Unit13AlbertEinstein

1、高二下册Unit 13 Albert Einstein第 13 单元 阿尔伯特爱因斯坦Lesson 49 1 Dialogue第 49 课 1 对话Four American students are comparing notes on famous people.四个美国学生在就有关的著名人物交换意见。A:Im doing a word puzzle in this newspaper. Im trying to find the name of a famous person.Can you help me?A: 我在猜报纸上的字谜。 我在设法找到一位著名人物的名字。 你 可以帮帮我吗？

2、B:Is it Abraham Lincoln?B: 是亚伯拉罕 ?林肯吗？A:Who?A: 谁？B:The American president who fought for the freedom of slaves in the USA.B：为美国奴隶的自由而战的美国总统。A:No,its not him.A: 不，不是他。C:Is it Karl Marx?C:是卡尔？马克思吗？A:Who is he?A: 他是谁 ？C:He wrote books about communism. He said that all communists should help each other.

3、他写了不少关于共产主义的著作。 他说所有的共产党人都应该互 相帮助。A:No,its not him.A: 不, 不是他。D:Is it Alexander Bell？D: 是亚历山大 ？ 贝尔 ？A:What did he do？A: 他是干什么的 ？D:He made the first telephone.D:他发明了第一部电话。A:No,its not him.A: 不, 不是他。B:Is it Albert Einstein？B: 是阿尔伯特 ？爱因斯坦吗？A:What did he do？A: 他是干什么的 ？B:He was a famous professor of physi

4、cs. He lived in this century,was born in Germany and spent the last part of his life in the USA.他是一位著名的物理教授。他生活在本世纪，出生于德国，在美国度过了他的晚年。A:That fits the puzzle！ It must be him!这符合谜底。Lesson 50 1 Reading comprehension第 50 课 1 阅读理解Read the passage to find the answers to these questions:阅读这篇文章并找出这些问题的答案。1.W

5、hat scientific work is Einstein famous for?1. 爱因斯坦最出名的科技著作是什么？2.Where did he spend the last part of his life?他的晚年是在哪里度过的？ALBERT EINSTEIN (1)爱因斯坦（ 1）Albert Einstein was born in Germany on March 14th,1879.When he was a young boy he used to ask a lot of questions,for example,How does darkness happen?By

6、 the time he was fourteen years old,he had learned maths all by himself.He was a shy person and did not enjoy school very much.the other boys.Allto spend most of histime alone,although he married twiceand had lots ofclosefriends.阿尔伯特 ?爱因斯坦于 1879年 3月 14日出生于德国。他小时候总是提出许多问题，例如， “黑暗是怎样发生的？”到14岁的时候，他就已经自

7、学数学。他胆小害羞，不太喜欢上学。他觉得很难同别的孩子相处。 虽然他结过两次婚， 也有许多亲密的朋友，但是在整个人生中，他愿意单独度过他的大部分时间。From the age of seventeen,Einstein studied inSwitzerlandTo earn enough money to continue his studies,he workedthere first as a teacher,then in a government office.With the pay that he received and saved,he went on with hisstu

8、dies at university,where he received a doctors degreein 1905.The period between 1905 and 1915 was an importantone for Einstein;he began the research and studies whichled to his new discoveries in physics.从 17 岁开始，他就在瑞士 学习。为了挣钱来继续升学，他He found it hard to get along with through his life Einstein was co

9、ntent 先在那儿当教师， 后来又在政府部门工作。 用他挣来的工资和积 存的钱，继续读大学。 1905 年，他在大学获得博士学位。 1905年到 1915 年的这段时间，对爱因斯坦来说的一个重要的时期， 他开始了使他在物理学方面获得新发现的研究工作。At the end of the First World War in 1918,Einstein received worldwide praise for his scientific research.He was given the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921,and was invited to g

10、ive talks in many countries.1918 年第一次世界大战结束的时候，爱因斯坦的科学研究 受到了世界范围的广泛赞扬。 1921 年他被授于诺贝尔物理学奖， 并被邀请到许多国家讲学。In 1933 Einstein and his family left Europe for the USA.He had been invited to teach at a university there.he accepted the job of Professor of Physics,but asked for verylittlemoney.He had never been

11、 interested in becoming rich.He once refused to speak on the radio for $1,000 a minuteAnother time someone saw him using a cheque for $1,500 as a bookmark.Then he lost the book!1933 年爱因斯坦和他的家人离开欧洲去美国。他被邀请在 那儿的一所大学任教。 他应聘当了物理学教授， 但并不要求工资。他从致富从来就不感兴趣。有一次，有人出一 分钟 1000 美元的 报酬请他作广播演说，他却谢绝了。还有一次，有人看到他用一 张

12、 1500 美元的支票作书签。后来他连那本书都丢失了。Einstein lived the rest of his life quietly in the USA.In 1940 he took American nationality.Besides his work in physics,he spent a lot of time working for humanrights and progress.爱因斯坦在美国恬静地度过了他的余生。 1940 年他取得了 美国国籍。 除了在物理学方面的工作之外， 他还花了大量的时间 为人权和进步而工作。Einstein had always be

13、en fond of music and had learnt music as a young boy.At the university town where he lived he continued to make music at home with his friends.It was said that he found in music the peace which was missing in a world full of wars and killings.Such was Albert Einstein, a simple man and the 20th centu

14、rys greatest scientist.he died on April 18th,1955 at the age of 76.爱因斯坦一直喜欢音乐， 而且在他小时候就学过音乐。 在他 居住的大学城里，他继续在家里同朋友们一起创作乐曲。据说， 他在音乐中找到了在一个充满战争与杀戮的世界上所失去的和平。这就是爱因斯坦，一个纯朴的人，一位 20 世纪最伟大的科 学家，他于 1955年 4月 18日去世，享年 76岁。Lesson 51 1 Reading comprehension第 51 课 1 阅读理解ALBERT EINSTEIN (2)爱因斯坦（ 2）Before Einstein,

15、scientists believed that light travelled through space in a straight line.But Einstein was able to prove that light coming from the stars was bent as it passedAs a result,it appeared to scientists on earth that the stars had moved.He worked out just how much the light would be bent;he could also wor

16、k out how far the stars would appear to have moved.在爱因斯坦之前， 科学家们认为光是成直线穿过太空的。 然 而爱因斯坦却能证明从恒星来的光线当其经过太阳时变弯曲了。因此，在地球上的科学家看来，恒星好象是移动了。他计算出了 光线被弯曲的程度， 他还能把恒星看上去移动了的距离也计算出 来。His discovery was completely new;it was said that only three people in the world could understand it at that time.11The difficulty

17、was how he could prove his ideas to otherscientists.Many of them did not accept his scientificideas.But Einstein stuck to his opinion and went on withhis research.By 1919,scientists who had been watching thestars supported his work and he quickly becameworld-famous.From that time on Einstein was gre

18、atly respected as theleading scientist of the century.他的发现是全新的。据说当时全世界只有三个人懂得这个道理。困难在于怎样才能向其他科学家证实他的想法。 许多科学家并不接受他这些科学的思想， 但他坚持他的意见， 继续不断的进行他的研究。到 1919 年的时候，那些一直在观察恒星的科学家支持爱因斯坦的工作， 于是爱因斯坦很快的就闻名于世了。那时起，爱因斯坦备受尊重，被公认为本世纪最杰出的科学家。The First World War(1914-1918) had brought him greatsadness.He had taken Sw

19、iss nationality in 1901andtherefore did not have to join the army,as Switzerlanddidnot take sides in the war.However,he thought that the warwas a terrible thing.All through his life he believedthatfighting and killing in wars was wrong.What he wanted tosee was an end to all the armies of the world.第一次世界大战 (1914-1918) 使他深感忧伤。 他于 1901 年取得了瑞士国籍。 因此他不必参军， 因为瑞士在大战中没有参加战