人教版高二第一單元知識點歸納

Unit I Making a difference 知識歸納

P1-2

天才就是百分之九十九的 Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine

汗水加上百分之一的靈感。percent perspiration.

如上引用 the quotes above

關於科學的引言 quotes about science

使得一名科學家成功 make a scientist successful

在他自己的內心中 within himself

對…充滿熱情/激情 be on fire for

換句話説 in other words

被授予諾貝爾物理獎 be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics

準確地説 to be exact

與…類似 be similar to

由於…而出名 be known for

有共同之處 have sth. in common

代表一個科學分支 represent a branch of science

對社會最重要、最有用 the most important and useful to society

辯論開始 let the debate begin

毫無疑問… There is no doubt that

很難説 It’s hard to say

我懷疑… I doubt if/ whether…

P3-4

壯心無涯 no boundaries

試想 imagine this

很有發展前途的研究生 a promising graduate student

世界一流大學 the top universities in the world

患不治之症 have an incurable disease

最多活12個月 may not have more than twelve months to live

大多數人會感到非常傷心 Most of us would probably feel very sad.

放棄對未來的夢想和憧憬 give up our dreams and hopes for the future

做某事沒有意義 There did not seem much point in doing…

There is no point in doing sth.

取得博士學位 work on my PhD

我不盼望活那麼久 I did not expect to survive that long.

過去 go by

情況轉好 go rather well for

訂婚 be/ get engaged to

從事 be engaged in (doing) sth.

阻礙某人做某事 stop… (from) doing…；keep…from doing；

prevent…(from) doing…

夢想 dream of

作報告 give lectures

給大學生作演講 speak to university students

通過計算機説話 speak through a computer

對重大問題的看法 thoughts on some of the greatest questions

黑洞 black holes

二十世紀七十年代初 in the early 1970s

做出新的發現 make new discoveries

探索宇宙本質問題 seek answers to questions about the nature of

the universe

普通人 ordinary people

科學如何運作 how science works

科學發現 make scientific discoveries

改變世界 change the world

霍金認為 according to Hawking

永無止境 be never finished

另一方面 on the other hand

證明是錯誤的 prove/ turn out to be wrong

科學方法的產物 the result of the scientific method

創立理論 build the theory

預測未來 predict the future events

實際測試 test sth. in a practical way

直接觀察 observe directly

測試理論 test the theory

發覺深奧難懂 find it difficult to understand him

對…滿意 be happy/satisfied with

提高我的英語水平 improve my English

P5-6

用光(完) use up

採取措施解決問題 take measures to solve the problem

破壞我們的星球 ruin our planet

查明 find out

犯罪現場 the crime scene

P7

有所作為 make a difference

向…學習 learn from

世界上頂尖人物的頭腦 the best minds in the world

對…感到滿意 be satisfied with

始終在尋找新的問題 are always looking for new questions

更仔細觀察大大小小的事物 take a closer look at things both great and small

通過探尋所以然，如何然 by asking why, how

設想前因後果 ask what if

知識就是力量。 Knowledge is power.

被描述成 be described as

運用那種力量的能力 the ability to use that power

始終 all the time

畫天體圖 draw a map of the heavens

隨季節變化 change from season to season

相信 believe in

取笑 laugh at

承認他的偉大 recognize his greatness

而不是相反的 not the other way around

討論觀察結果 discuss his observations

公認的科學界先驅 be known as scientific pioneers

幫助我們更好地認識了世界 help us better understand the word

達到目標 reach our goals

真正有所作為 truly make a difference

提出新的觀點 come up with new ideas

P83-84

對什麼感到好奇 be curious about

我的目標是今天把這件事做好。My goal is to get this done today.

説服某人做某事 talk sb. into doing sth.

説服某人不做某事 talk sb. out of doing sth.

得了一種叫艾滋病的疾病 suffer from a disease known as ALS

我們榮幸地跟霍金教授談話。 We’re honoured to talk to Professor Hawking.

你覺得《時間簡史》這本書 What do you think of the book A brief History of Time?

怎麼樣？

P85-86

從…畢業 graduate form…

隨着電腦和英特網的發展 with the development of computers and the Internet

計算出 work out

獲得瑞士國籍 take Swiss nationality

從那時起 from that time on

當政(權) come into power