1、 M3 U4 Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel PrizeExtended reading-language points 1. involve I had to ask myself,“Is there some evil involved in science?”.我不得不扪心自问,“科学中是否包含邪恶?”(1) 包含involve sth Involve doing sth (2) 牵涉,影响;(使)参加involve sb in sth 将某人牵涉在某事中be involved in sth 被牵涉某事involve sb in doing sth 使
2、某人参加某事involve sb in sth参与.involvement n. 参与,卷入involved adj.参与,卷入be involved in sth 2. Put another way, what is the value of science I had long devoted myself tothe thing I had lovedwhen I saw what terrible things it could do.换句话说,我一直致力于的科学的价值是什么,当我看到能做多么可怕的事情时,我一直喜欢它的东西。put another way 换言之说,表达put so
3、mething clearly/simply把.说得清楚/简单as sb puts it,.正如某人所说3. Of course, if we make good things, it is not only to the credit of science; it is also the credit of oral choice which led us to good work.当然,如果我们做了好事,那不仅是科学的功劳;口头选择的功劳也导致了我们有了良好的工作。credit n. 赞扬,认可;赊欠,信贷;vt. 把.存入金额,把.归于(1) 赞扬deserve the credit 值
4、得赞扬To ones credit,.令某人赞扬的是(2) 信用a credit card 信用卡a credit limit信用额度(3) 把.存入金额credit A with B= credit A to B把B 归功于A(4) 把.归因于The introduction of new system is credited to her. 4. Scientific knowledge is an enabling power to do either good or badbut it does not carry instructions on how to apply it.科学知
5、识是一种做好或坏的力量,但它不携带如何应用它的说明。apply (1) 应用 apply A to B把A应用在B 上(2) 申请apply to sb/sth 向某人申请(3) 涂抹apply sth to sth 将.涂抹在.(4) 努力学习apply oneself to doing 专心致志做某事application n. 申请,应用applicant n. 申请者the application of new technology 新科技的应用5. The scientist has a lot of experience with ignorance and doubt and u
6、ncertainty, and this experience is of great importance.科学家有很多无知、怀疑和不确定的经验,这种经验非常重要。ignorance n.无知ignorance of/about.对.无知ignore v. 忽视ignorant adj. 不了解的,无知的be ignorant about/of.对.不知道6. take it for granted 想当然地认为;认为.理所当然Now, we scientists take it for granted that it is perfectly possible to live and no
7、t know.现在,我们科学家理所当然地认为,生活是完全有可能的,而是不知道的。7. authority n. 权威;官方;学术权威But our freedom to doubt was born out of a deep and strong struggle against authority in the early days of science.但是,我们可以怀疑的自由诞生于科学早期与权威的深刻而强烈的斗争。(1)权威;权力have the authority to do sth challenge the authority (2)官方The authorities promi
8、sed to investigate.当局承诺彻查此案。(3) 专家,学术权威an authority on sth 某方面的权威8. permit Permit us to questionto doubtto not be sure.要允许我们提问怀疑不确定。(1) 准许,许可permit to do sth 允许做某事be permitted to do sth 被允许做某事(2) 使有可能If weather permits,we will have a picnic.=Weather permitting, we will have a picnic.(3) 许可证a residen
9、t permit居住许可证permission n. 准许,许可,批准have a permission to do sth 获得批准去做某事without permission 未经许可9. declare This is the fruit of freedom of thought, to declare the value of this freedom.这是思想自由的结果,用来宣告这种自由的价值。(1) 表明,宣布,宣称They declared that he would donate the profits to the peoject.(2) 公布;申报declare war on sb/sth 对.宣战declare against sb/sth 说明反对、表示不赞成declaration n.公告,宣言;申报(单)the declaration of war 宣战10. He put forward the theory of evolution.他提出了进化论。put forward 提出;将.提前put forward the practical problems 提出实际上的建议