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Before Reading Global Reading Warm-up Questions E=MC 2 Explained by Michio Kaku ■ Detailed Reading After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 1. How does Michio Kaku explain Einstein’s E=MC 2 ? E=MC 2 is the secret of the stars. It is the cosmic engine that drives the entire universe. It means even if a few tablets of matter are fully burned, it can release the energy of atomic bomb. 2. When did Michio Kaku first become conscious of E=MC 2 ? When he was in six grades. 3. Which movie (or book) played an important part during his childhood? Our Friend: the Atom 4. What was his goal of life at the age of ten? He wanted to be a theoretical physicist. 5. What’s your goal of life in childhood?
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading About the Author Michio Kaku (1947~ ): a well-known theoretical physicist Birth Born on January 24, 1947 in the United States 1. B. S. from Harvard University in 1968 Education 2. PH. D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading 1. a lecturer at Princeton University in 1973 2. a professor in theoretical physics at City College of New York Working Experiences 3. a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton 4. a visiting professor at New York University After Reading
Before Reading 1. Beyond Einstein 2. Visions His Works 3. Hyperspace 4. Parallel Worlds Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Theoretical Physics and Theoretical Physicists 1. Theoretical Physics Department of Theoretical Physics Molecular Dynamics Reconection in a Magnetic Field
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading What is theoretical physics? The description of natural phenomena in mathematical form. There are two main purposes of theoretical physics: the discovery of the fundamental laws of nature and the derivation of conclusions from these fundamental laws. ■
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Theoretical physicists refer to those who study theoretical physics, the description of natural phenomena in mathematical form. It is impossible to separate theoretical physics from experimental physics, since a complete understanding of nature can be obtained only by the application of both theory and experiment. There are two main purposes of theoretical physics: the discovery of the fundamental laws of nature and the derivation of conclusions from these fundamental laws.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. Some World-famous Theoretical Physicists (1) Who are they? Match the Letters in Column A with the names in Column B which you will hear in the passage. Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Stephen Hawking Galileo Galilei
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. Some World-famous Theoretical Physicists (1) Who are they? Match the Letters in Column A with the names in Column B which you will hear in the passage. Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Stephen Hawking Galileo Galilei
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. Some World-famous Theoretical Physicists (1) Who are they? Match the Letters in Column A with the names in Column B which you will hear in the passage. Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Stephen Hawking Galileo Galilei
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. Some World-famous Theoretical Physicists (1) Who are they? Match the Letters in Column A with the names in Column B which you will hear in the passage. Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Stephen Hawking Galileo Galilei
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. Some World-famous Theoretical Physicists (1) Who are they? Match the Letters in Column A with the names in Column B which you will hear in the passage. Column A Column B A. B. C. D. Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Stephen Hawking Galileo Galilei
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Galileo Galilei (1564 -1642): Italian astronomer and physicist
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Isaac Newton (1642 -1727): English mathematician and scientist
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Albert Einstein (1879 -1955): German-born American theoretical physicist
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Stephen Hawking (1942 - ): English theoretical physicist
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A. He was an Italian astronomer and physicist. The first to use a telescope to study the stars, he was an outspoken advocate of Copernicus’s theory that the sun forms the center of the universe, which led to his persecution and imprisonment. B. English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus(微积分) and formulated theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise(专著) on gravitation was supposedly inspired by the sight of a falling apple. C. German-born American theoretical physicist whose special and general theories of relativity revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and formed a theoretical base for the exploitation of atomic energy. He won a 1921 Nobel Prize for his explanation of the photoelectric(光电的) effect. D. He is an English theoretical physicist. He studied at the University of Oxford and later received his Ph. D. from Cambridge. He has worked primarily in the field of general relativity and particularly on the physics of black holes. ■
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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 1. What was the most important development in physics in the 20 th century which was most developed by Einstein? Theory of Relativity. 2. When was the Special Theory of Relativity published? How old was Einstein then? The Special Theory of Relativity was published in 1905 when Einstein was only 26. 3. What are three dimensions of geometry? What did Einstein add to the three dimensions? The three dimensions of geometry are length, width and height. Einstein added the fourth dimension of time.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Japanese Tea Garden The Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Parkin San Francisco is the oldest public Japanese garden in California. It was originally built as part of a sprawling World's Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition from January to December in 1894. Notable as the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, this complex of many paths, ponds and a teahouse features native Japanese and Chinese plants. Also hidden throughout its five acres (20, 000 m²) are sculptures and bridges. These include the splendid Moon (Drum) Bridge , the Tea House and the pond with its small island in front of the Tea House. ■
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading San Francisco The Golden Gate Bridge Gold Rush Chinatown
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading San Francisco lies on the northern end of a peninsula(半岛) between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It has a population of 776, 733. The Golden Gate Bridge spans the strait to the north that separates San Francisco from Marin county. Founded in the 18 th century by the Spanish, it came under Mexican control after Mexican independence in 1821. Occupied by U. S. forces in 1846, it grew rapidly after the discovery of gold in nearby areas (see gold rush). San Francisco suffered extensive damage from the earthquake and fire in 1906 and from an earthquake in 1989. The city was prominent in the American cultural revolution in the 1960 s. It is a commercial, cultural, educational, and financial centre and one of the country’s most cosmopolitan cities. Chinatown in San Francisco is famous world-wide.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading 1. Part Division of the Text 2. Further Understanding For Part 1 Information for Some Key Words True or False For Part 2 Background for Some Key Words Questions and Answers After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Part Division of the Text Parts Lines 1 1~2 Main Ideas Michio kaku recalls two crucial childhood experiences that set him on the path to be a theoretical physicist. 2 3~72 By watching carp swimming in their pond, Michio Kaku realizes that other dimensions or forces might exist of which we humans are unaware. 3 73~103 Einstein’s “unified field theory” inspires Michio Kaku to get to the root of it.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Information for Some Key Words Carp: Carp, hardy freshwater fish native to Asia but introduced into Europe, North America, and elsewhere. Many variations in color and form have developed. The carp lives alone or in small groups in quiet, weedy, mudbottomed ponds, lakes, and rivers. In China, the popular saying, “The carp has leapt through the Dragon’s gate, ” apparently is a statement of success or overcoming obstacles. After Reading
Before Reading Water lily: Global Reading Detailed Reading Water lily, common name for some members of the Nymphaeaceae, a family of freshwater perennial herbs characterized by large shieldshaped leaves and showy, fragrant blossoms of various colors. Among the plants of the family are the water lilies, lotuses, and pond lilies. In Chinese culture, it is a symbol of purity, fruitfulness and creative power. After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading True or False 1. According to the author, the carp and human beings live in the same ( F ) universe. According to the author, the carp and human beings live in two distinct universes. ( F ) 2. The author imagined that there might be carp “scientists” among the fish and that they would propose a parallel world could exist above their world. The author imagined that there might be carp “scientists” among the fish and that they would laugh at any fish who proposed a parallel world could exist above their world. ( F ) 3. To the carp, the water lilies would appear to be pushed by waves of water when raindrops fall on the pond’s surface. To the carp, the water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves when raindrops fall on the pond’s surface.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 4. The text indicates that there might be invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us. ( T ) 5. Most of the carp would be fascinated by the “scientist’s” description of ( F ) his journey beyond their universe. Most of the carp would dismiss the “scientist’s” description as utter nonsense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Background for Some Key Words 1. The Unified Field Theory 2. Atom 3. Galaxy 4. Higher Dimension After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading The unified field theory is a physical theory that combines the treatment of two or more types of fields in order to deduce previously unrecognized interrelationships, especially such a theory unifying theories of nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational forces. The term was coined by Einstein who attempted to reconcile the general theory of relativity with electromagnetism in a single field theory.
Before Reading Global Reading A unit of matter, the smallest unit of an element, having all the characteristics of that element and consisting of a dense, central, positively charged nucleus surrounded by a system of electrons. This unit regarded as a source of nuclear energy. Detailed Reading After Reading
Before Reading The Spiral Galaxy Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading The Milky Way Any of the billions of systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe. Galaxies vary considerably in size, composition, structure, and activity, but nearly all are arranged in groups, or clusters, containing from a few galaxies to as many as 10, 000. Each is composed of millions to trillions of stars; in many, as in the Milky Way Galaxy, nebulae can be detected.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading “The laws of nature become simpler and elegant when expressed in higher dimensions. ” - Michio Kaku Higher dimension as a term in mathematics most commonly refers to any number of spatial dimensions greater than three. The three standard dimensions are length, width, and breadth (or height). The first higher dimension required is often time, and space-time is the most common example of a four-dimensional space.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Questions and Answers 1. Who did his schoolteachers talk about with great reverence? What most intrigued him about this man? Albert Einstein. What most intrigued him was that Einstein died before he could complete his greatest discovery. 2. What did the author learn about the unfinished papers on Einstein’s desk? What did he fail to understand as a child? He learned that the unfinished papers were an attempt to construct what Einstein called the unified field theory. Being a child, he failed to understand that this unified field theory is what links the carp’s world with his boyhood one, and both with what lies beyond in the universe. 3. What does “this mystery” in the last paragraph refer to? Why did the author decide to try to get to the root of the mystery? “This mystery” refers to the unified field theory. Because it was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything he could ever imagine, he decided to get to the root of it.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Idly watching fish swimming in a pond allowing the mind to wander can lead to some surprising results.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading THE EDUCATION OF A PHYSICIST MICHIO KAKU Two incidents from my childhood greatly enriched my understanding of the world and sent me on a course to become a theoretical physicist. I remember that my parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. One of my happiest childhood memories is of crouching next to the pond, fascinated by the brilliantly colored carp swimming slowly beneath the water lilies. In these quiet moments, I felt free to let my imagination wander; I would ask myself silly questions that only a child might ask, such as how the carp in that pond would view the world around them. I thought, What a strange world theirs must be!
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Living their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that their “universe” consisted of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches from the carp, yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Once I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was bombarded by thousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, and the water lilies were being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. To them, the water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear invisible, much like the air and space around us, they would be baffled that the water lilies could move around by themselves. Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” in order to hide their ignorance. Unable to comprehend that there could be waves on the unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-adistance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Once I imagined what would happen if I reached down and lifted one of the carp “scientists” out of the pond. Before I threw him back into the water, he might struggle furiously as I examined him. I wondered how this would appear to the rest of the carp. To them, it would be a truly unsettling event. They would first notice that one of their “scientists” had disappeared from their universe. Simply vanished, without leaving a trace. Wherever they would look, there would be no evidence of the missing carp in their universe. Then, seconds later, when I threw him back into the pond, the “scientist” would abruptly reappear out of nowhere. To the other carp, it would appear that a miracle had happened. After collecting his wits, the “scientist” would tell a truly amazing story. “Without warning, ” he would say, “I was somehow lifted out of the universe (the pond) and hurled into a mysterious world, with blinding lights and strangely shaped objects that I had never seen before. The strangest of all was the creature who
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A second incident from my childhood also made a deep, lasting impression on me. When I was 8 years old, I heard a story that would stay with me for the rest of my life. I remember my schoolteachers telling the class about a great scientist who had just died. They talked about him with great reverence, calling him one of the greatest scientists in all history. They said that very few people could understand his ideas, but that his discoveries changed the entire world and everything around us. I didn’t understand much of what they were trying to tell us, but what most intrigued me about this man was that he died before he could complete his greatest discovery. They said he spent years on this theory, but he died with his unfinished papers still sitting on his desk.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading I was fascinated by the story. To a child, this was a great mystery. What was his unfinished work? What was in those papers on his desk? What problem could possibly be so difficult and so important that such a great scientist would dedicate years of his life to its pursuit? Curious, I decided to learn all I could about Albert Einstein and his unfinished theory. I still have warm memories of spending many quiet hours reading every book I could find about this great man and his theories. When I exhausted the books in our local library, I began to visit libraries and bookstores across the city, eagerly searching for more clues. I soon learned that the unfinished papers on Einstein’s desk were an attempt to construct what he called the unified field theory, a theory that could explain all the laws of nature, from the tiniest atom to
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading the largest galaxy. However, being a child, I didn’t understand that perhaps there was a link between the carp swimming in the Tea Garden and the unfinished papers lying on Einstein’s desk. I didn’t understand that higher dimensions might be the key to solving the unified field theory. Nevertheless, I could see that this story was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything I could ever imagine. I decided that I would try to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical physicist to do it.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading THE EDUCATION OF A PHYSICIST MICHIO KAKU Two incidents from my childhood greatly enriched my understanding of the world and sent me on a course to become a theoretical physicist. I remember that my parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. One of my happiest childhood memories is of crouching next to the pond, fascinated by the brilliantly colored carp swimming slowly beneath the water lilies. In these quiet moments, I felt free to let my imagination wander; I would ask myself silly questions that only a child might ask, such as how the carp in that pond would view the world around them. I thought, What a strange world theirs must be!
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Living their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that their “universe” consisted of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches from the carp, yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Once I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was bombarded by thousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, and the water lilies were being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. To them, the water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear invisible, much like the air and space around us, they would be baffled that the water lilies could move around by themselves. Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” in order to hide their ignorance. Unable to comprehend that there could be waves on the unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-adistance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Once I imagined what would happen if I reached down and lifted one of the carp “scientists” out of the pond. Before I threw him back into the water, he might struggle furiously as I examined him. I wondered how this would appear to the rest of the carp. To them, it would be a truly unsettling event. They would first notice that one of their “scientists” had disappeared from their universe. Simply vanished, without leaving a trace. Wherever they would look, there would be no evidence of the missing carp in their universe. Then, seconds later, when I threw him back into the pond, the “scientist” would abruptly reappear out of nowhere. To the other carp, it would appear that a miracle had happened. After collecting his wits, the “scientist” would tell a truly amazing story. “Without warning, ” he would say, “I was somehow lifted out of the universe (the pond) and hurled into a mysterious world, with blinding lights and strangely shaped objects that I had never seen before. The strangest of all was the creature who
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A second incident from my childhood also made a deep, lasting impression on me. When I was 8 years old, I heard a story that would stay with me for the rest of my life. I remember my schoolteachers telling the class about a great scientist who had just died. They talked about him with great reverence, calling him one of the greatest scientists in all history. They said that very few people could understand his ideas, but that his discoveries changed the entire world and everything around us. I didn’t understand much of what they were trying to tell us, but what most intrigued me about this man was that he died before he could complete his greatest discovery. They said he spent years on this theory, but he died with his unfinished papers still sitting on his desk.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading I was fascinated by the story. To a child, this was a great mystery. What was his unfinished work? What was in those papers on his desk? What problem could possibly be so difficult and so important that such a great scientist would dedicate years of his life to its pursuit? Curious, I decided to learn all I could about Albert Einstein and his unfinished theory. I still have warm memories of spending many quiet hours reading every book I could find about this great man and his theories. When I exhausted the books in our local library, I began to visit libraries and bookstores across the city, eagerly searching for more clues. I soon learned that the unfinished papers on Einstein’s desk were an attempt to construct what he called the unified field theory, a theory that could explain all the laws of nature, from the tiniest atom to
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading the largest galaxy. However, being a child, I didn’t understand that perhaps there was a link between the carp swimming in the Tea Garden and the unfinished papers lying on Einstein’s desk. I didn’t understand that higher dimensions might be the key to solving the unified field theory. Nevertheless, I could see that this story was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything I could ever imagine. I decided that I would try to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical physicist to do it.
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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 1. Why do those “scientists” callin “a mysterious invisible entity” a that the pond’s surface was Once I was caught a rainstorm. I noticed force? bombarded by thousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, they are unable understand such phenomenon, and. Because the water lilies wereto being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking they make up a clever invention to hide their ignorance. shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. 2. Translate Chinese. To them, thesentence water into lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, 他们无法理解在看不见的水面上会有波浪,于是断定,睡莲之所以能 without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear 在没有外物触碰的情况下移动是因为有一种叫做力的看不见的神秘实 invisible, much like the air and space around us, they would be baffled that the 体在它们之间起着作用。 water lilies could move around by themselves. Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” in order to hide their ignorance. Unable to comprehend that there could be waves on the unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-adistance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, Paraphrase this sentence. of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the experience of the scientist is so absurd that most carp. The would dismiss it carp as utter nonsense. ) of the carp smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes Ican often are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We exist think beyondthat their we universe. live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Whatlargest is the link between. However, the carp andbeing Einstein’s unfinished the galaxy. a child, I didn’t understand that perhaps there papers? was a link between the carp swimming in the Tea Garden and the unfinished The unfinished on Einstein’s were understand an attempt papers lying on papers Einstein’s desk I didn’t that higher dimensions might to construct single theory that could explain all the laws be the key to asolving the unified field theory. of nature, including the world of the carp. Nevertheless, I could see that this story was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything I could ever imagine. I decided that I would try to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical physicist to do it.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Translate the sentence Chinese. being a child, I didn’t understand that perhaps there the largest galaxy. into However, was但是,我懂得这个故事比任何凶杀疑案作品都惊心动魄得多,比任何 a link between the carp swimming in the Tea Garden and the unfinished 我能想像的事物都重要。 papers lying on Einstein’s desk. I didn’t understand that higher dimensions might be the key to solving the unified field theory. Nevertheless, I could see that this story was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything I could ever imagine. I decided that I would try to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical physicist to do it.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Whatlargest does “this mystery”However, refer to ? being a child, I didn’t understand that perhaps there the galaxy. the unified field could explain the Tea Garden and the unfinished was. It refers a linkto between thetheory carpthat swimming inallthe laws of nature. papers lying on Einstein’s desk. I didn’t understand that higher dimensions might be the key to solving the unified field theory. Nevertheless, I could see that this story was far more exciting than any murder mystery and more important than anything I could ever imagine. I decided that I would try to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical physicist to do it.
Before Reading enrich: vt. Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading THE EDUCATION OF A PHYSICIST 1) improve the quality, flavor, etc. of sth. , esp. by adding sth. else MICHIO KAKU Twojuices incidents from my port childhood Fruit are added to cheap wine to greatly enriched my understanding of the enrich its color world and sentand meflavor. on a course to become a theoretical physicist. We must have sport, music to I remember thatdrama my and parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous enrich children’s education. Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. One of my happiest childhood memories 音乐能充实你的人生。 is of crouching next to the pond, fascinated by the brilliantly colored carp Music can enrich your whole life. swimming slowly beneath the water lilies. 2) make rich or richer In these quiet moments, I felt free to let my Thailand is a nation enriched by the imagination profits from wander; tourism. I would ask myself silly questions that. Farmers only aenrich child such as how the carp in themight soil withask, fertilizers. that pond would view world around The development of their the oil fields enriched the Arabthem. I nations. thought, What a strange world theirs must be!
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading fascinate: vt. attract or interest (sb. ) EDUCATION greatly THE OF A PHYSICIST Anything about flying and airplanes MICHIO KAKU fascinated the boy. I Two was soincidents fascinated by the majestic eagle from my childhood greatly enriched my understanding of the gliding thesent sky inme the on mountain valley to thatbecome I world and a course a theoretical physicist. could not take my eyes off it. I remember that my parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous One of my happiest childhood memories so fascinated next by Shakespeare’s four is Iofamcrouching to the pond, fascinated by the brilliantly colored carp comedies that I have seen each of them swimming slowly beneath the water lilies. several times. In these quiet moments, I felt free to let my imagination wander; I would ask myself silly questions that only a child might ask, such as how the carp in that pond would view the world around them. I thought, What a strange world theirs must be! 莎士比亚的四大喜剧让人如此着迷,以至于每部 Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. 戏我都看好几遍。
Before Reading Global Reading & tempt CF: attract, charm, fascinate THE EDUCATION 这些动词均含有“吸引,引诱”之意。 attract Detailed Reading After Reading OF A PHYSICIST 普通用词,指客观上吸引人的注意力或引起人们的兴趣。 Two侧重指迷住某人或使之高兴,表示给人以快感,使人陶醉而被吸引。 incidents from my childhood greatly enriched charm MICHIO KAKU my understanding of the world and sent me on a course to become a theoretical physicist. fascinate 通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味。 I remember that my parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous tempt 指吸引力很强,强调欲望被唤醒,常表示劝诱某人做坏事或蠢 事,含有勾引之意。 Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. One of my happiest childhood memories is of crouching next with to the pond, fascinated Directions: Fill in the blanks the words above. Change theby the brilliantly colored carp form wherebeneath necessary. the water lilies. swimming slowly tempt 1. In. Hethese tried to _____ to cheat in the quietmemoments, I exam. felt free to let my _____ charm 2. Does goodness more than imagination wander; I would ask beauty myself? silly questions that only______ a child attracts 3. Like like. might ask, such as how the carp in that pond____ would me view worldis their around them. I 4. What aboutthe his poems apparent fascinates thought, What a strange world theirs must be! simplicity.
Before Reading attract babies. 5. Bright colors _____ THE Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading EDUCATION OF A PHYSICIST charmed with the scenery. 6. We are _______ MICHIO KAKU Two incidents from my childhood greatly enriched my understanding of the world and sent me on a course to become a theoretical physicist. I remember that my parents would sometimes take me to visit the famous Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. One of my happiest childhood memories is of crouching next to the pond, fascinated by the brilliantly colored carp swimming slowly beneath the water lilies. In these quiet moments, I felt free to let my imagination wander; I would ask myself silly questions that only a child might ask, such as how the carp in that pond would view the world around them. I thought, What a strange world theirs must be!
Before Reading Global Reading shallow: adj. their not deep; not showing thought Living entire lives inserious the shallow Detailed Reading After Reading pond, the carp would believe that their She told her children to of stay in the shallow endand of thethe lilies. Spending most of their time “universe” consisted the dark water swimming pool. moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly I don’t think he is a shallow writer, for he is very popular aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world among college students. was beyond their comprehension. wasable intrigued The stream was quite shallow so we. I were to walk that I could sit only a few inches from the carp, across it. yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I 只有肤浅的人才会以貌取人。 spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet It isseparated only shallow people who judge by appearance. were by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading dimly: adv. Living Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that their 1) not brightlyconsisted or clearly of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time “universe” They are sitting in a room which is dimly lit. moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly 2) badly; slightly aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world Jack was only dimly aware of Lisa coming down the steps was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches toward him. from carp, yetto be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I Lisathe reacted dimly teachers’ questions. spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet 我隐约记得自己过四岁生日时的情景。 were separated by only the thinnest I can dimly remember my fourth birthday. barrier, the water’s surface. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading alien: Living their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that 1. adj. “universe” consisted of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time 1) foreign; around unfamiliar; for strange moving food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly Entire groups were driven fromcould their homes aware that an alien world exist above the surface. The nature of my world to alien regions. was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches According to a secret study completed in from thethecarp, bebeen separated 2000, Earth yet has not visited byfrom alien them by a very huge gap. The carp and I life forms unidentified flying objects spent our and lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet (UFOs) are just natural phenomena. were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. 2) contrary to sth. ; hateful to sb. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They Their ideas are quite alien to our way of thinking. would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist Cruelty was quite alien to his nature. just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading 2. n. Living a foreigner is not lives a citizen the shallow country where he isthe theirwho entire in ofthe pond, living; a creature from another world Detailed Reading After Reading carp would believe that their “universe” consisted of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time An Englishman is an alien in China. moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly Collocation: aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world an alien land their comprehension. 外国 was beyond I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches an alien environment 陌生的环境 from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I from the carp, yet be separated alien customs 陌生的风俗习惯 spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet alien bank / corporation 外国银行 / 公司 barrier, the water’s surface. were separated by only the thinnest I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading beyond: prep. surpassing; out of reach of pond, the carp would believe that their Living their entire exceeding; lives in the shallow He was caught up in frightening eventswater far beyond “universe” consisted of the dark andhis the lilies. Spending most of their time comprehension. moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly How people design computer games is beyond me. aware. After that 25 an alien world could above the years the town center hadexist changed beyond all surface. The nature of my world was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches recognition. 他的生活入不敷出。 from the carp, yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I He lives income. spent ourbeyond lives his in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet Collocation: were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. 令人无法相信 beyond belief I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They 无法用语言描述 beyond description would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist 摆脱某人控制 beyond one’s grasp just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what 始料不及 beyond one’s hope(s) the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond 令人赞叹不已 beyond (all) praise the pond made no scientific sense. beyond repair beyond sb. 无法修理 令某人难以想象或理解
Before Reading intrigue: v. Living Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that their 1) arouse sb. ’s interest or curiosity “universe” consisted of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time Specialists were intrigued by a woman who moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly writes upside-down. aware that an alienpeople world could Throughout history, have been exist above the surface. The nature of my world was beyond their comprehension. intrigued by the question of whethere. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches are the aliencarp, life forms. from yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I 2) makeour and lives carry out plans or plots to do sth. bad spent in secret two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet She was intriguing with her sister against her mother. were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. Some of the members beenmay intriguing to get “scientists” the I once imagined thathad there be carp living among the fish. They secretary dismissed. would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist Pattern: just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what intrigue sb. (with sth. ) the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond Intrigue (with sb. ) (against sth. ) the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading barrier: n. thing thatentire prevents or controls or movement Living their lives in theprogress shallow pond, the Detailed Reading After Reading carp would believe that their The Sahara Desert is a of natural that separates North “universe” consisted the barrier dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time and Central Africa. moving around for food on the bottom of the pond, they would be only dimly Poor health and lack of money may both be barriers to aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world educational progress. was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches 健康欠佳可能成为取得成功的障碍。 from the carp, separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I Poor health mayyet be abe barrier to success. spent our lives in two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet were separated by only the thinnest barrier, the water’s surface. I once imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They would, I thought, laugh at any fish who proposed that a parallel world could exist just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what the fish could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading parallel: adj. their entire lives in the shallow pond, the carp would believe that their Living 1) exactly corresponding; “universe” consistedsimilar of the dark water and the lilies. Spending most of their time Parallelaround experiments being in Rome, moving for are food onconducted the bottom of Paris the and pond, they would be only dimly London. aware that an alien world could exist above the surface. The nature of my world 我对这件事情的感觉和你一样。 was beyond their comprehension. I was intrigued that I could sit only a few inches My feelings in this matter are parallel to yours. from the carp, yet be separated from them by a very huge gap. The carp and I 2) (of two or more lines) having the same distance between spent in point two distinct universes, never entering each other’s world, yet each our otherlives at every were separated by only the thinnest the water’s surface. The teacher asked the students to drawbarrier, a pair of parallel lines. imagined that there may be carp “scientists” living among the fish. They I once The railway line runs parallel / with the who road. proposed that a parallel world could exist would, I thought, laugh attoany fish just above the lilies. To a carp “scientist, ” the only things that were real were what Pattern: the could see or touch. The pond was everything. An unseen world beyond (be) fish parallel to / with the pond made no scientific sense.
Before Reading shelter: Once Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was 1) n. condition of kept safe; of structure built to give safety or bombarded bybeing thousands tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, protection and the water lilies were being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking The high fence gives / affords us some shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. Some taxi-drivers wait in the taxi-drivers’ shelter until called Tobythem, phone. the water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear 难民急需食品和栖身之地。 invisible, much the need air and space around us, they would be baffled that the The refugees arelike in urgent of food and shelter. water lilies could move around by themselves. 2) v. Their protect; stay in a safe Iplace “scientists, ” imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” Is our country’s sheltered from foreign to comprehend that there could be waves in order to hideindustry their ignorance. Unable competition? on Inthe they in would conclude that lilies could move without being the unseen rain peoplesurface, were sheltering the doorways of shops. touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-a他极力为老板顶住外界的批评。 He is trying shelter his boss from criticism. distance, or tothe ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Pattern: Once I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was shelter sb. / sth. by from sb. / sth. of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, bombarded thousands shelterthe fromwater sth. lilies were being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking and Collocation: shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. 躲雨 seekthem, / take shelter the lilies rain would To the from water appear to be moving around by themselves, 隐蔽起来 Since the water they lived in would appear get under shelter without anything pushing them. 公共汽车候车亭 a bus sheltermuch like the air and invisible, space around us, they would be baffled that the 防空洞 an air-raid shelter water lilies could move around by themselves. Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” in order to hide their ignorance. Unable to comprehend that there could be waves on the unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-adistance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading defend, Iprotect, & shelter CF: Once was guard caught in a Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was bombarded by thousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, defend 普通用词,指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害,消除危险。 and the用作比喻时,指坚持某种行动、决定或意见。例如: water lilies were being pushed in. Every all directions by water waves. Taking child shelter from the to wind and the rain, wondered must learn defend himself, when Inecessary, fromhow the all this appeared to the carp. aggression from other To them, the water lilieschildren. would每一个孩子都应学会在受到 appear to be moving around by themselves, 其他孩子攻击时保护自己。 without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear protect 普通用词,指用某种手段作为防御 具以防危险或伤害。例如: invisible, much like the air and space around us, they would be baffled that the Wearing a helmet can protect your head from injury in water lilies could move around by themselves. an accident. 戴好安全帽会保护你的脑袋在事故中不受伤害。 Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make upway a clever invention called a “force” guard 普通用词,指保持警惕以防可能的攻击或伤害。例如: Her in ordertotoguard hideagainst their ignorance. to out comprehend that there could be waves being attack is. Unable never to go alone at night. 她晚上从不单独出去以免受到攻击。 on the unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being shelter 通常指寻找安全地方躲避风雨或使人免遭危害。例如: Thecalled wall a force acted between them. touched because a mysterious invisible entity sheltered the soldiers from the gunfire. 那堵墙为士兵们挡 They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-a住了炮火。 distance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them). 这些动词均含有“保护、保卫”之意。
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading baffle: vt. I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was Once 1) cause (sb. ) to unable to understand or explain sth. ; puzzle bombarded bybethousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, waswater completely her friend’s strange and. She the liliesbaffled werebybeing pushed inbehavior. all directions by water waves. Taking Police are baffled as to the identity of the killer. shelter from the wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. To有一道试题完全把我难住了。 them, the water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, One of the exam questions baffled me completely. without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear 2) prevent (sb. ) fromlike doing sth. ; air frustrate invisible, much the and space around us, they would be baffled that the Bettylilies was baffled her lack of success water couldby move around by themselves. in her job search. Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” The scene baffled all description. in order to hide their ignorance. Unable to comprehend that there could be waves 她千方百计不让我们找到她。 on She thebaffled unseen surface, they would conclude that lilies could move without being all our attempts to find her. touched because a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. They might give this illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-adistance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them).
Before Reading make up: Once Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading I was caught in a rainstorm. I noticed that the pond’s surface was 1) complete by thousands of tiny raindrops. The pond’s surface became turbulent, bombarded 2) supply and the compose water lilies being pushed in all directions by water waves. Taking 3) invent; (esp. were to deceive) shelter from theconstitute wind and the rain, I wondered how all this appeared to the carp. 4) form; compose; 5) put together; To them, theshape water lilies would appear to be moving around by themselves, 6) apply cosmetics to the face without anything pushing them. Since the water they lived in would appear above the sentences Directions: Match invisible, muchthelike thedefinitions air andwith space around below. us, they would be baffled that the 1. The grocer was making up around the butterby intothemselves. packages of half a water lilies could move kilo. ( 5 ) Their “scientists, ” I imagined, would make up a clever invention called a “force” 2. We later found out that he’d made the whole thing up. ( 3 ) in to hide ignorance. to comprehend that there could be waves ) 3. order She’s always verytheir heavily made up. ( 6 Unable 4. The servicesurface, at the hotel makewould up withconclude the poor food to lilies could move without being on thegood unseen they that some extent. ( 2 ) a mysterious invisible entity called a force acted between them. touched because 5. What are the qualities that make up Hamlet’s character? ( 4 ) They thisto illusion impressive, lofty names (such as action-at-a 6. They might need tengive more men make up their full complement. distance, or the ability of the lilies to move without anything touching them). ( 1 )
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading furiously: Onceadv. I imagined what would happen if I reached down and lifted one of the 1) with“scientists” a lot of effort or strength carp out of the pond. Before I threw him back into the water, he might Neil set off at a furiously wide pace. struggle furiously as I examined him. I wondered how this would appear to the This area has grown furiously in the last 10 years as foreign restinvestment of the carp. To them, it would be a truly unsettling event. They would first has picked up. notice that one of their “scientists” had disappeared from their universe. Simply I was riding the bicycle furiously to try to keep up with other vanished, without leaving a trace. Wherever they would look, there would be no children. 2) in a very angry evidence of theway missing carp in their universe. Then, seconds later, when I threw out of here!” shouted furiously at John. him“Get back into the. Judy pond, the “scientist” would abruptly reappear out of nowhere. To nowcarp, I saw Mary marching out ofthat her office furiously. the. Just other it would appear a miracle had happened. After collecting his wits, the “scientist” would tell a truly amazing story. “Without warning, ” he would say, “I was somehow lifted out of the universe (the pond) and hurled into a mysterious world, with blinding lights and strangely shaped objects that I had never seen before. The strangest of all was the creature who
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading wit: n. Once I imagined what would happen if I reached down and lifted one of the 1) quick understanding; intelligence carp out pond. The“scientists” writer is known forof histhe sharp wit. Before I threw him back into the water, he might struggle furiously as I toexamined him. I wondered how this would appear to the He hadn’t the wit enough realize the danger. rest吃一堑,长一智。 of the carp. To them, it would be a truly unsettling event. They would first A fall that into the pit, of a gain in your wit. notice one their “scientists” had disappeared from their universe. Simply 2) clever andwithout humorousleaving expression ideas; Wherever liveliness of spirit vanished, a of trace. they would look, there would be no Jane Austen has missing a literary style fullin of their elegance and wit. Then, seconds later, when I threw evidence of the carp universe. writings with wit. the “scientist” would abruptly reappear out of nowhere. To him. Hisback intosparkle the pond, Collocation: the other carp, it would appear that a miracle had happened. 穷于应付;不知所措 at one’s wit’s end After collecting his wits, the “scientist” would tell a 精神错乱;发疯 out of one’s wit truly amazing story. “Without warning, ” he would say, 镇定下来;恢复理智 collect / gather one’s wits “I was somehow lifted out of the universe (the pond) 口才敏捷 have a ready wit and hurled into a mysterious警觉;机警 world, with blinding lights have / keep one’s wits about and strangely shaped objects that I had never seen 靠耍小聪明过日子 live by one’s wits before. The strangest of all was the creature who
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading hold / me keepprisoner, / take sb. prisoner / captive: hold or keep a sb. fish as a in the slightest. I was shocked to held who did not resemble prisoner see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It Of 10, 000 7, 000 were killed, wounded or taken struck me troops, that the familiar laws of nature no(orlonger applied in this other world. held) prisoner in the war. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, The pilot and several passengers were held (or kept) of course, a gunmen journeyforbeyond prisoner byofthe 57 hours. the universe would be so fantastic that most of the carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) 他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。 I often that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We They werethink held captive / prisoner by masked gunmen. live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading resemble: be like or who similardid to not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to held me vt. prisoner, resembles in looks. see. She that it had her nobrother fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It After me the earthquake, city struck that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. resembled a battlefield. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, They resemble each other in shape of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the but not in color. carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading dismiss: held mevt. prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to 1) remove from no a position see that sb. it had fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It The servant was the dismissed for being dishonest. struck me that familiar lawslazy ofand nature no longer applied in this other world. Thejust officer dismissed. I from the myself service for neglect back of duty. into our universe. ” (This story, Then, aswas suddenly, found thrown 2) send sb. away; allow sb. to go of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the The landlady dismissed the servant carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) from her presence. I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We 铃声响,老师就让学生下课了。 live. The outteacher our lives in our ownwhen “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only dismissed his class those things the bell rang. we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and visible. We smugly 3) put away fromthe mind; stop thinking or talkingrefuse about to admit that parallel universes or She was dismissed as a dreamer. dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent He tried like without success to her from his memory. concepts forces, it dismiss is only because they cannot visualize the invisible 他认为那个主意根本不可行而不予考虑。 vibrations that fill the empty space around us. He dismissed the idea as impossible.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Pattern: held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to dismiss … it ashad … no 认为……如何而不予理会或不屑一提 see that fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It dismiss … for … 因……而解雇 struck mefrom that familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. dismiss … … the 罢免,免职;打发走 Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, CF: discharge, dismiss & fire of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the 这些动词均含有“解雇,开除”之意。 carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) discharge 语气较重,指有理由的解雇,含几乎不再复用的意味。还有“ The the accused man was I often释放”、“遣散”的意思。例如: think that we are like carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We foundlives not guilty and discharged. 被告人因无罪而被释放。 live out our in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only dismissthings 正式用词,是这组词中语气最轻的一个词,一般只有从上文才能 those we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the 看解雇的原因或理由。例如:The worker has been unfairly familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dismissed. 人被无理解雇。 dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent fire 口语用词,多指被断然地突然解雇,其行动犹如开枪一样干净利 concepts落。例如: like forces, it is only because He was fired for stealing money fromthey the till. cannot visualize the invisible vibrations他因从收银柜偷钱而被解雇。 that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading utter: adj. absolute held me complete; prisoner, total; who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to see. She that it utter hadstranger no finsto whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It is an me. I want no more yourfamiliar utter nonsense. struck me that ofthe laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. 这完全是浪费时间。 Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, Is was utter of time. beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the of course, ofwaste a journey carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) NB: I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We 注意utter 只能用于名词前作定语修饰名词。 live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading live out: held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to 1) remain particular placewhatsoever, or in a particularbut condition until the see that init ahad no fins nevertheless could move without them. It end of (a particular period of) one’s life struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. John and his wife lived out their lives Then, just as in a small townsuddenly, in Michigan. I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the 我的姨妈终生未婚。 carp dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) Mywould aunt lived out her life unmarried. I often thinkorthat we reside are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We 2) (of an employer student) away placein where works live outfrom ourthelives ourone own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only or studies those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the Susan lives out of the campus with her sisters. familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or dimensions can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading dimension: n. held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to 1) measurement any fins sort (breadth, length, thickness, height, see that it hadof no whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It etc. ) struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. Length is one dimension, and width is another. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, What are the dimensions of the room? of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the 这个房间长 26英尺,宽 15英尺。 carp dismiss as utter Thewould dimensions of theitroom are 26 nonsense. ) feet by 15 feet. I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We 2) (pl. ) size; extent live. Dinosaur out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only is an extinct animal with huge dimensions. those things we cantosee or touch. Like thenotcarp, our universe consists of only the There is a dimension the problem that we have familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or discussed. dimensions exist next to ours, just which beyond There is can another dimension to this problem you our grasp. If our scientists invent haven’tlike recognized. concepts forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading grasp: held 1. v. me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to see thatfirmly it had no finsfinger(s), whatsoever, buttake nevertheless could move without them. It 1) seize with hand(s), teeth, etc. ; advantage of struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. He grasped rope with both hands. myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, Then, just asthesuddenly, I found We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the with other countries. carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) 2) understand fully I often think that we but are. I managed like the tocarp contentedly in that pond. We The speech was in French, graspswimming the main liveideas. out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the 我认为你对情况的严重性理解得还不透彻。 familiar andyou’ve the visible. Wethe smugly refuse I don’t think quite grasped seriousness of theto admit that parallel universes or situation. can exist next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent dimensions 3) try to seizelike forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible concepts He grasped at the came around to mind. us. vibrations that fill first theexcuse emptythat space She tried hard to grasp at a swinging rope, but failed.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading held me prisoner, who did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to 2. n. see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It 1) hold, grip struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. I lost my grasp on the suitcase and it fell open on the road. Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, The kitten of wriggled out of my grasp. the universe would be so fantastic that most of the of course, a journey beyond 2) power; control carp would dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) In the grasp of powerful emotions he could not control himself. I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We 他们逃到美洲,摆脱了敌人的控制。 live out our lives in our own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only They had fled to America, and were beyond the grasp of their those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the enemies. familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or 3) understanding dimensions cangrasp existof next to ours, just beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent She has a good the English language. concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible vibrations that fill the empty space around us.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading catch, clutchwho & seize CF: grasp, held me prisoner, did not resemble a fish in the slightest. I was shocked to 这些动词均表示“抓住”、“紧握”之意。 see that it had no fins whatsoever, but nevertheless could move without them. It grasp 指用手指或手臂“抓住;抓紧;抱紧”。 struck me that the familiar laws of nature no longer applied in this other world. catch 为一般用词,指用力地、出其不意或机智地捉住在躲藏、飞奔或 Then, just as suddenly, I found myself thrown back into our universe. ” (This story, 运动中的人或物,也常用作比喻,意为“理解;感受”。 of course, of a journey beyond the universe would be so fantastic that most of the clutch 意为“紧紧抓住”,通常由于害怕或紧张。 carp dismiss it as utter nonsense. ) seize would 指突然抓住某物,强调突然的猛烈动作,也可指夺取某个地方或 政权。think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We I often Directions: Fill inlives the blanks the words above. Change the live out our in ourwith own “pond, ” confident that our universe consists of only form where necessary. those things we can see or touch. Like the carp, our universe consists of only the 1. I didn’t _____ the meaning of what he said. catch familiar and the visible. We smugly refuse to admit that parallel universes or 2. A drowning man will _____ clutch at a straw. dimensions can exist tothief ours, beyond our grasp. If our scientists invent ______ 3. The policeman caught upnext with the andjust him seized by the collar. concepts like forces, it is only because they cannot visualize the invisible grasps at too much may lose everything. 4. A man who ______ vibrations that fill the empty space around us. ______ seized 5. The pirates on the ship, and imprisoned the crew.
Before Reading pursuit: n. I was Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading fascinated by the story. To a child, this was a great mystery. What was 1) act of pursuing; work? search for his unfinished What was in those papers on his desk? What problem could The cat be crouched in the grass possibly so difficult andinso important that such a great scientist would dedicate pursuit of a bird. years of his life to its pursuit? Curious, I decided to learn all I could about Albert The movie star ran from theatre to Einstein unfinished theory. her car, and with ahis lot of fans in hot pursuit. I The still police havecarwarm memories of spending many raced through the streets in pursuit of quiet the hours reading every book I could find about this stolen motorbike. 他们为了追求更舒适的生活而移居澳大利亚。 great man and his theories. When I exhausted the They in emigrated to Australia a better books our local library, in. Ipursuit beganof to visit life. libraries and 2) thing to whichacross one givesthe one’scity, time, eagerly energy, etc. ; searching occupation for bookstores or activity more clues. I soon learned that the unfinished papers After retirement, Mr. Lee was engaged in worthwhile pursuits. on One Einstein’s desk were an attempt to construct what of his favourite pursuits was stamp collecting. he called the unified field theory, a theory that could explain all the laws of nature, from the tiniest atom to
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading unify: vt. fascinated for saintly I was neighborsby who thehad story. volunteered To a child, station this was a great mystery. What was wagons his unfinished and to help work? inone delivery What andinathose dozenpapers roses for on his desk? What problem could 1) join together make wholewas their possibly mother. beunified so This difficult left and them so important with $185 that each such—a great scientist would dedicate Spain was in the 16 th century. about years of two-thirds his life tothe its pursuit? minimum. Curious, wage for I decided the 91 to learn all I could about Albert The president trying to it unify the“enough“, as one of hours Einstein they and worked. his isunfinished Still, was theory. with patriotic speeches. them put it, to his enable them to “avoid indignity” for I country still have warm memories of spending many 2) make all the same quite a while. quiet hours reading every book I could find about this The students were unified in their dislike of Saturday classes. great man and his theories. When I exhausted the 这家公司希望使它的电脑系统一体化。 books in our local library, I began to visit libraries and The company wishes to unify its computer systems. bookstores across the city, eagerly searching for more clues. I soon learned that the unfinished papers on Einstein’s desk were an attempt to construct what he called the unified field theory, a theory that could explain all the laws of nature, from the tiniest atom to
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading get to / get at neighbors /galaxy. strike at the root(s)had of sth. : discover the station the for saintly largest However, who being volunteered a child, Isource didn’tof understand that perhaps there sth. (usually problematic unpleasant) and tackle it there was wagons a link and between help in or delivery the carp and swimming a dozen roses in thefor Tea Garden and the unfinished What you saidon is true, but it them does notwith quite seem understand toeach get to the papers their mother. lying This Einstein’s left desk. I didn’t $185 — that higher dimensions might root of things. be about the key two-thirds to solving thethe minimum unified field wage theory. for the 91 I never get to the root of this situation! Nevertheless, I could this story hours they worked. Still, itsee wasthat “enough“, aswas one far of more exciting than any murder 我们要努力查询我们所面临问题的根源所在。 mystery important anything I could them putand it, tomore enable them tothan “avoid indignity” for ever imagine. I decided that I Let’s try to get to the root of the problems we’re facing now. would to get to the root of this mystery, even if I had to become a theoretical quite atry while. physicist to do it.
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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Useful Expressions 1. 理论物理学家 a theoretical physicist 2. 睡莲 water lilies 3. 沉醉于…… be fascinated by … 4. 一个陌生的世界 an alien world 5. 无法理解 beyond one’s comprehension 6. 一条鸿沟 a very huge gap 7. 两个不同的天地 two distinct universes 8. 另一个平行的世界 another parallel world
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading 9. 没有科学依据 / 道理 make no scientific sense 10. (向)四面八方 in all directions 11. 遮蔽,躲避…… take shelter ( from … ) 12. 编造 13. 掩饰无知 make up hide one’s ignorance 14. 看不见的神秘实体 a mysterious invisible entity 15. 冠冕堂皇的名字 lofty name(s) 16. 令人不安的事件 an unsettling event 17. 无影无踪 without leaving a trace 18. 镇定下来 collect one’s wits 19. 令人惊异的故事 an amazing story After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading 20. 令人眩目的灯火 blinding lights 21. 扣留 hold sb. prisoner 22. 一点也不 not … in the slightest 23. 自然法则 laws of nature 24. 无稽之谈 utter nonsense 25. 度过一生 live out one’s life 26. 摆脱某人控制 beyond one’s grasp 27. 极其崇敬地 with great reverence 28. 统一场论 the unified field theory 29. 最大的星系 the largest galaxy 30. 查明……根源 get to the root of … After Reading
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Spot Dictation Directions: Listen to the following passage for three times and fill in the missing words or information. The Legend of the Carp Crossing the Dragon’s Gate In China there is a waterfall called the Dragon Gate. Its waters ______ plunge a hundred feet, more swiftly than an arrow shot by a strong archer(弓箭手). It is said that thousands of carp gather in the basin below, hoping to climb the falls, dragon. However, not a single carp and that any which succeed will turn into a ______ out of a hundred, a thousand or even thousand can climb the falls, not even after ten or twenty years. Some are swept away by the strong _______ currents, some fall prey to eagles, hawks, kites and owls, and others are netted, scooped up, or even shot with ______ arrows by fishermen who line either bank of the wide falls. Such is the _______ of a carp becoming a dragon. difficulty ■
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After hundreds of ____ attempts , double carps who successfully jump up and leap transform themselves to fish-dragons. Therefore the carp has over waterfalls, _____ perseverance. A popular saying, “The carp has leaped become a symbol of ______ through the dragon's gate, ” means ____ success , especially for students who have legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to passed their exams. This ______ overcome obstacles.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Summary Writing How does a small child go from watching brightly colored carp swimming among water lilies to being a theoretical physicist ( 沉 醉 于 宇 宙 法 则 研究) ? In_________________ this essay, Kaku recalls two fascinate by. Michio the laws of the universe crucial childhood experiences that (决定了 他 的 职 业 选 择) __________ determined his career _______. choice The young Kaku spent hours watching carp swimming in their pond. He understood that , limited by their small world , and ( 对 人 类 的 无 知) _________ ignorant of humans , carp can’t imagine life outside water , or (无鳍游动) ___________ movement without fins. Nor can they know that when their water lilies move, it’s because of (外面的风雨) ____________ rain and wind from beyond. Kaku realized that we humans in our world might be like the carp in theirs: other dimensions or forces might exist of which we are unaware. Meanwhile, Kaku learned that a great scientist had died before completing his greatest discovery. This (激励) _____ stimulated him to learn all he could about Albert Einstein. He discovered Einstein was trying to construct a single theory that could explain all (自然法则) ________ the laws of nature — from the tiniest atom, (到最大的星系) _________ to the largest galaxy. Kaku believed
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading the unified field theory is that though humans cannot see or touch it, (统一场论)__________ what links the carp’s world with his boyhood one, and both with what lies beyond in the universe. This mystery amazed him more than anything else, and he was determined to (查明其中根源)_________ get to the root of it. That’s how his life as a physicist took off.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Writing Practice Directions: In this section, you are required to write a composition entitled How to Attain Our Goals in Life in three paragraphs. The first paragraph has been written for you. You are required to figure out four main qualities to attain our goals in life, then complete the other two paragraphs. For supporting details you may draw on the text or your own experiences. How to Attain Our Goals in Life As a sailing ship has a certain destination, so we must have a definite goal in our life. To succeed in life, a man must learn to develop such qualities in himself as _____ , _____ and _____. Here I would like to dwell a little on the first two.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Sample: As a sailing ship has a certain destination, so we must have a definite goal in our life. To succeed in life, a man must learn to develop such qualities in himself as strong willpower, persistence, industry, and confidence. Here I would like to dwell a little on the first two. Undoubtedly, strong willpower is the drive to success. Take Michi kaku for example, fascinated by the brightly colored carp swimming among water lilies in the pond, little Michio Kaku realized that like the carp, limited by our world, we humans are ignorant of the outside world. As a result, Michio Kaku made up his mind to explore the laws of nature, which set him on the path to be a theoretical physicists. Obviously his success has a great deal to do with strong willpower.
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Persistence is another important factor leading to the realization of one’s goal in life. Once we have set a goal for ourselves, we must not depart from our course until we reach it. Michio kaku is a case in point. Inspired by Einstein’s unfinished discovery, little Michio Kaku spent most of his time reading every book he could find about Einstein and his theories. He persisted in getting to the root of the mystery. At last, he devotes all his life to theoretical physics. Clearly persistence helped to make his dream come true.
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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Proverbs and Quotations 1. Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。 2. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 孩提时代学到的东西,至死也不会忘却。 3. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。 4. Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science. — R. W. Emerson, American essayist and poet 人的好奇心是科学发展的原动力。 —— 美国散文家和诗人 R • W • 爱默生
Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 5. Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school. — Albert Einstein, American scientist 教育是在学校所学知识遗忘后剩下的东西。 —— 美国科学家 A • 爱因斯坦 6. That we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of child. — Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist and writer 我们希望看到孩子们追求知识,而不是知识追求孩子们。 —— 爱尔兰作家及剧作家 肖伯纳
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