李观仪《新编英语教程》第5册 UNIT3

3. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827), German composer, was one of music‟s greatest geniuses. His works have a rare originality, emotional depth, and expressive power. He was known for his nine symphonies, piano concertos and sonatas, and string quartets. Most of Beethoven‟s compositions were written in the classical forms established by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn, so he is sometimes considered the last great composer in the classical tradition. But he also remoulded and expanded the old forms and infused them with highly personal intensity of emotion, so he is also referred to as the first of the Romantics.
5. The Nazis Nazism is a political doctrine of racial supremacy, nationalism, and dictatorship. Nazi is an abbreviated form of the German words for National Socialism. It was Adolf Hitler, a member of national Socialist German Workers‟ Party, who developed the programme for Nazism in his book Mein Kampf (1925 – 1927 My Battle). He defined the Germanic peoples as race, called Aryans, superior to other races. He blamed Germany‟s troubles on Jewish capitalism, communism, and the heavy reparation payments Germany was required to make to the victorious Allies by the Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) that ended the First World Warard Nobel (1833 – 1896), a distinguished Swedish chemist and industrialist, provided for the award of the Nobel prizes. He experimented with different kinds of explosives such as nitroglycerin and dynamite, both deadly explosives. However, he was a pacifist and he feared that his inventions might further warfare. In his will he left about $9,000,000,00 in a fund to reward those who did most for their fellow men in science, literature, and peace. In his will, he specified that the interest accrued by the fund “be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in the field of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace, regardless of nationality.
Hoffmann described Einstein as a man rather than a scientist successfully with examples of anecdotes and the author‟s personal observation. In the very first paragraph, Hoffmann states unmistakably that the essence of Einstein is simplicity . Apart from simplicity, some other personality traits are also illustrated with examples. Para. 1 Einstein‟s main personality trait --- simplicity with an anecdote
Unit 3
My Friend, Albert Einstein
Banesh Hoffmnn
Cultural
Information Writing Skill Textural Analysis Questions on the Text Language Points Exercises
Description developed by examples In describing any subject, the writer must select details relevant to his purpose, and focus on one dominant characteristic of the subject and describe only those features that contribute to that characteristic. In describing a person, the writer must focus on specific characteristics that befit him. Examples can light up abstract ideas and make them clear, interesting, memorable, or convincing. Examples can be concrete sensory details or personal observation. The following paragraph develops its controlling sentence with a series of facts involving well-known people. These enable the writer to make the abstract key idea, “Persistent investigation,” concrete. They also add dramatic qualities that make the information interesting. You may notice that it is not always necessary to say “for example” or “for instance” when an example is given. Knowledge often results only after persistent investigation. Albert Einstein, after a lengthy examination of the characteristics of matter and energy, formulated his famous Theory of Relativity, which now acts as a basis for further research in nuclear physics. Using plaster casts of footprints, fingerprints, and stray strands of hair, a detective pertinaciously pursues the criminal. Investigation into polio have provided us with the means for prevention and cure of this dreaded disease only after many years of research. As students, we too are determined in our investigation to find, retain, and contribute to the store of human knowledge.
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1. Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. ( The other three are Harvard, Yale, Columbia) The ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on campus, most notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary capitol of the United States. From such a distinctive beginning grew something great -- a community of learning that continues to evolve, providing abundant opportunities to talented students from around the world. Today, more than 700 faculty members, who are leaders in their respective disciplines, instruct Princeton's 4,600 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students. 2. Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, one of the world‟s great musical geniuses, wrote masterpieces in every branch of music. During his short life, Mozart composed a great volume of music. His 789 compositions include operas, symphonies, concertos, quartets for the piano and for stringed instruments, and sonatas for both piano and violin. His music has delicate beauty and is always fresh and pleasing to the ear.