Lesson 8: A Universe of Thought
第八课:宇宙的思考
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of the last century.
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦是上世纪最伟大的人。
During his lifetime,Einstein thought about the universe and solved many problems in physics.
一生中,爱因斯坦思考宇宙,解答了物理学的很多难题。
Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.
爱因斯坦最著名的还是他的相对论。
Einstein's early years
爱因斯坦的早期:
Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.
爱因斯坦1879年出生于德国。
After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland.
当他小学毕业,他去了瑞士继续学习物理学。
In 1905, Einstein began to write articles and became a pioneer in the field of modem physics.
1905年,爱因斯坦开始写论文,并成为现代物理学领域的先驱。
For one of those articles, he received the Nobel Prize in 1921.
凭借其中的一篇论文,于1921年他获得了诺贝尔奖。
Einstein, the teacher
爱因斯坦,教师
Einstein taught at universities in Switzerland and Germany.
爱因斯坦在瑞士和德国的大学里教学。
He left Germany in 1933 and went to teach at Princeton University in the United States.
1933年他离开了德国,继续在美国的普林斯顿大学里教学。
Einstein died in 1955. He signed his last letter before he passed away.
爱因斯坦于1955年去世。他辞世前还签了最后一封信件。
The letter asked people to give up nuclear weapons.
这封信要求人们放弃核武器。
Einstein's sayings
爱因斯坦名言:
"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
“最重要的是要不停地质疑、发问。”
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
“从不犯错的人,从未尝试创新。”
"I think and think for months and years.
“我整月、整年都在思考,再思考。
Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
“九十九次的结论都是错的,可是第一百次我是对的。”