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直到1988年,一切都发生了改变。他的妻子格蕾特在家中发现了一
本被遗忘的日记。日记本中夹着孩子们的照片,记录着孩子们的名字和
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寄养家庭的地址。她把这本日记送到了一家报社。这一年,温顿上了英
国的一档电视节目一《这就是生活》。节目中,主持人问在场的观众有
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没有被温顿救过的人,如果有,请起立。温顿震惊地看到在场的大多数人
都站了起来。这个节目让温顿的善举为公众所了解,也让温顿被世界各
地的人们所尊敬。
Later,Winton received various honours for his achievement,including
a knighthood in 2003,and the Czech government's highest honour,the
Order of the White Lion,in 2014.
此后,温顿的成就为他赢得了各种各样的荣誉,其中包括2003年获
得的爵士称号,以及2014年获得的捷克政府最高荣誉—白狮勋章。
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Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015,at the age of 106.As
the Chinese saying goes,"A kind-hearted person lives a long life.
尼古拉斯·温顿于2015年7月1日与世长辞,享年106岁。这恰恰
印证了中国的一句古话:“仁者寿”。
Unit 3 The world of science
Understanding ideas
The New Age of Invention
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新发明时代
Interviewer:Good evening,and welcome to Between the Pages.This
evening,I'll be talking to Dr Richard Fairhurst,whose new book The
New Age of Invention has just been published.Welcome,Richard!
采访人:晚上好,欢迎来到《字里行间》。今晚的嘉宾是理查德·费尔
赫斯特博士,他的新书《新发明时代》刚刚出版。欢迎您,理查德!
Richard:Thank you.It's a pleasure to be here.
理查德:谢谢!很高兴能来到这里。
Interviewer:I guess you have been asked about the title of your book
before.It suggests that the present day is a new age for inventions,but
many people might think that the great age of invention is over.
采访人:我猜已经有人就书名向您提问了。书名提示现在是发明创
造的新时代,但可能很多人都认为辉煌的发明时代已经结束了。
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Richard:Well,that's an interesting point.There have been golden
ages of invention throughout history.Think of the four great inventions in
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Ancient China:gunpowder,papermaking,printing and the compass.These
things changed the world forever.Then there were the great Western
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inventions:the steam engine,the telephone and the radio.And now,we
find ourselves in the great new age of technology.
理查德:嗯,这个观点很有意思。纵观历史,我们经历过很多发明创
造的黄金时代。想想中国古代的四大发明:火药、造纸术、印刷术和指南
针。它们永远地改变了世界。而后西方也出现了蒸汽机、电话、广播等伟
大的发明。而现在,我们自己正处于伟大的科技新时代。
Interviewer:So are most of the new great inventions tech-based?
采访人:所以大多数伟大的新发明都是科技产品吗?
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Richard:A lot,yes.For example,advances in virtual reality and wearable
tech,as well as the flexible battery,mean we should soon be seeing further
developments.In addition,important advances have been made in
medicine and environmental science thanks to increasing computer power.
理查德:是的,很多都是。比如说,虚拟现实、可穿戴科技设备与柔性
电池技术的进步意味着我们很快会看到更多相关领域的产品研发。此
外,得益于不断强化的计算机能力,医药与环境科学也取得了重要进展。
Interviewer:Can you give us some examples?
采访人:您能给我们举几个例子吗?
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Richard:Sure.New inventions like 3D printers have been used to
make replacement hearts and bone parts.In terms of the environment,it
is now possible to create an intelligent walking house.It is capable of
using GPS technology to travel to different places,with computing
technology controlling its "legs".What's more,huge advances in solar
technology mean it can be eco-friendly,too.
理查德:当然可以。3D打印机之类的新发明已经应用于制作移植心
脏与部分骨骼。在环境领域,建造智能可移动房屋现在已成为可能。它
能依靠全球定位系统技术四处移动,计算机技术则控制着它的“双腿”。
此外,太阳能技术的巨大进步也意味着它可以很环保。
Interviewer:Impressive stuff!I've also been told that you're an inventor
yourself.Is that correct?
采访人:真是了不起的发明!我听说您自己也是个发明家。是这样吗?
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Richard:Yes,I am,but I'm only one member of a big team most inventors
now work as part of big international teams.
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理查德:是的。但我只是一个大型团队中的一分子一大多数发明
家现在都在大型国际团队中工作。
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Interviewer:I see.So what is it that inspires us to invent things?
采访人:明白了。那是什么激励着人们进行发明创造呢?
Richard:Most inventions start with recognising a problem that needs
a solution.This was no doubt the reason behind the invention of the wheel
in ancient times,which much later developed into the car.Now,reduced
energy supplies and environmental pollution have led to more advances in
the technology of new energy vehicles.But what remains important is that
we have an incredible desire to think and create,and that's the real spirit
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of invention.
理查德:发现某个需要解决的问题,这是绝大多数发明的起点。古代
轮子的发明无疑也是如此,后来发展成了汽车。现在,能源供应减少与环
境污染推动了新能源汽车技术的进一步发展。不过有一点依旧重要,就
是我们对思考与创造有着一种极度的渴望,而这正是真正的发明精神。
Interviewer:One last question.This is the one everyone really wants
to know:will anybody ever invent a time machine?
采访人:最后一个问题,也是大家都很想知道的:会有人发明出时光机吗?
Richard:I think you've been watching too many movies!Nothing like
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this has been invented yet and I'd say we're a long way from an invention
like that at the moment!But,as they say,"Never say never!"
理查德:我觉得您是电影看多了!目前还没有类似的发明,而且我认
为,我们离这样的发明还远着呢!不过,就像人们说的:“凡事没有绝对!”
Developing ideas
FRANKLIN'S EXPERIMENT:How Much Is True?
富兰克林的实验:有多少是真的?
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment with lightning has introduced
generations of children to science.However,new research suggests that
the story may be fiction instead of fact.
本杰明·富兰克林关于闪电的著名实验已引领一代又一代的儿童迈
入科学世界。然而,新的研究显示,这个故事可能是虚构的,而非事实。
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The well-known story is that the American Founding Father and
scientist flew a kite during a storm in 1752.At that time,there was much
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interest in electricity.People wanted to know if lightning was really
produced by electricity or something else.Franklin was one of them.He
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raised the kite with a piece of string tied to it.A metal key was attached to
the string.A flash of lightning hit the kite,and electricity was conducted
through the string to the key.Franklin then touched the key with his
finger and got an electric shock.This,he said,proved that lightning was a
form of electricity.
这一广为人知的故事讲述了这位美国开国元勋和科学家在1752年的
一场暴风雨中放风筝的经历。那时,不少人对电感兴趣。人们想知道闪
电是否真的由电产生,还是另有源头。富兰克林就是其中之一。他在风
筝上系了一根细绳,把风筝放上天,细绳上绑着一把金属钥匙。闪电击中
风筝,电流通过绳子传到钥匙上,富兰克林随即用手指触碰钥匙,感受到
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了电击。他说,这一实验证明了闪电是电的一种形式。
For many years,schools have taught the story of Franklin's lightning
experiment.More than one generation of schoolchildren has been amazed
by his bravery and his scientific approach to looking for the truth.Franklin,
along with many other scientists,has inspired us and taught us that
scientific experiments are important in order to establish the truth and to
contribute towards later scientific discoveries and inventions.
许多年来,富兰克林风筝实验的故事一直是学校的教学内容之一。
数代学生都叹服于富兰克林的勇气与追寻真理时所采用的科学手段。富
兰克林与许多其他科学家一道,激励并教导我们科学实验对于探求真理
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与推动科学发现及发明而言都至关重要。
However,neither the story nor the details of the experiment are
entirely true.Although it has been proved that Franklin's experiment took
place,more than one scientist has questioned what really happened.The
detail about the string and the key is true.But scientists all agree that if
Franklin had actually touched the key,he would certainly have died from
the electric shock.
然而,不管是故事本身还是实验细节都并非完全属实。虽然已证实
富兰克林的这一实验确有其事,不少科学家还是对事实真相提出了质疑。
使用细绳和钥匙这一细节是真实的,但科学家们一致认为,如果富兰克林
真的碰到了钥匙,他必定会被电死。
Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want to establish the
facts.Some have even questioned the story about the apple that fell on
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Newton's head and led him to come up with his theory of gravity.In fact,
more than one account suggests that while Newton was certainly inspired
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by a falling apple,there is no proof that it hit him on the head.
科学家们常常对已被人们接受的观点提出质疑,以求证事实。一些科
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学家甚至也怀疑过牛顿的故事:一个苹果掉下来砸中了牛顿的头,促使他提
出了万有引力定律。事实上,不止一处资料显示,虽然牛顿的灵感确实来源
于掉落的苹果,但没有证据表明这个苹果恰巧砸在了他的头上。
Admittedly,fiction is often more interesting than the truth.People
have been more inspired by Franklin's spirit of scientific exploration than
by the facts themselves.But in science,facts should be proved by experi-
ments and research,and we should not always believe everything we read
or hear-even if it is a great story.
诚然,虚构常常比事实更为有趣。人们更多是为富兰克林的科学探索精神
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所激励,而非事实本身。但在科学领域,能被实验与研究所证明的东西才算作事
实,我们不应全盘相信我们读到或听到的事一即使它是一个精彩的故事。
Unit 4 Amazing art
Understanding ideas
Live from the Louvre
来自卢浮宫的直播
Hi,it's Zack!Greetings from Paris,everyone!This broadcast is being
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brought to you from one of the largest museums on Earth-the Louvre!
Today we're going to find out about some of the Louvre's most amazing
treasures.Here we go!
嗨,我是扎克!我在巴黎向你们问好!本次直播地点是地球上最大
的博物馆之一一卢浮宫!今天我们将一起探索卢浮宫里的奇珍异宝。
让我们开始吧!
Now,at the top of these stone stairs...get a load of that!That huge
sculpture you can see is the Winged Victory of Samothrace,or Nike of
Samothrace!I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this is!It looks
like she has just flown down out of the sky and is standing on a ship.Her
head and arms are missing,but you can imagine her holding her arms up
high,celebrating the result of an ancient battle.And just look at how her
dress is being folded by the wind!I really can't believe she's made of
stone.The skill of the sculptor is just incredible.
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