东南大学 体验英语 四级 课件 U2B3 Passage A.docVIP

# Detailed Reading ##1. Difficult Sentences 1. (LL.12-13) The invisible force that guided the compass needle was evidence to Albert that there was more to our world that meets the eye . Paraphrase this sentence (= The invisible force that guided the compass needle made Albert believe that there were things we couldn’t see. ) Translate the sentence into Chinese (=引导指南针的无形力量使爱因斯坦认识到，我们的肉眼看到的只是世界的一部分.) 2. (LL.23-24) “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer” Paraphrase this sentence (=I can do this not because I’m very smart, but because I pursue problems longer.) Translate the sentence into Chinese （=这不是因为我有多聪明，而是因为我能坚持得更久。） 3. （L34While the expression of his mathematics might be accessible to only a few sharp minds in the science, … Paraphrase this sentence （= While the expression of his mathematics might be understood by only a few perceptive scientists, …） Translate the sentence into Chinese （= 爱因斯坦用数学公式表达的思想也许只有少数思想敏捷的科学家才能 理解，但他却能简洁地阐述自己思想之精髓，使人人都能理解。） ##2. Words and Expressions (L.2) evident: adj. easily seen or understood; obvious 明显的，显然的 *The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices. *The audience waited with evident excitement for the performance to begin. Note: evidence (n.) 证据 evidently (adv.) 明显地，显然地 (L.5) respond: v. to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done响应；反应；回应 *He didn’t respond to my appeal. 对于我的呼吁他没有给出回应。 *I waved at him and he responded with a smile. 我向他招手，他以微笑表示回答。 *To every question the police officer asked, he responded “I don’t know.” *For patients who do not respond to drug treatment, surgery is a possible option. Note: response (n.) 回答，回应 respondence (n.) 回答，响应 responder (n.)回答者，响应者 respondent (adj.) 回答的，响应的 Respond to对做出反应 Respond with 以作为回答 (L.7) stir: v. 1) to excite 激动 *Henry Porter has stirred children’s imagination. 2) to be roused 被唤醒（唤起） *The mother’s grief stirred when she saw the photo of her son, who died in a traffic accident. (L.7