新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 Albert Einstein

[00:02.25]From 1912, Einstein began to study the science
[00:06.75]of space and time.
[00:09.94]In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize
[00:13.53]for his research work.Besides the Nobel Prize,
[00:18.65]Einstein was also awarded the Copley Medal
[00:22.46]of the Royal Society in 1925
[00:26.92]and the Gold Medal
[00:28.60]of the Royal Astronomical¹ Society in 1926.
[00:34.85]In addition to his scientific research,
[00:37.87]Einstein also worked hard to spread the message
[00:42.12]of international peace.
[00:44.87]In 1944, he was able to raise
[00:48.35]six million dollars for peace
[00:51.34]by handwriting his 1905 research paper
[00:55.82]on space and time and putting it up for auction²
[01:00.40]That paper is now kept
[01:02.67]at the Library of Congress in the USA.
[01:07.16]One week before Einstein died,
[01:09.89]he sent a leter to Bertrand Russell,
[01:12.66]the famous philosopher,
[01:14.84]in which he asked all countries
[01:16.97]to give up unclear weapons.
[01:20.04]At 4 pm on April 18th, 1955,
[01:25.14]Einstein died in New Jersey³, America.
[01:28.55]

1 astronomical   

adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的

参考例句：

• He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
• Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。