一．單詞復習
1． .著手做；從事；承擔 vt./vi
2． 分析；分解 n.
3． .顯然的；明顯的 adj
4． 在……里面；在……范圍之內(nèi) prep.
5． 農(nóng)學；農(nóng)業(yè) n.
6． 重力；引力；地心吸力 n.
7． 好奇的；好求知的；愛打聽隱私的 adj.
8． （學科）分科；樹枝；支流；支線；分支結(jié)構(gòu) n.
9． 辯論；爭論 vt/vi. n.
10. 瀏覽；細看；反復察看 vt.
11. 分界線；邊界；界限 n.
12. 大學畢業(yè)生；畢業(yè)生 n.
13. 探索；調(diào)查；研究 n. vt./vi.
14. （病人等用的）輪椅 n.
15. 使喪失能力 vt.
16. 理論；學說；原理；推測 n.
17. 尋找；探索；追求 vt./vi.
18. 誤解；誤會 vt.
19. 科學（上）的;符合科學規(guī)律的 adj.
20. 觀察；察覺到；遵守；慶祝（節(jié)日等）
21. 和……相配；和……相稱；使較量 vt./vi.
22. （作）預(yù)言；（作）預(yù)測；預(yù)計 vi./vt.
23. 悲傷；不幸 n.
24. 罪；犯罪活動；不法行為 n.
25. 天文學家 n.
26. 顯微鏡 n.
27. 望遠鏡 n.
28. 天；天空；天國；上帝 n
29. 理解力強的；有才智的 adj.
30. 忍耐的；容忍的；有耐心的 adj.
31. 進行實驗；進行試驗 vi.
32. genius
33. inspiration
34. perspiration
35. quote
36. radioactivity
37. biologist
38. PhD
39. promising
40. incurable
41. engage
42. exploration
43. observation
44. geographer
二．詞組歸納
1. make a difference產(chǎn)生差別，造成影響，起作用
2. within himself 在心中
3. be on fire for 熱衷于;對…感興趣
4.be similar to 與…相似
5. a promising graduate student一位有希望的研究生
6.give up one’s dreams and hopes 放棄夢想和憧憬
7.work on 致力于，從事于,忙于
8.go by(時間)過去;從旁邊經(jīng)過; (時機等)輕易放過” “依照，遵循” “憑……判斷”
9. get engaged (to) 與某人訂婚
10.go on with 繼續(xù)
11.dream of 夢想
12.in the early 1970s在20世紀70 年代初期
13.make new discoveries (about) 在…有新發(fā)現(xiàn)
14.seek answers to questions尋找問題的答案
15.in a (practical) way 用實際的方法
16.according to 根據(jù)
17.on the other hand 在另一方面
18.turn out 結(jié)果是;證明是;原來是；生產(chǎn)出；關(guān)掉，熄滅；出席，在場
19.build a theory 創(chuàng)立理論
20.the causes and effects 前因后果
21.use up用光,用完
22. take measures 采取措施
23.the crime scene 犯罪現(xiàn)場
24.be satisfied with 對…滿意
25.take a (closer) look at 近距離觀察
26.what if……倘使……將怎樣
27.change from season to season隨季節(jié)變化
28.the other way around用相反方式
29.be known as scientific pioneers 被認為是科學先驅(qū)
30.reach one’s goal 實現(xiàn)夢想
31. be descibed as……被叫做，稱作
補充詞組：
1. be curious about…對…感到好奇
be curious + wh-對……有興趣;
2. be curious + to do 極想做…;
3. It is curious + that... ……是奇怪的 2. 與某人訂婚 3. 結(jié)果是,證明是
4. seek to do sth. 設(shè)法、試圖做謀事
5. be a match for 與 …相匹配
6. be engaged in sth. / doing sth. 忙于(做)某事
7. It turns out that……結(jié)果是;證明是;原來是
8. be patient with sb 對某人有耐心
9. give out 用完，耗盡，筋疲力盡（不用于被動）
10. run out (指供應(yīng)品) 用完，耗盡（不用于被動）
11. wear out 用完，耗盡
12. run out of 用完，耗盡(供應(yīng)品)
三．重要句型
1.It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.
分析明顯存在的事物需要非凡的頭腦
2. Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
生活中沒有什么可怕的東西,只需要理解的東西。”
3. There is no doubt that…
4. Readers were pleased and surprised to find that a scientist could write about his work in a way that ordinary people could understand.
讀者們感到驚喜的是，科學家竟能夠以普通人理解的方式來闡述自己的理論。
5.There did not seem much point in working on my phD--- I did not expect to survive that long.
取得博士學位對我來說沒有什么意義，我沒有期望活那么久。
6.Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of. 他也沒有讓病魔阻止他過上他一直夢想的生活。
7.To explain what they have seen, they build a theory about the way in which things happen and the causes and effects.
為了解釋看到的東西，他們創(chuàng)立理論，來闡述事情如何發(fā)生及其前因后果。
8. Scientists, on the other hand, Hawking writes, know that their job is never finished and that even the best theory can turn out to be wrong. 霍金寫道，從另一方面講，科學家知道，他們的工作是永無止境的，即便是最后的理論，都可能被證明是錯誤的。
9.People laughed at Zhang Heng when he first introduced his seismograph, and it was later that the world recognised his greatness.
張衡剛剛介紹他的地動儀的時候，別人取笑他，直到后來人們才承認他的偉大。
10. Perhaps the most important thing if we want to make a difference is to find something that we like to do and that we are good at.
我們?nèi)绻胍兴鳛椋钪匾囊苍S是從事自己愿意做，且善于做的事情。認識自我就要弄清自己的思路，明白自己的愛好。
11.Everyone has his or her special skills and interests, and only by discovering what we do best can we hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference.
人人都有自己的專長和興趣，只 有發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的專長，我們才有希望達到自己的目標而真正有所作為。
12. It is not necessary to be a great scientist to make a difference, but there are things we can learn from the best minds in this world.
要有所作為，不一定非要成為大科學家，但是我們可以從世界上頂尖人物身上學到很多東西。
13. By asking why, how and what if, curious mind find new ideas and solutions
有好奇心的人通過探尋所以然、如何然，設(shè)想前因后果，就可以獲得新思想、找到解決問題的方案。