Unit 1P 1-2

1. 如上引用 the quotes above

2. 關于科學的引言quotes about science

3. 使得一名科學家成功 make a scientist successful

4. 在他自己的內心中 within himself

5. 對…充滿熱情/激情 be on fire for

6. 與…類似 be similar to

7. 由于…而出名be known for

8. 有共同之處have sth. In common

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

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

11. 辯論開始let the debate begin

12. 毫無疑問…There is no doubt that

13. 很難說It’s hard to say

14. 我懷疑…I doubt if…

P 3-4

1. 壯心無涯no boundaries

2. 試想imagine this

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

4. 世界一流大學the top universities in the world

5. 患不治之癥have an incurable disease

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

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

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

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

There is no point in doing sth.

10. 取得博士學位work on my PhD

11. 我不盼望活那么久I did not expect to survive that long.

12. 過去go by

13. 情況轉好go rather well for

14. 訂婚be/ get engaged to

15. 阻礙某人做某事stop… from doing

16. 夢想dream of

17. 作報告give lectures

18. 給大學生作演講speak to university students

19. 坐在已馳名天下的輪椅里sit in his now-famous wheelchair

20. 通過計算機說話speak through a computer

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

22. 黑洞black holes

23. 二十世紀七十年代初in the early 1970s

24. 做出新的發現make new discoveries

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

26. 普通人ordinary people

27. 科學如何運作how science works

28. 科學發現make scientific discoveries

29.改變世界change the world

29. 霍金認為according to Hawking

30. 永無止境be never finished

31. 另一方面on the other hand

32. 證明是錯誤的prove/ turn out to be wrong

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

34. 創立理論build the theory

35. 預測未來predict the future events

36. 實際測試test sth. in a practical way

37. 直接觀察observe directly

38. 測試理論test the theory

39. 發覺深奧難懂find it difficult to understand him

40. 對…滿意be happy/satisfied with

41. 提高我的英語水平improve my English

P 5-6

1. 用光use up

2. 采取措施解決問題take measures to solve the problem

3. 破壞我們的星球ruin our planet

4. 查明find out

5. 犯罪現場the crime scene

P 7

1. 有所作為make a difference

2. 向…學習learn from

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

4. 對…感到滿意be satisfied with

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

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

7. 通過探尋所以然，如何然by asking why, how

8. 設想前因后果ask what if

9. 知識就是力量knowledge is power

10. 被描述成be described as

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

12. 始終all the time

13. 畫天體圖draw a map of the heavens

14. 隨季節變化 change from season to season

15. 相信believe in

16. 取笑laugh at

17. 承認他的偉大recognise his greatness

18. 而不是相反的not the other way around

19. 討論觀察結果discuss his observations

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

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

22. 達到目標reach our goals

23. 真正有所作為truly make a difference