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S1B Unit 2 Two Geniuses Albert Einstein was a very famous scientist in the twentieth century. Read this legend about him in a magazine article. 1, genius: n.天才,天才人物 [pl.] geniuses Tests showed that the boy is a genius. Bach and Mozart were musical geniuses. have a genius for sth. /doing sth. 有做某事的天才, 才能。 She must have a genius for learning languages, for she can speak several foreign languages. 2, scientist- science- scientific Many people regard Albert Einstein (1879-1955) as a HYPERLINK /w/geniuses \t _blank genius. His attempt to explain the working of the universe led to the development of HYPERLINK /w/nuclear \t _blank nuclear energy. (1) regard: vt.看待, 当作, 重视, 尊敬 regard…as…把……视为…… 例如： He is generally regarded as one of the best basketball players in the NBA. regard n.关心, 注意, 尊敬, 尊重, 致意, 问候。= respect regards n. 问候 = best wishes Give my best regards to your family. 【相关词组】 regard sb/sth as sth 认为某人/某物是… 相似词组: think of…as… look on/ upon… as… treat…as… consider…(as)… have regard to顾到/注意 have/show regard for 顾及/考虑/尊重 pay (no) regard to (没) 注意到/(不) 重视 in regard to /of 关于/对于 (2) attempt n.努力, 尝试, 企图 He failed in his attempt at winning (to win) first prize. make an attempt to do sth He made an attempt to learn to ski. vt.尝试, 企图 attempt a difficult problem The prisoner attempted an escape but failed. 囚犯们试图越狱但失败了。 They attempted to climb Mt. Everest. 他们试图攀登埃佛勒斯山。 (3) universe: n. 宇宙 God made the universe in seven days. Universal: adj. 全体的，广泛的，全世界的 It’s a universal agreement that the Earth moves around the Sun. I’m looking forward to a universal travel. (4) lead to: 通向，导致，引起 Go along the road leading to the temple. Heart failure led to his father’s death. Einstein used to say that the only gift he had was HYPERLINK /w/curiosity \t _blank curiosity, but this story about him shows that he also had a sense of humor. 1. gift: n. 礼物，天赋 Mozart has a musical gift.= Mozart has a gift for music. G