Lesson 2

1. Madame Curie will always be remembered as the discover of radium. 居里夫人這位鐳元素的發現者，將永遠為人民所懷念。 remember doing sth. 記得做過某事；remember to do sth. 記著去干某事；remember sb. as… 把某人當著……來懷念；remember sb. to sb. else 請代向某人問好；e.g. I remember seeing her somewhere. 我記得在什么地方見過她。Remember to turn off the lights before you leave the room. 離開房間時請記住關燈。Please remember me to your parents. 請代我向你的父母親問好。

2. At that time women were not admitted to universities in Poland, so Marie was determined to go to Paris and study there. 當時在波蘭是不允許婦女進入大學的，因此瑪麗決定去巴黎學習。1). admit vt. 許可；讓……進入；承認；供認(后接動名詞)；e.g. The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house. 仆人來開了門讓我進了屋子。The thief admits having stolen the gold medal. 那個小偷供認他偷了那塊金牌。My sister was lucky to be admitted to Beijing University. 我妹妹很幸運考上了北京大學。600 students are admitted to Senior Grade 1 this year in our school. 今年我校招收600名高一新生。 2). be determined to do… e.g. We are determined to get the work done before May Day. 我們下決心要在五.一前完成這項工作。She was determined not to allow his advice. 她決意不接受他的勸告。 determined adj. 堅定的e.g. Madame Curie was a determined woman. 居里夫人是一位堅定的女性。

3. She succeeded in taking a first-class degree in physics…. ……她成功地取得了一級物理學位。1). first-class = the first-rate 一級；第一流的；the tenth-rate最差的；succeed in (doing) sth. = be successful in (doing) sth. 成功地干某事；e.g. China has succeeded in applying for the Olympics of 2008. 中國已經成功地申辦了2008年奧運會。 He succeeds both in his work and in his life. 他在事業和生活上都取得了成功。succeed vi. e.g. He is the type of person who succeeds everywhere. 他是那種到處都能吃得開的人。success n. 成功；e.g. Failure is the mother of success. 失敗乃成功之母。

4. Not long before another scientist had found that uranium gave off rays, …. 在此之前不久，另一位科學家曾發現鈾放出射線，……。give off 散發；發出(液體，氣體，味道)； e.g. Boiling water gives off steam. 沸水散發出蒸汽。 So much smoke was given off by the coal. 這種煤散發出這么多的濃煙。 give away 送掉；分發；放棄機會；give out 分發；發出(熱，光，聲音，信號)； 公布；發表；用完；精疲力竭；give up 放棄；give back 歸還；

5. …she named “Polouium” in honour of her motherland --- Poland, and on which she wrote a research paper. 為了向她的祖國 --- 波蘭表示敬意，她把這種礦物質命名為鏷，并寫了一篇關于鏷的論文。in honour of 為了向……表示敬意；為了紀念……； 為了招待……；e.g. It is only a party in honour of Li Mei’s

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birthday. 這僅僅是為了慶祝李梅的生日而舉辦的晚會。A monument was built in honour of their heroic deeds. 為了紀念他們的英雄事跡而建立了紀念碑。

6. They devoted all their hours to working in their laboratory. 他們把所有的時間都花在了實驗室里。devote… to… 把……用于；(to是介詞) e.g. They devoted themselves to the cause of revolution. 他們把畢生精力都獻給了革命事業。We should devoted every effort to helping the disabled people. 我們應當竭盡一切努力來幫助殘疾人。

7. Its rays could go through every mineral except lead. 它的射線可以穿透除鉛以外的所有其他的礦物質。lead n. 鉛; go through 通過；穿過；經歷；完成；e.g. The thread went through the eye of the needle. 線穿過了針眼。The old Red Army man went through many dangers during the war. 這位老紅軍戰士在戰爭期間經歷了很多危險。

8. It looked like ordinary salt, but was one million times more radioactive than uranium. 它看上去就像普通的鹽，而它的放射性要比鈾大一百萬倍。time n. 倍數；倍數的表達法句型：

a). A + be + 倍數 + 比較級 + than + B

b). A + be + 倍數 + as + adj + as + B

c). A + be + 倍數 + the size / length / height / depth / width + of + B

e.g. Asia is four times as large as Europe. == Asia is three times larger than

Europe. == Asia is four times the size of Europe. 亞洲是歐洲的四倍大。

其他的表達法：e.g. This street is twice the length of that one. 這條街是那條街的兩倍長。This pencil is a quarter as long as that one. 這枝鉛筆是那枝鉛筆的四分之一長。Our room is 60% the size of theirs. 我們的房間是他們的房間的60%大。

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