一．单词复习
1． .着手做；从事；承担 vt./vi
2． 分析；分解 n.
3． .显然的；明显的 adj
4． 在……里面；在……范围之内 prep.
5． 农学；农业 n.
6． 重力；引力；地心吸力 n.
7． 好奇的；好求知的；爱打听隐私的 adj.
8． （学科）分科；树枝；支流；支线；分支结构 n.
9． 辩论；争论 vt/vi. n.
10. 浏览；细看；反复察看 vt.
11. 分界线；边界；界限 n.
12. 大学毕业生；毕业生 n.
13. 探索；调查；研究 n. vt./vi.
14. （病人等用的）轮椅 n.
15. 使丧失能力 vt.
16. 理论；学说；原理；推测 n.
17. 寻找；探索；追求 vt./vi.
18. 误解；误会 vt.
19. 科学（上）的;符合科学规律的 adj.
20. 观察；察觉到；遵守；庆祝（节日等）
21. 和……相配；和……相称；使较量 vt./vi.
22. （作）预言；（作）预测；预计 vi./vt.
23. 悲伤；不幸 n.
24. 罪；犯罪活动；不法行为 n.
25. 天文学家 n.
26. 显微镜 n.
27. 望远镜 n.
28. 天；天空；天国；上帝 n
29. 理解力强的；有才智的 adj.
30. 忍耐的；容忍的；有耐心的 adj.
31. 进行实验；进行试验 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．词组归纳
1. make a difference产生差别，造成影响，起作用
2. within himself 在心中
3. be on fire for 热衷于;对…感兴趣
4.be similar to 与…相似
5. a promising graduate student一位有希望的研究生
6.give up one’s dreams and hopes 放弃梦想和憧憬
7.work on 致力于，从事于,忙于
8.go by(时间)过去;从旁边经过; (时机等)轻易放过” “依照，遵循” “凭……判断”
9. get engaged (to) 与某人订婚
10.go on with 继续
11.dream of 梦想
12.in the early 1970s在20世纪70 年代初期
13.make new discoveries (about) 在…有新发现
14.seek answers to questions寻找问题的答案
15.in a (practical) way 用实际的方法
16.according to 根据
17.on the other hand 在另一方面
18.turn out 结果是;证明是;原来是；生产出；关掉，熄灭；出席，在场
19.build a theory 创立理论
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 犯罪现场
24.be satisfied with 对…满意
25.take a (closer) look at 近距离观察
26.what if……倘使……将怎样
27.change from season to season随季节变化
28.the other way around用相反方式
29.be known as scientific pioneers 被认为是科学先驱
30.reach one’s goal 实现梦想
31. be descibed as……被叫做，称作
补充词组：
1. be curious about…对…感到好奇
be curious + wh-对……有兴趣;
2. be curious + to do 极想做…;
3. It is curious + that... ……是奇怪的 2. 与某人订婚 3. 结果是,证明是
4. seek to do sth. 设法、试图做谋事
5. be a match for 与 …相匹配
6. be engaged in sth. / doing sth. 忙于(做)某事
7. It turns out that……结果是;证明是;原来是
8. be patient with sb 对某人有耐心
9. give out 用完，耗尽，筋疲力尽（不用于被动）
10. run out (指供应品) 用完，耗尽（不用于被动）
11. wear out 用完，耗尽
12. run out of 用完，耗尽(供应品)
三．重要句型
1.It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.
分析明显存在的事物需要非凡的头脑
2. Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
生活中没有什么可怕的东西,只需要理解的东西。”
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.
读者们感到惊喜的是，科学家竟能够以普通人理解的方式来阐述自己的理论。
5.There did not seem much point in working on my phD--- I did not expect to survive that long.
取得博士学位对我来说没有什么意义，我没有期望活那么久。
6.Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of. 他也没有让病魔阻止他过上他一直梦想的生活。
7.To explain what they have seen, they build a theory about the way in which things happen and the causes and effects.
为了解释看到的东西，他们创立理论，来阐述事情如何发生及其前因后果。
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. 霍金写道，从另一方面讲，科学家知道，他们的工作是永无止境的，即便是最后的理论，都可能被证明是错误的。
9.People laughed at Zhang Heng when he first introduced his seismograph, and it was later that the world recognised his greatness.
张衡刚刚介绍他的地动仪的时候，别人取笑他，直到后来人们才承认他的伟大。
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.
我们如果想要有所作为，最重要的也许是从事自己愿意做，且善于做的事情。认识自我就要弄清自己的思路，明白自己的爱好。
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.
人人都有自己的专长和兴趣，只 有发现自己的专长，我们才有希望达到自己的目标而真正有所作为。
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.
要有所作为，不一定非要成为大科学家，但是我们可以从世界上顶尖人物身上学到很多东西。
13. By asking why, how and what if, curious mind find new ideas and solutions
有好奇心的人通过探寻所以然、如何然，设想前因后果，就可以获得新思想、找到解决问题的方案。