Unit Four Unit Four

The Professor and the Yo-yo

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Brief Introduction of Main Idea Einstain is one of the greatest scientists of all time.

His ideas and theories have, directly or indirectly, influenced many areas of the modern world--- science, art, and philosophy. In spite of his great achievements and fame, he always remained a simple man: he was honest and open, very easy to get along wiht; he lived a plain life and had simple habits, caring cery little for material well-being. And the text " The professor and the Yo-yo", whose author is the son of a close friend of Einstein's, shends more light on Einstein's personality both as a scientist and as a man.

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words study: (1) modest: having or expressing a not too high opinion of one's

merits,abilities,etc. eg. She's very modest about her success. (2)ease: n. vt. ③ 减轻 , 缓和 , 解除 eg. The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. [derivative] easy, adj. easily adv. [phrases] at (one's) ease, 舒适 , 无拘无束 ;be (fell) ill at ease , 局促不

安 , 心神不宁 ;ease off 减轻 9 痛苦 , 负担 , 紧张状态等 )   (3)balance: ① n. condition of being steady [phrases] off balance, keep one's balance, on balance, strike a

balance eg. The sudden pull threw him off balance. On balance, he will gain more than he will lose. Can Europe strike a balance between the power blocs? ② v. keep in a state of balance eg. My accounts balance for the first time this year!

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(4)impress: vt ①have a strong effect on the mind or feelings of

eg. I was deeply impressed by the scenery there. ② press, make a kark by pressing eg. The spy impressed the stolen key on a piece of clay

so that he could copy the key later. [phrases] impress on/upon, 使铭记 , 使印象深刻 , 在 ...

盖印 ; impress a fact into an argument 把一事实用于辩论 (5) frustrate: vt. cause to have feelings of annoyed

disappointment; defeat eg. He was frustrated when the girl he loved announced

her marriage. Heavy rain frustrated their plan. [derivative] frustration, n. frustrating, adj. frustrated,

adj.

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(6) jealous: adj. being envy [phrases] be jealous of eg. Mary is jealous of her cousin's ability and beauty. [derivative] jealousy n. [synonym] jealousy, envy jealousy, 指别人拥有自己想获得的东西而对别人产生羡慕、懊恼、

不满和妒忌。 eg. I'm tired of all these jealosies and quarrels. envy, 指对自己已有的东西的强烈的占有欲或对他人所有的东西的极

度渴望，含有强烈的不信任、怀疑、妒忌之意。 eg. All the boys were filled with envy when they saw Tom's new bicycle.

  (7) immune: adj. free from or unaffected by [phrases] be immune to / from/ against... eg. It seems to me that few people are immune to vanity or

jealousy. The medicine will make you immune to cold. A full life is immune against boredom. [derivative] immunity n.

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(8) emotion: strong feeling eg. Love, hatred, and grief are emotions. [synonym] emotion, feeling, passion, sentiment emotion, 心理学用语，多指精神方面的感受，强调感情较强烈，

多半由于兴奋、激烈、不平衡的心理造成的。 eg. His voice was choked with emotion.

feeling, 一般用语，常用复数形式指某人由于受到外界的刺激或影响，而产生的一种心理上的感触。 eg. I don't like to hurt your feelings.

passion, 指极强烈的甚至使人失去理智的一种感情，如愤怒、复仇、占有欲、情欲等。 eg. The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.

sentiment , 正式用语，指一种较高尚、细腻或浪漫的感情，如爱国心、道义感、审美观、怜爱、哀伤或触景生情等。 eg. A stateman should be animated by loft sentiments.

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Expressions study: (1) come to terms with: accept ( sth. one does

not want to accept) and deal with it in the best way one can

eg. She has come to terms with her fate. He managed to come to terms with his illness. [phrases] come to terms 达成协议，和解 eg.

You should try to help them to come to terms. bring... to terms 使 ... 就范 eg. The war won't end

until we bring the enemy to terms. be on good terms with 同某人相处好 eg. He is a person who knoes how to be on good terms with his coworkers.

during one's term of office , 在任职期间 eg. During his term of office, the GDP in his country made a great increase.

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(2) mean nothing to : be of no importance to [ antonym] be of great importance to e.g: Material things meant nothing to Einstein, but to

some people they mean everything. Your friendship means everything to me.   (3) so much so that: to such an extent that e.g: He longed to visit Paris, so much so that he often

dreamt about it. I was worn out, so much so that I thought I would

never recover. 有关的词组 : so much 这么多 , 到这种程度 , 无非 e.g:

Why do you hate him so much? so much for... 到此为止 , 只好作罢 e.g: " So much for

today." said the teacher. too much 太过分 , 太不象话 e.g: Tom was really too

much yesterday. to much for 非能力所及 e.g: He is too much for me.

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(4) take apart: ① separate ( a small machine, clock, etc.) into pieces

e.g: It's easy to take a watch apart but difficult to put it together.

② to criticize e.g: His first novel had rave notices, but his second was taken apart.

  (5) work out: ① solve, find the answer to e.g: Have you

worked out the problem yet? ② to plan, to decide e.g: We must work out a better

method of saving paper.   (6) single out: choose from a group for special treatment e.g: The head coach singled Tom out for special training. [synonym] choose, select, single out choose 强调以个人主观上的好恶作为选择标准。 e.g: I want to

choose one from these books. select 强调一客观的标准来取舍。 e.g: Most of the delegates to the

conference are selected from advanced workers. single out 同时强调主、客观，但一般只挑选一个。这是因为受

single 的影响 e.g: All of us did a very good job, but the teacher singled him out for praise.

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Sentence Study: 1) My father was a close friend of Albert Einstein.: a

close friend of Einstein 是双重属格结构 , 后接名词 ( 称谓 , 人名等 ), 则 's 可省 , 亦可不省 . 区别在于不加 's 的属格结构比加 's 的双重属格结构往往更具强调的意味 , 专属性更强 . 试比较 :

He is a friend of my father's. ( one of my father's friends) I am an old friend of her mother.( her mother's old

friend) 如果 of 后接代词 , 则必须用名词性物主代词。 e.g: Where is

that stupid brother of yours? 2) I was made to feel at ease...: 这句话的主动语态结构为：

He made me feel at ease... 象 see,hear,make 等动词，主动语态结构中用省 to 的不定式作宾补，但变为被动语态时，宾语补足语变为主语补足语，而且要加上 to 。

e.g: They saw Joe's father return after dark. do Ex 12 on page 90.

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3)...I displayed my few tricks and pointed out to him that the incorrectly looped string had thrown the toy off balance.: ... I showed off my skills of handling the yo-yo and explained to him that the toy had turned over instead of rolling back up the string because it had not been looped in a proper way.

4) ... the personality that was Einstein: the personality which was the most striking characteristic of Einstein.

Additional examples: ---- the comedian that was Charlie Chaplin ----the military genius that was Napoleon

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5) he was the only person I know who had come to terms with himself and the world around him.: Of all the persons I knew he was the only one who was at peace with himself and the outside world because he accepted the world as it was and knew his limits as a human being.

6)he knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach.: he knew that the universe had more mysterious than he could ever hope to solve, great as his intellectual capabilities were.

7) He was content to go as far as he could.: He was satisfied with what he could achieve and would desire nothing beyond his reach.

8) He was beyond any pretension.: He was completely sincere and honest without the slightest intension to show off.

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1)Section One (line 1-9)Main idea: Einstein was easy to

approach.

2)Section Tow (line 10-34) Main idea: Einstein wa beyond any

pretension and he believed in simplicity.

3)Section Three (line 35-52) Main idea: Einstein wa purely and

exclusively a theorist.

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仿写索赔信： Letter of Complaint/ Claim

24 July, 2003 Dear Hospital Administrator: Last month, my daughter Susan was in your hospital for three

days when she had her appendix removed. The nurses were very friendly and I am satisfied that she received good medical care. However, there were several aspects of the service that were not satisfactory.

My first complaint is the fee. We just got the bill and we were charged 400 dallars a day for a semi-private room. The TV, medicine, doctor’s bills, nursing care, and lab tests were all extra. That is outrageous. She could have had a room all to herself with TV in the best hotel in town for half that. I realize the hotel rate does not include meals, but the food she got hardly cost 300 dollars a day. We were paying the bill ourselves, and we were not rich people.

Second, the room was not clean. The drapes were dirty. The walls were filthy. This is a serious concern when you have sick people.

Sincerely, :Louis Henry Sullivan