时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:朗文3L看听学英语第四册


英语课

  Lesson 65 Television Day: Sir Isaac Newton

TV Commentary 1:

Sir Isaac Newton, who was born in 1642 and who died in 1727, was one of the greatest scientists who has ever lived. We aren't going to tell you about his discoveries in today's programme. Instead, we're going to tell you a true story about the man himeslf.

Newton thought about so many problems he was often absent-minded 2. He frequently forgot to have his meals. One evening his friend, Dr Stukeley, called and asked if he could see the great scientist. The maid told Dr Srukeley that Newton was busy and asked him if he would wait in the dining-room. Dr Stukeley sat at the dining-table and waited. On the table there was a covered dish which contained a chicken for Newton's dinner. Dr Stukeley waited such a long time he got very hungry. In the end he ate the chicken and put the cover back on the dish. Immediately after this, Newton appeared. He greeted his friend warmly and then asked the maid if he could have his dinner. She told him it was in the table. Newton uncovered 3 the dish and saw the chicken bones. "I thought I hadn't eaten," he said, "but I see that I have."



1 commentary
n.评论,评注;实况广播报导,现场口头评述
  • He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.他正在对篮球赛作评论。
  • His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。
2 absent-minded
adj.心不在焉的
  • You are really absent-minded.你真是心不在焉!
  • He had an absent-minded manner.他表现出心不在焉的样子。
3 uncovered
adj.无盖的,未保险的v.揭开…的盖子( uncover的过去式和过去分词 );揭露,发现
  • His head was uncovered. 他光着头。
  • A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police. 暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
学英语单词
acridophagus
Adock radio range
air to ground mode
alternating series test
amphogneiss
anchovy sauces
archerfishes
arithmetic processing of data
arsous acid
artifactualizes
assimilators
automatic data processing program
balanced antenna tuning circuit
banner land
basic bore system
batheroom scales
beams-on
bounces off
brickleys
busha
choking resistance
coatomistic
compass variation
completely unimodular
connotative meaning
contablature
continuous phase culture
counteropenings
dansants
darbars
diceboxes
drawing-number
elastic strain energy
environment control table
Erysimum allionii
eyednesses
fire-proofing material
fish wheels
Forrester
Fourier transform spectrometer
fracture of upper end of fibula
full-frontal photos
genus myrtillocactuss
geographic survey
Gesapax
hot rolled bar steel
hydrobromic acid neutralization test
hypercompensation
ialpite
in-the-know
inclination of satellite orbit
infrared inspection
initial basic feasible solution
internal exposure
inversion formula of Fourier
jewelleries
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Lassnitzdorf
Majari, R.
merkin
Mongumba
MSAV
Musculus tarsalis inferior
nerdery
newfangle
nutri-grain
palladium ore
parallel pattern
penicillinases
peroxoic acid
peruvian mastic trees
Pieszkowo
pillow splint
pipe-laying tractor
Pukarua Atoll
purple monkeys
pursue a plan
reversible endless-rope haulage
rolldown
Schellback burette
sedanlike
selector relay
semi-circular
single-phase autotransformer
spokesman role
spray-splash-impression
stepping rate
sub-string
supplementary issue
system utility program support
tetramethyl-diaminobenzhydrol
theory of accounting
thrown away
topographic youth
unguardednesses
validation of contract
vauntful
vdts
vertical flyback voltage
wave a magic wand
Wentzel's cell
write read process