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《研究生英语精读教程》(第三版·上)
中国人民大学出版社
Unit Four
Einstein's Painful Romance
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2. Exercises
3. Supplementary Reading
Einstein's Painful Romance
Walter Sullivan①
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anguished△ adj. feeling or expressing very great pain, esp. of mind (尤指心灵)很痛苦的
correspondence※ n. letter-writing, letters通信,信件
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[ 1 ] The story of an anguished* love affair between Albert Einstein① and the woman who would later e his first wife has emerged in newly disclosed correspondence* between them.
[ 2 ] Many of the letters describe the love between the young scientist and his future wife, Mileva Maric①; the pain associated with his mother's vehement* disapproval of the relationship; and their excitement over the impending birth of a child.
vehement adj. fiercely strong or eager in support of or esp. in opposition to sth. or sb. (支持或反对)猛烈的,强烈的,激烈的
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[ 5 ] Einstein and Maric, a Serb* born in a region of Hungary* that is now part of Yugoslavia*, became friends in 1896 while studying together at the Federal Technical Institute in Zurich*. In subsequent years they wrote frequently as Einstein's efforts to find work and Maric's visits home caused many separations.
Serb ,塞尔维亚人的
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Zurich (瑞士)
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[ 6 ] In his letters, Einstein confided* in her his efforts to participate in the revolution taking place in many fields of physics, including the nature of light, relative movement and molecular phenomenon.
confide△ v. have trust or faith in; tell a secret to信任;向某人吐露秘密
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[ 7 ] According to Dr. John Stachel, a professor of physics at Boston University who is editor of the Einstein papers, Maric appears to have been more of "a sounding board①" than a contributor to Einstein's ideas.
[ 8 ] In a letter to Maric in 1899, when he was 20 years old, Einstein anticipated his first theory of relativity, published six years later.
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It came in a period when many physicists still be