Lesson34AUniverseofthoughtWarmingupgreatmindssuccessfulpersonsmakecontributionto1.Whydopeoplestudy?2.Whywerethesepeoplesuccessful?3.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingforastudent?Thinkingandanswering:Questions1.WhenandwherewasEinsteinborn?2.Whatdidhebegintodoin1905?3.Whatkindofprizedidhegetin1921?How?4.Hadhebeenateacher?5.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?6.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutEinstein?7.WhywasEinsteinsuccessful?NewwordsUniverseAlbertEinsteinmindcenturylifetimesolverelativityNobelPrizeanyonedivorcePrincetonPrincetonUniversitymankindnuclearweaponAlbertEinsteinNobelPrizeUniversePrincetonUniversitynucleartestweaponUsefulstructuresandexpressionsmind名词(pl.minds)头脑,智力eg.Hehasabrilliantmind.他智力超群。主意;意见,想法eg.Twodayslaterhechangedhismind.两天后他改变主意了。(用于否定句和疑问句中)介意,反对eg.DoyoumindifIputmybaghere?我把袋子放在这儿你不介意吧?eg.Wouldyoumindswitchingthetelevisiontochannel8?请把电视转到八频道好吗?eg.Shewouldn'tmindtakingcareofourchildren.她不会介意照料我们的孩子的。动词(及物)Ifyoudon'tmindI'llopenthewindow.如果你不介意,我就开窗。关心,照料动词(不及物)介意century名词(pl.centuries)世纪;一百年eg.Weliveinthetwentiethcentury.我们生活在二十世纪。注:【板】(尤指一个运动员在同一局取得的)一百分China'sAgendainthe21stCentury中国二十一世纪议程centuryplant【植】龙舌兰once-in-a-century百年不遇的anyone(用于疑问句或if从句时)谁,任何人Ifanyonecalls,tellhimI'llbebackaboutthreeo'clock.如果有人来电话,就说我三点左右回来。代词(用于否定句时)任何人Therewasn'tanyonethere.那儿一个人也没有。(用于肯定句时)无论谁,无论哪个人Anyonewhohasworkedhereforoverthreeyearsiseligibleforsickpay.凡在这儿工作了三年以上的人都有资格获得病假工资。ListeningandreadingAlbertEinsteinhadoneofthegreatmindsoflastcentury.Duringhislifetime,Einsteinthoughtabouttheuniverseandsolvedmanyproblemsinphysics.EinsteinismostfamousforhisTheoryofRelativity.Whatdoyoudowithyourmind?Youthink!ThisiswhatIthink:E=MC2Heoncesaid,“Ithinkandthinkformonthsandyears.Ninety-ninetimes,theconclusionisfalse.ThehundredthtimeIamright.”QuickQuiz!DidEinsteinreceivetheNobelPrizefortheTheoryofRelativity?DidEinsteinhaveawife?HowmanychildrendidEinsteinhave?No!itwasforhisworkinanotherpartofphysics.Yes.Hehadtwowives.Hedivorcedhisfirstwife.Hehadthreechildren.Hisfirstchild,adaughter,wasbornin1903.nobodyknowswhathappenedtoher.Later,hehadtwosons.Einstein’schildhoodandearlyyearsEinsteinwasbornin1879inGermany.Afterhehadfinishedschool,hestudiedphysicsinSwitzerland.In1905,Einsteinbegantowritearticlesaboutphysics.Foroneofthosearticles,hereceivedtheNobelPrize,butnotuntil1921.Einstein,theteacher“Theimportantthing,”Einsteinsaid,“isnottostopquestioning.”Healsosaid,“Anyonewhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedanythingnew.”EinsteintaughtatuniversitiesinSwitzerlandandGermany.HeleftGermanyin1933andwenttoteachatPrincetonUniversityintheUnitedStates.Einsteindiedin1955.Oneweekbeforehisdeath,hesignedhislastletter.Theletteraskedpeopletogiveupnuclearweapons.爱因斯坦眼中的宇宙请点击看视频havethoughtexperimentslearnelementaryknowledgewellkeepthinkinghaveaquestioningmindformideasintotheory…WhatwelearnfromEinstein:Exercises根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。1.Einsteinwasthegreatestscientistinthe20thc___________.2.Idon’twantyoutohelp.A__________elseisbetterthanyou.3.Hesaidhewouldreturnmymoney,buthechangedhism____________thenextday.4.Whenhethinksofhisdog’sd____________,hewillbeverysad.5.Edisoninvented1,093inventionsduringhisl__________.enturynyoneindeathife用所给词的适当形式填空。1.Inthepast,mencouldhavemany_____________(wife).2.Don’tgiveup______________(try),youwillsucceedintheend.3.Myfuturewillbe_____________(good)thannow.4.Helpyourselves,_____________(child).5.The_____________(hundred)personisawoman.wivestryingbetterchildrenhundredthDiscussionTalkfreely:Ithinkitis(not)importanttobefamous,because…HomeworkWriteyourownideasonthemeaningoflife.