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1.Warm-upQuestions2.AlbertEinstein3.TheYo-YoBeforeReading_MainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading4.TheNobelPrize5.Woolworth’s1/105BeforeReading_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWarm-upQuestions1.WasEinsteinbrightinhisearlychildhood?Giveexamples.2.Whatishisgreatestcontributiontothemankind?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutthelifeofEinstein?4.DoyouthinkEinsteinwasresponsibleforthesearchworkontheatomicbomb?Why?5.DescribetheappearanceofEinstein.2/105ABriefIntroductiontoAlbertEinsteinEinstein’sChronologyTheoryofRelativityAtomicBombFameandSocialActivitiesBeforeReading_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAlbertEinsteinGerman-bornAmericanPhysicistandNobelLaureate1879～1955 “Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.”—AlbertEinstein3/105BeforeReading_2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAlbertEinstein,whoseSpecialTheoryofRelativityandGeneralTheoryofRelativityrevolutionizedscientificperceptionsoftheuniverse,isacknowledged,alongwithNewton,asoneofhistory’sgreatestphysicists.Sonoffree-thinking,culturedJews,Einsteinwasunabletospeakuntilhewasthreeanddisplayednospecialpromise.Anti-Semitismalsohamperedhistalentwhenitbegantoemerge.HebecameaSwisscitizenin1901,obtainingadoctoratefromtheUniversityofBernin1905.Hisresearch,whichendedinthefamousequationE=mc2,waspublishedinthesameyear.AfterWorldWarI,Einstein’sfameextendedbeyondthescientificcommunityandin1921hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforphysics.Duringthe1920sheregardedtheriseoftheNazisinGermanywithhorror,eventuallyemigratingtotheU.S.where,in1933,hetookupapostatPrincetonUniversity.In1939hisearlywarningsofGermanscientificattemptstomakeanatomicbombpromptedthestartoftheManhattanProject.■4/105BeforeReading_2_2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingDateEventMarch14,1879

19031905BorninUlm,Germany,theelderchildofabusinessmanandamusicalmother.MarriedMilevaMaric,hisclassmateatthepolytechnic.Theyhadtwosonsbuteventuallydivorced.Publishedthreeground-breakingpapersonthemotionofparticles,thenatureoflight,andtherelationshipbetweenenergyandinertia.5/105BeforeReading_2_2_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1914-1933191619211930Publishedhis“AutobiographicalNotes.”PublishedhisGeneralTheoryofRelativity.DirectorofKaiserWilhelmPhysicalInstituteinBerlin.AwardedtheNobelPrizeforphysics.6/105BeforeReading_2_2_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingOctober1939November18,1952April18,1955DeclinedanoffertobecomeheadofstateofIsrael.DiedinhospitalinPrinceton.WrotetoFranklinRoosevelt,PresidentoftheUnitedStates,onthepossibilityofmanufacturinganuclearbombandtheneedtopreempttheNazis.7/105BeforeReading_2_3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading

1.AbriefintroductionIn1905EinsteinreceivedhisdoctoratefromtheUniversityofZurichforatheoreticaldissertationonthedimensionsofmolecules,andhealsopublishedthreetheoreticalpapersofcentralimportancetothedevelopmentof20th-centuryphysics.OnthebasisoftheGeneralTheoryofRelativity,Einsteinaccountedforthepreviouslyunexplainedvariationsintheorbitalmotionoftheplanetsandpredictedthebendingofstarlightinthevicinityofamassivebodysuchasthesun.Theconfirmationofthislatterphenomenonduringaneclipseofthesunin1919becameamediaevent,andEinstein’sfamespreadworldwide.■8/105BeforeReading_2_3_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading

2.Einsteinexplainstheequivalenceofenergyandmatter“ItfollowedfromtheSpecialTheoryofRelativitythatmassandenergyarebothbutdifferentmanifestationsofthesamething—asomewhatunfamiliarconceptionfortheaveragemind.Furthermore,theequationEisequaltomcsquared,inwhichenergyisputequaltomass,multipliedbythesquareofthevelocityoflight,showedthatverysmallamountsofmassmaybeconvertedintoaverylargeamountofenergyandviceversa.Themassandenergywereinfactequivalent,accordingtotheformulamentionedbefore.ThiswasdemonstratedbyCockcroftandWaltonin1932,experimentally.”■9/105BeforeReading_2_4BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWhenHitlercametopower,EinsteinimmediatelydecidedtoleaveGermanyfortheUnitedStates.HetookapositionattheInstituteforAdvancedStudyatPrinceton,NewJersey.In1939EinsteincollaboratedwithseveralotherphysicistsinwritingalettertoPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt,pointingoutthepossibilityofmakinganatomicbombandthelikelihoodthattheGermangovernmentwasembarkingonsuchacourse.Theletter,whichboreonlyEinstein’ssignature,helpedlendurgencytoeffortsintheU.S.tobuildtheatomicbomb,butEinsteinhimselfplayednoroleintheworkandknewnothingaboutitatthetime.■10/105BeforeReading_2_5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAfter1919,Einsteinbecameinternationallyrenowned.Heaccruedhonorsandawards,includingtheNobelPrizeinphysicsin1921,fromvariousworldscientificsocieties.Hisvisittoanypartoftheworldbecameanationalevent;photographersandreportersfollowedhimeverywhere.Afterthewar,EinsteinwasactiveinthecauseofinternationaldisarmamentandworldgovernmentbutdeclinedtheoffermadebyleadersofthestateofIsraeltobecomepresidentofthatcountry.IntheU.S.duringthelate1940sandearly1950shespokeoutontheneedforthenation’sintellectualstomakeanysacrificenecessarytopreservepoliticalfreedom.EinsteindiedinPrincetononApril18,1955.■11/105BeforeReading_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheYo-Yoisasimpletoyconsistingofagrooveddoublediskwithastringaboutthecenter.Theplayerholdstheendofthestringwhichunwindsitselfasthediskisdropped.Thenbyaslightjerkonthestring,theplayercausesittorewinditself,andtoreelupbacktothehand.ThetoyissaidtohaveoriginatedinthePhilippines.Since1930ithasbecomeapopulartoyandeventodaychildrenindifferentcountriesplaytheYo-Yoandcompeteinvariouscontests.TheYo-Yo■12/105BeforeReading_4BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingNobelPrizesareannualmonetaryawardsgrantedtoindividualsorinstitutionsforoutstandingcontributionsinthefieldsofphysics,chemistry,physiologyormedicine,literature,internationalpeace,andeconomicsciences.TheNobelPrizesareinternationallyrecognizedasthemostprestigiousawardsinTheNobelPrize■eachofthesefields.TheprizeswereestablishedbySwedishinventorandindustrialistAlfredBernhardNobel,whosetupafundfortheminhiswill.ThefirstNobelPrizeswereawardedonDecember10,1901,thefifthanniversaryofNobel’sdeath.13/105BeforeReading_5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingFrankWinfieldWoolworth(1852~1919),anAmericanmerchant,wasborninRodman,NewYork.Heestablishedin1879afive-centstoreatUtica,NewYork,whichfailed,andthesameyearhestartedasuccessfulfive-and-ten-centstoreatLancaster,Pennsylvania.WoolworthopenedmanyothersandsoonextendedbusinessthroughouttheUnitedStatesandtoseveralforeigncountries.In1911theF.W.WoolworthCompanywasincorporatedwithownershipofover1,000five-and-tens,andhebecamedirectorofvariousfinancialfirms.(ThelastWoolworthstoreswereclosedin1998.)WoolworthhadtheWoolworthBuildingerectedinNewYorkCityin1913,thehighestbuildingintheworld(792ft/241.4m)atthattime.Woolworth’s■14/105ForPart2Short-answerQuestionGlobeReading_main1.PartDivisionoftheText

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ForPart1MultipleChoiceForPart3QuestionsandAnswersBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading2.FurtherUnderstanding15/105

GlobeReading_1PartDivisionoftheTextBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMainIdeasLinesParts11—40241—52353—72Einsteinwasaplainandsimplemaninhisdailylife.Thoughhewasworldfamous,Einsteinremainedpurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Einsteinneverunderstoodhisfame.16/105GlobeReading_2_1_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMultipleChoice1.WhentheyoungvisitorcametoEinstein’shome,hewas_______.A)frightenedB)uneasyC)self-confidentD)frustratedKEY2.WhatdidEinsteindoaftertheauthorsuggestedhimtryshavingcream?A)Hetriedtheshavingcreamthenextmorningandwasreallysatisfiedwithit.B)Hedeclinedtheofferandusedrazorandwaterasbefore.C)Hethoughtthecreamwasofnouse.D)Hebecamecuriousaboutthecomponentsofthecream.KEY17/105GlobeReading_2_1_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading3.Thewatermark—W—forWoolworth’sinEinstein’sstationerysuggeststhat________.A)hedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuythebetterstationeryB)hewasintendedtoshowthatheasimportantasotherpeopleC)hedidnottakeanyinterestinprestigeD)hedidn’thavepersonalambitionthoughhewasworld-famousKEY18/105GlobeReading_2_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingShort-AnswerQuestion

Directions:ToshowEinsteinispurelyandexclusivelyatheorist,theauthorgivesusthreeexamplesinthispart.Youarerequiredtowritethreesentencestosummarizethethreeexamples.Eachsentenceshouldbefewerthan20words.(1)Hewouldn’twalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.(2)Hedidn’thaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTVpossible.(3)Hepursedvarioustheoriesfortheworkofatoybutfailedtoknowitsoperatingprinciple.19/105GlobeReading_2_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingQuestionsandAnswersWhatisthebesttitleofthispart?Einstein’sattitudetowardhisfame.2.HowdidEinsteinfeelabouthisownfame?Hesaidhehadasgoodideasasotherpeopleandthathisideashadbeenacceptedbecausehehadtheluck.Hewasevenpuzzledbyhimself.Hecouldnotunderstandwhyhereceivedsomuchattentionandwassingledoutsomethingspecial.20/1051.Hewasbeyondpretension.2.HeboughthisstationeryinWoolworth’s,afive-and-ten-centvarietystore.3.Henevercarriedmoneywithhimbecausehehadnouseforit.4.Heusedonlywaterandsafetyrazortoshave.5.Heneededonlyapencilandapadofpapertodohiswork.GlobeReading_3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAnAnalysisofEinstein’sPersonalityStatementsSupportingDetailsEinsteinhadnopersonalambition.Einsteinbelievedinsimplicity.

1.Hewasreadytocometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.2.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.3.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.4.Henevershowedjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.21/1051.HewrotealongpoemofthankstoasmallboywhohadsenthimaYo-Yo.2.Hecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeoplewithordinarystationery.3.Hethoughtthathisideashadbeenacceptedbecausehewasaluckyman.1.Hedidnothavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.2.Hewouldnotwalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.3.HedidnothaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhisPhotoelectricTheorycouldmakeTVpossible.4.Hetriedinvaintodeducetheoperatingprincipleofatoybirdbutrefusedtotakeitaparttoseehowitactuallyworked.GlobeReading_3_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingEinsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Einsteinwaseasytoapproachandwasbeyondanypretension.22/105Article_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasasimple,modestandordinaryman.

23/105SeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasasimple,modestandordinaryman.

Article_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading24/105MyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein’shome,IwasmadetofeelateasewhenEinsteinsaid,“Ihavesomethingtoshowyou.”HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn’tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame,Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded,properlyimpressedbymyskillandknowledge.Article1_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheProfessorandtheYo-Yo

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Later,IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent,andreceivedapoemofthanks.25/105Asaboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Article2_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingInthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld’smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark—W—forWoolworth’s.26/105Article3_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTodohisworkheneededonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity,somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream,hesaid,“Therazorandwaterdothejob.”“ButProfessor,whydon’tyoutrythecreamjustonce?”Iargued.“Itmakesshavingsmootherandlesspainful.”Heshrugged.Finally,Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast,hewasbeamingwiththepleasureofanew,greatdiscovery.“Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,”heannounced.“Itdoesn’tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful.”Thereafter,heusedtheshavingcreameverymorninguntilthetubewasempty.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.27/105Article4_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingEinsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Hedidn’thavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.HisE=mc2isprobablythemostfamousequationinhistory—yetEinsteinwouldn’twalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.HewontheNobelPrizeforhisPhotoelectricTheory,aseriesofequationsthatheconsideredrelativelyminorinimportance,buthedidn’thaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTVpossible.MybrotheroncegavetheProfessoratoy,abirdthatbalancedontheedgeofabowlofwaterandrepeatedlydunkeditsheadinthewater.Einsteinwatcheditindelight,tryingtodeducetheoperatingprinciple.Buthecouldn’t.28/105Thenextmorningheannounced,“IhadthoughtaboutthatbirdforalongtimebeforeIwenttobedanditmustworkthisway...”Hebeganalongexplanation.Thenhestopped,realizingaflawinhisreasoning.“No,Iguessthat’snotit,”hesaid.HepursuedvarioustheoriesforseveraldaysuntilIsuggestedwetakethetoyaparttoseehowitdidwork.Hisquickexpressionofdisapprovaltoldmehedidnotagreewiththispracticalapproach.Heneverdidworkoutthesolution.Article5_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading29/105Article6_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAnotherpuzzlethatEinsteincouldneverunderstandwashisownfame.Hehaddevelopedtheoriesthatwereprofoundandcapableofexcitingrelativelyfewscientists.

Yethisnamewasahouseholdwordacrossthecivilizedworld.“I’vehadgoodideas,andsohaveothermen,”heoncesaid.“Butit’sbeenmygoodfortunethatmyideashavebeenaccepted.”Hewasbewilderedbyhisfame:peoplewantedtomeethim;strangersstaredathimonthestreet;scientists,statesmen,students,andhousewiveswrotehimletters.Henevercouldunderstandwhyhereceivedthisattention,whyhewassingledoutassomethingspecial.30/105MyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein’shome,IwasmadetofeelateasewhenEinsteinsaid,“Ihavesomethingtoshowyou.”HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn’tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame,Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded,properlyimpressedbymyskillandknowledge.Article1_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheProfessorandtheYo-Yo

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Later,IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent,andreceivedapoemofthanks.31/105Article2_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAsaboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld’smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark—W—forWoolworth’s.32/105Heshrugged.Finally,Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast,hewasbeamingwiththepleasureofanew,greatdiscovery.“Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,”heannounced.“Itdoesn’tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful.”Thereafter,heusedtheshavingcreameverymorninguntilthetubewasempty.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.Article3_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTodohisworkheneededonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity,somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream,hesaid,“Therazorandwaterdothejob.”“ButProfessor,whydon’tyoutrythecreamjustonce?”Iargued.“Itmakesshavingsmootherandlesspainful.”33/105Article4_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingEinsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Hedidn’thavetheslightestinterestinthepracticalapplicationofhisideasandtheories.HisE=mc2

isprobablythemostfamousequationinhistory—yetEinsteinwouldn’twalkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.HewontheNobelPrizeforhisPhotoelectricTheory,aseriesofequationsthatheconsideredrelativelyminorinimportance,buthedidn’thaveanycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTVpossible.MybrotheroncegavetheProfessoratoy,abirdthatbalancedontheedgeofabowlofwaterandrepeatedlydunkeditsheadinthewater.Einsteinwatcheditindelight,tryingtodeducetheoperatingprinciple.Buthecouldn’t.34/105Thenextmorningheannounced,“IhadthoughtaboutthatbirdforalongtimebeforeIwenttobedanditmustworkthisway...”Hebeganalongexplanation.Thenhestopped,realizingaflawinhisreasoning.“No,Iguessthat’snotit,”hesaid.HepursuedvarioustheoriesforseveraldaysuntilIsuggestedwetakethetoyaparttoseehowitdidwork.Hisquickexpressionofdisapprovaltoldmehedidnotagreewiththispracticalapproach.Heneverdidworkoutthesolution.Article5_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading35/105statesmen,students,andhousewiveswrotehimletters.Henevercouldunderstandwhyhereceivedthisattention,whyhewassingledoutassomethingspecial.Article6_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAnotherpuzzlethatEinsteincouldneverunderstandwashisownfame.Hehaddevelopedtheoriesthatwereprofoundandcapableofexcitingrelativelyfewscientists.Yethisnamewasahouseholdwordacrossthecivilizedworld.“I’vehadgoodideas,andsohaveothermen,”heoncesaid.“Butit’sbeenmygoodfortunethatmyideashavebeenaccepted.”Hewasbewilderedbyhisfame:peoplewantedtomeethim;strangersstaredathimonthestreet;scientists,36/105MyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein’shome,IwasmadetofeelateasewhenEinsteinsaid,“Ihavesomethingtoshowyou.”HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn’tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame,Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded,properlyimpressedbymyskillandknowledge.TheProfessorandtheYo-Yo

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Later,IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent,andreceivedapoemofthanks.Article1_S_Whenmy

BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1.Paraphrasethesentence.IshowedmyskillsofhandlingtheYo-Yoandexplainedtohimthatthetoyhadturnedoverinsteadofrollingbackupthestringbecauseithadnotbeenloopedinaproperway.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.輪到我時，我露了幾手并向他指出，繞錯線圈使玩具失去了平衡。37/105Asaboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld’smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark—W—forWoolworth’s.Article2_S_Hewas

BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1.Whatisthegrammaticalfunctionof“Iknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim”?It’sanattributiveclausemodifyingtheword“theonlyperson”.2.Whatcanweinferfromthesentence?WecaninferfromthesentencethatEinsteinwasatpeacewithhimselfandtheworld.Heacceptedtheworldasitwasandknewhisownlimits.38/105Asaboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld’smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark—W—forWoolworth’s.Article2_S_Heknew…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading1.Paraphrasethesentence.Heknewthattheuniversehadmoremysteriesthanhecouldeverhopetosolvebyhisintellectualcapabilities.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.他知道有許多問題答案超出了他智力所及范圍。39/105Asaboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfru