科學(xué)家的品格

山西 王 媚

成為一名科學(xué)家是非常困難的，需要耐心，需要好奇心，需要進取心，更需要長年累月的堅持不懈……

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難詞探意

1. diligent /?d?l?d??nt/ adj. 勤勉的

2. persevere /?pз??s??v??(r)/ v. 堅持

3. quantitative /?kw?nt?t?t?v/ adj. 定量性的；數(shù)量的

4. lavishly /?l?v??l?/ adv. 非常大方地；極其豐富地

5. seminar /?sem?nɑ?(r)/ n. 研討會

For some, science is incredibly difficult, so becoming a scientist would also be difficult.What qualities should a scientist have?

Be curious. Scientists choose to become scientists because they are fundamentally curious about the world around them and how the things in it work._____1

Be patient when you are climbing the career ladder. As briefly discussed above, becoming a scientist takes a long time.______2 Even when you're finished with your education,you still have to get research under your belt.Some jobs only require a bachelor's, while others may require a master's or even a doctorate.

Be diligent and persevere. It's been said that “taking IQ into account, quantitative skills,and working hours, jobs in science are the lowest paid in the US”. What this is getting at is that because of the long path to success, for a while you won't be living lavishly. Things are going to be tough for a while.

____3_Essentially what every scientist does is seek out knowledge. Whether it's reading peer-reviewed journals, attending seminars, or working toward getting yourself published, you'll always be learning.

Be patient, observant, and think out of the box. No scientist's work is done in a day, a week, a month, and often even in a year. In many cases, like clinical trials for example, you won't get results for years.__4__A good scientist needs to be patient. Observation skills are also necessary. In those years of waiting for results, you need to constantly be looking for the smallest changes in what you expect to see.Your eye needs to be focused and ready at all times. And as for thinking out of the box, think back to Newton's apple falling on his head. Most people would think nothing of this, but Newton saw something no one else was seeing at the time._____5

A. Be sensitive.

B. This can be very unsatisfying.

C. Have the need to always keep learning.

D. It's hard for you to keep modest and aggressive.

E. There are very few careers that take longer than this one.

F. To make improvement in human knowledge, you have to think differently.

G. This curiosity leads them to investigate the how and why behind what they see.

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Useful expressions

be curious about... 對……好奇

be patient with... 對……有耐心

It's (been) said that... 據(jù)說……

take...into account/consideration 把……考慮在內(nèi)

think out of the box 另辟蹊徑

牛頓與蘋果

艾薩克·牛頓（1643年1月4日—1727年3月31日）是英國著名的物理學(xué)家，常常對一些很平常的現(xiàn)象進行深入的思考。 有一天，他正坐在蘋果樹下休息，忽然一個熟蘋果掉下來，砸到他的頭上。 他摸了摸被砸痛的地方，想到一個問題：當把球拋向空中時，它為什么不一直向上升，而總是向下落呢？ 牛頓撿起蘋果， 這時他突然有一種奇怪的想法，是不是有一種看不見的力量在起作用，把蘋果拉向地面呢？ 過了很久，牛頓終于解答了這個問題，并由此推算出一個公式，這就是“萬有引力定律”。

主題應(yīng)用·語庫構(gòu)建

Ⅰ. 熱詞積累

表類別

scientist 科學(xué)家

science 科學(xué)

pharmacist 藥劑師

chemist 化學(xué)家

biologist 生物學(xué)家

physical scientist 物理學(xué)家

computer scientist 計算機科學(xué)家

natural science 自然科學(xué)

social science 社會科學(xué)

表外貌

tall 高的

short 矮的

slim 苗條的

overweight 肥胖的

skinny 皮包骨的

square face 方臉

round face 圓臉

flat nose 扁鼻子

hooked nose 鷹鉤鼻

with wrinkles 有皺紋的

good-looking 長得好看的

plain 長相一般的

表品格

aspiring 有志向的

patient 有耐心的

diligent 勤奮的

dutiful 盡職的

persist/persevere 堅持

determined 堅定的

observant 善于觀察的

painstaking 辛苦的

responsible 有責任心的

devoted/dedicated 有獻身精神的

open-minded 思想開明的

curiosity 好奇心

be curious about 對……好奇

be patient with 對……有耐心

think out of the box 另辟蹊徑

表能力

efficient 效率高的

competent 能勝任的

with great ability 能干的

speak fluent English 講流利的英語

have a gift for 有……的天賦

be skilled in 在……方面熟練

be experienced in 在……方面有經(jīng)驗

be expert in 在……方面經(jīng)驗豐富

表經(jīng)歷與評價

be admitted into 被……錄取

graduate from 從……畢業(yè)

major in 主修……

gain a scholarship 獲得獎學(xué)金

get a master's degree 獲得碩士學(xué)位

be given the title of 獲得……稱號

work as 從事……工作

win a gold medal 獲得金牌

gain/win the first prize 獲得一等獎

be regarded as 被認為是

be honored for 因……而受到尊敬

be thought highly of 被高度重視

devote one's life to 致力于……

make contributions to 對……做出貢獻

go abroad for further studies 出國深造

set a good example to 樹立榜樣

break the world record 打破世界紀錄

Ⅱ. 話題佳句

1. After many years of hard work, Tu Youyou and her team found that artemisinin has the effect of treating malaria.經(jīng)過多年的努力， 屠呦呦和她的團隊發(fā)現(xiàn)青蒿素具有治療瘧疾的作用。

2. For her great discovery, Tu received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.由于她的偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)， 屠呦呦獲得了2015年諾貝爾生理學(xué)或醫(yī)學(xué)獎。

3. She still holds her scientific ideals in difficult times.在困難時期，她仍然堅持著她的科學(xué)理想。

4. She keeps moving forward while never forgetting to learn from the past.她繼續(xù)前進，同時從不忘記向過去學(xué)習。

5. H er achievements influence both the West and the East.她的成就對西方國家和東方國家都有影響。

6. Inspired by ancient books, Chinese chemist Tu Youyou discovered a new treatment for malaria, which has helped save lives globally.在古籍的啟發(fā)下， 中國化學(xué)家屠呦呦發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種治療瘧疾的新方法， 這幫助拯救了世界各地人們的生命。

7. In order not to miss the clinical observation season of that year, Tu Youyou volunteered to test the drug personally.為了不錯過當年的臨床觀察季節(jié)，屠呦呦自愿親自試驗該藥。

8. Stephen William Hawking grew up in a house where education was very important.斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金在一個非常重視教育的家庭環(huán)境中長大。

9. After graduating from Oxford, he went to Cambridge University to further his studies in cosmology.從牛津大學(xué)畢業(yè)后， 他去了劍橋大學(xué)深造宇宙學(xué)。

10. Stephen made many important contributions to the world of science.斯蒂芬為科學(xué)世界做出了許多重要貢獻。

11. He had an amazing mind, incredible determination and didn't let his illness stand in his way.他有著驚人的頭腦和令人難以置信的決心，而且沒有讓他的疾病阻礙他的道路。

12. Torn between family and science, Marie continued to throw herself into her work.輾轉(zhuǎn)于家庭和科學(xué)之間， 居里夫人繼續(xù)投入她的工作。

Ⅲ. 讀后創(chuàng)寫你校正在組織英語作文比賽， 請以“The scientist I respect”為題，寫一篇作文參賽，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 人物簡介；

2. 尊敬的原因。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 作文題目和首句已為你寫好。

The scientist I respect

There are many respectable scientists around the world.