (l. 11) 他知道自己想要什么，而他想要的只是：在他作为一个人的能力范围之内理解宇宙的性质以及宇宙运行的逻辑和单纯。 5. Although he corresponded with many of the world’s most important people, his stationery carried only a watermark – W for Woolworth’s. (l. 18) 虽然他与世界上的许多要人通信，他用的却是有W水印字母的信笺， 水印字母W – 五分钱商店吾尔沃思的缩写。 6.?(L. 23)He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave. 他深信简朴，甚至只用一把安全剃刀和清水刮胡子。 7. (L. 56) He had developed theories that were profound and capable of exciting relatively few scientists. 他提出的理论都是些非常深奥，只有能使比较少的科学家感到兴趣的理论。 8. (L. 60) He never could understand why he received this attention, why he was singled out as something special. 他一直不能理解，为什么他会受到这种注意，为什么单单把他挑出来当作特殊人物对待。 ??? Answer the following questions: 1. How did Albert Einstein make the young visitor feel at ease? He went to the desk and brought him a toy – Yo-Yo. 2. What did the author send to the professor as a Christmas gift? He bought a new Yo-Yo and mailed it to him. 3. What did the author never cease to wonder? He never ceased to wonder at the professor’s personality. 4. What does the watermark “W” suggest? It suggests that he was immune to all vanity, in spite of his great fame as a scientist. 5. What did Einstein use to shave? He only used a safety razor and water to shave. 6. Why was Einstein beaming with pleasure one morning? He used the shaving cream given by the author and found it wonderful. 7. Why didn’t the professor walk down th