书城工具书老外最想和你聊的101个英语话题——流行名人篇
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第30章 The Ideological Giants 思想巨人(10)

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the pioneers in investigating viscosity, and on his analysis depends the definition of the coefficient。

牛顿爵士是研究粘度的先驱者之一,粘性系数就是根据他的分析下的定义。

Gravity was discovered by Isaac Newton。

万有引力是牛顿发现的。

It is named for Isaac Newton, whose second law of motion describes the changes a force can produce in the motion of a body。

它以科学家牛顿的名字命名,牛顿的第二运动定律描述了力所能产生的物体运动状态的改变。

Anyone who has ever gone to school is probably aware that Isaac Newton formed his theory of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree。

凡是上过学的人大概都知道这个典故:牛顿在看到从树上掉下的苹果后,就创立了著名的万有引力学说。

When it comes to gravitation and the laws of motion, Isaac Newton didn’t see the whole picture either, but he remains one of science’s giants。

一提到万有引力和运动定律,牛顿也没有看到全貌,但他仍然是科学巨人之一。

Isaac Newton, a British scientist, who lived over 300 years ago, said that he saw further than others because he stood on the shoulder of giants。

牛顿,一位距今300年前的英国科学家,曾经说他比别人看的更长远是因为他站在巨人的肩膀上。

Stephen Hawking is Lucasian professor of mathematics, a seat once occupied by Isaac Newton。

霍金是拉卡斯数学教授,牛顿曾经也担任过此职位。

Other monuments include those of Isaac Newton, scores of statesmen, and Poet’s Corner, with memorials to centuries of authors including Chaucer, Shakespeare and Dickens。

其他纪念碑包括艾萨克·牛顿、许多政治家、诗人的天地,还有纪念世纪作家的纪念碑,包括乔叟、莎士比亚和狄更斯。

I’m looking forward to seeing Westminster abbey, where many historic figures are buried, like Isaac Newton, the great mathematician and Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader。

我想看看威斯敏斯特大教堂、众多历史人物被埋葬的地方,比如伟大的数学家艾萨克·牛顿,以及著名的战争领袖温斯顿·丘吉尔。

Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein left profound legacies。

牛顿与爱因斯坦都给世人留下了深厚的遗泽。

It always falls down。 That’s how the apple helped Isaac Newton。

它总是垂直下落,苹果正是这样启发了艾萨克·牛顿。

Isaac Newton is best known for explaining how gravity works。

艾萨克·牛顿先生因解释了地心引力是如何作用的而出名。

I just think it’s really important to get kids excited about science at an early age, because they might be the next Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton, or America’s top young scientist。

我认为,让孩子们在年纪很小的时候就对科学感兴趣非常重要。因为他们可能会是下一个爱因斯坦,牛顿,也可能是美国最优秀的年轻科学家。

And throughout history, men with great minds, like Augustine, Isaac Newton, and Leonardo Di Vinci, showed more than just a passing curiosity regarding the importance of biblical numbers。

纵观历史上的伟人,如奥古斯丁、艾萨克·牛顿以及列昂纳多·达·芬奇等,他们对于圣经中的数字都表现出了极强的好奇心。

The birthplace of the great scientist Isaac Newton is Woolsthorpe。

大科学家牛顿的出生地是乌尔索普。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Mike: Do you know the story of Newton·

麦克:你知道牛顿的故事吗·

Daisy: Of course, the apple falls on his head。

黛西:当然了,苹果掉在了他的头上。

Mike: I’ve seen the apple tree; it’s just an average tree。

麦克:我见过那棵苹果树,它就只是个普通的树。

Daisy: The point is not the tree, it’s who it hit。

黛西:重点不是那棵树,是他打到了谁。

Mike: Yes, coincidentally, the apple falls on a genius。

麦克:是的,巧合的是,苹果掉在了一个天才的头上。

Daisy: Newton is such a great scientist。

黛西:牛顿是一个非常伟大的科学家。

Mike: He is very observant。

麦克:他非常善于观察。

Daisy: But it is said that he does not have a good personality。

黛西:但好像听说他的性格不太好。

Mike: Genius are always very wield。

麦克:天才都很奇怪。

Daisy: That’s true。

黛西:确实是。

Mike: I hoped to be a scientist when I was young。

麦克:我小时候也想成为一名科学家。

Daisy: We all had dreams when we were young, but few come true。

黛西:我们小时候都有梦想,但很少能实现。

Mike: Yes, there’s only one Newton。

麦克:是的,牛顿只有一个。

Thomas Alva Edison

爱迪生

爱迪生是位举世闻名的美国电学家和发明家,他除了在留声机、电灯、电话、电报、电影等方面的发明和贡献以外,在矿业、建筑业、化工等领域也有不少著名的创造和真知灼见。爱迪生一生共有约两千项创造发明,为人类的文明和进步作出了巨大的贡献。

About Edison

关于爱迪生

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb。 Dubbed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory。

Edison is the third most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany。 He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications。 These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures。 His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator。 Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories-a crucial development in the modern industrialized world。 His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York。

爱迪生是举世闻名的美国电学家、科学家和发明家,被誉为“世界发明大王”。爱迪生同时也是一位伟大的企业家,1879年,爱迪生创办“爱迪生电力照明公司”,1880年,白炽灯上市销售,1890年,爱迪生已经将其各种业务组建成为爱迪生通用电器公司。1891年,爱迪生的细灯丝、高真空白炽灯泡获得专利。1892年,汤姆·休斯顿公司与爱迪生电力照明公司合并成立了通用电气公司,开始了通用电气在电器领域长达一个世纪的统治地位。爱迪生同时被誉为“光明之父”“现实中的普罗米修斯”“发明大王”,他拥有白炽灯、留声机、碳粒电话筒、电影放映机等一千多项发明专利权。

Key words & Sentences

关键词句全知道

Listen to the story about Edison。

听一听关于爱迪生的故事。

Thomas Edison was a man of few words。

托马斯·爱迪生是个沉默寡言的人。

Edison contributed much to the progress of man。

爱迪生对人类的进步做出了巨大的贡献。

Edison had a great aptitude for inventing things。

爱迪生具有发明创造的卓越才能。

You know something about Edison, don’t you·

你知道有关托马斯·爱迪生的事吗·

This discovery was patented as the “Edison effect”。

这个发现以“爱迪生效应”获得发明专利。

Thomas Edison was a great scientist and an inventor。

托马斯·爱迪生是一个伟大的科学家和发明家。

Edison invented any number of things during his life。

爱迪生一生中发明了许多东西。

Young Edison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor。

年幼的爱迪生就渴望成为一名发明家。

The young man is very clever; he may be another Edison。

这个年轻人很聪明,他可能成为又一个爱迪生。

But mostly Edison was stymied about how to meter electricity。

困扰爱迪生的主要是如何计量电流的问题。

Name some of Thomas Edison’s contributions to science。

请列举一些托马斯·爱迪生对科学的贡献。

I’m alone in Thomas Edison’s office in West Orange, New Jersey。

我独自站在新泽西州西奥兰治市托马斯·爱迪生的办公室里。

Few people knew that Edison worked very hard for every invention。

只有少数的人知道爱迪生为每个发明付出了多大努力。

When he told this to Edison’s mother, she took her son out of school。

当他把这些告诉给爱迪生的妈妈后,她把儿子从学校领走了。