UNIT 5 Great People Lesson 34 A Universe of Thought

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[0:00.971]UNIT 5 第五单元

[0:02.522]Great People 伟人

[0:04.357]Lesson 34: 第三十四课：

[0:05.990]A Universe of Thought 思维的领域

[0:08.561]THINK ABOUT IT!

[0:09.942]Why do people study?

[0:13.006]What do you think is the most important thing for a student?

[0:17.732]Why was Einstein successful?

[0:21.457]Albert Einstein had one of the great minds of last century. 艾伯特·爱因斯坦是上世纪具有非凡才智的人之一。

[0:25.883]During his lifetime 1, Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics. 在他的一生中，爱因斯坦思考宇宙，并解决了很多物理学的问题。

[0:32.671]Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity 2. 爱因斯坦以他的相对论闻名遐迩。

[0:37.157]What do you do with your mind? 你的智慧是用来做什么的？

[0:39.540]You think! 你用它来思考！

[0:40.942]This is what I think: 这就是我思考的：

[0:42.664]E = MC^2. E = MC^2。

[0:46.309]He once said, "I think and think for months and years. 他曾经说：“我成年累月地思考。

[0:50.514]Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. 99次结论都是错误的。

[0:53.618]The hundredth time I am right." 第一百次我对了。”

[0:57.342]Quick Quiz 3! 小测验！

[0:59.045]Did Einstein receive the Nobel Prize for the Theory of Relativity? 爱因斯坦因他的相对论获得过诺贝尔奖吗？

[1:04.331]No! It was for his work in another part of physics. 没有！是因为他对物理学其他领域的贡献而获奖的。

[1:09.057]Did Einstein have a wife? 爱因斯坦有妻子吗？

[1:11.601]Yes. He had two wives. 有，他有两位妻子。

[1:14.184]He divorced 4 his first wife. 他与第一位妻子离婚了。

[1:16.927]How many children did Einstein have? 爱因斯坦有多少个孩子？

[1:20.352]He had three children. 他有三个孩子。

[1:22.094]His first child, a daughter, was born in 1903. 他的第一个孩子是女儿，出生于1903年。

[1:26.299]Nobody knows what happened to her. 没人知道她怎么样。

[1:28.702]Later, he had two sons. 后来，他有两个儿子。

[1:32.247]Einstein's childhood and early years 爱因斯坦的童年及早年生活

[1:35.831]Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. 爱因斯坦1879年生于德国。

[1:40.257]After he had finished school, he studied physics in Switzerland. 毕业后，他在瑞士学习物理。

[1:45.203]In 1905, Einstein began to write articles about physics. 1905年，爱因斯坦开始写关于物理的文章。

[1:50.530]For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize, but not until 1921. 直到1921年，因其中一篇文章，他获得了诺贝尔奖。

[1:58.079]Einstein,the teacher 爱因斯坦——教师

[2:00.422]"The important thing," Einstein said, "is not to stop questioning." 爱因斯坦说：“重要的是不要停止提问。”

[2:05.749]He also said, "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." 他还说，“没有犯过错误的人永远不会尝试新东西。”

[2:12.578]Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany. 爱因斯坦在瑞士和德国的大学里教书。

[2:17.144]He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United 5 States. 1933年他离开德国到美国普林斯顿大学任教。

[2:24.694]Einstein died in 1955. 爱因斯坦于1955年逝世。

[2:27.678]One week before his death, he signed his last letter. 在他死前一周，他写下最后一封信。

[2:32.003]The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons. 信中要求人们放弃核武器。

[2:36.064]This is Princeton University, a famous university in the United States. 这是普林斯顿大学——美国的著名学府。

[2:42.102]Albert Einstein taught here. 艾伯特·爱因斯坦曾在此执教。

[2:45.057]LET'S DO IT!

[2:46.972]Many people want to be famous.

[2:50.255]Is it important to be famous?

[2:53.356]In a small group, discuss why you do or don't want to be famous.

[2:59.257]Try using the following phrases 6:

[3:02.278]·It's important / not important to be famous because ______.

[3:07.024]·I want / don't want to be famous because ______.

[3:11.469]Give an oral report to the rest of the class.

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