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PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT
TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE
Reading and Thinking
What kind of people are people of achievement?
What is his / her name?
What did he /she invent or discover?
When did he / she invent / discover it?
Name: ____________________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Inventions /discovers: __________________
When did they invent/discover: __________
Qian Xuesen
Chinese
Physics
Chinese atom bomb
In 1964
Great scientists
4
Name: ____________________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Inventions /discovers: ________________
When did they invent/discover: ___________
Yuan Longping
Chinese
Agriculture
hybrid rice
In 1970
Name: ____________________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Inventions /discovers: _______________
When did they invent/discover: __________
Marie Curie
Polish
Physics
radioactivity
In 1898
Name: ____________________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Inventions /discovers: ________________
When did they invent/discover: _________
Albert Einstein
German / American
Mathematical Physics
relativity
In 1905
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
How do you understand it? What does Einstein mean by “a man of value”?
努力不是为了功成名就,而是为了成为有价值的人。
Who is the woman in the photo?
This is Tu Youyou. She is a scientist from China.
What is happening in this photo?
In this photo, Tu Youyou is being awarded the Nobel Prize.
1 What kind of person makes great discoveries?
2 Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort?
P. 2
Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are
unwilling to accept anything but the best.
I think both talent and effort are important for
making discoveries. If a person doesn't have some
talent, it is possible that even though he or she works
hard