博士研究生英语综合教程答案及参考译文.doc

　　　　　　Key to the Exercises　　　 　　　　 Text 1 Can We Really Understand Matter?　　　I. Vocabulary　　 1. A 2. 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. C 　 II. Definition　　　 1. A priority 2. Momentum 3. An implication 4. Polarization　　　 5. the distance that light travels in a year, about 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion km6. a contradictory or absurd statement that expresses a possible truth　　 7. a device that speeds up charged elementary particles or ions to high energies　　　 III. Mosaic　　 1. The stress: (Omitted)　　　 Pronunciation rule: An English word ended with –tion or –sion has its stress on the last syllable but one.　 2. molecule 　 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A　　　 IV. Translation　 (Refer to the relevant part of the Chinese translation)　　　In September 1995, anti-hydrogen atom—an anti-matter atom—was successfully developed in European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland. After the startling news spread out, scientists in the West who were indulged in the research of anti-matter were greatly excited. While they were attempting to produce and store anti-matter as the energy for spacecraft, they raised a new question: Many of the mysterious nuclear explosions in the recent one hundred years are connected with anti-matter. That is to say, these hard-to-explain explosions are tricks played by anti-matter. They are the “destruction” phenomenon caused by the impact between matter and anti-matter.　　　 V. Grouping　　 Uncertainty:　　 what if, illusory, indescribable, puzzle, speculation, seemingly, in some mysterious way　　　 Contrast:　　　 more daunting, the hardest of hard sciences, do little to discourage, from afar, close scrutiny, work amazingly well　　　 C. Applications of Quantum mechanics:　 the momentum of a charging elephant, building improved gyroscopes　　 1. probabilities 2. illusory 3. discourage 4. scrutiny 　 VI. Topics for Discussion and Writing　　 (Omitted)　 Writing?Strategy?I. Complete the following definitions with the help of dictionaries.　 1. To bribe mea