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1、Unit 2 Passage B The Wake-up Call from StockholmRelatedinformationAhmed H.Zewail California Institute of TechnologyPauling ChairHeadingstoeachpartDifficultsentencesUsefulexpressionsWordstolearnHow much do you know about Ahmed H.Zewail?ProfileBornFebruary26,1946.Damahar,EgyptNationalityEgyptian-Ameri

2、canFieldsChemistry,physicsInstitutionCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyAlmamaterUniversityofAlexandria,UniversityofPennsylvaniaKnownforFemtochemistryNotableawardsNobelPrizeforChemistry(1999)Opinions about Dr.ZewailZewailwasbeinghonoredforarevolutioninchemistrythroughhispioneeringinvestigationoffundamen

3、talchemicalreactions,usingultra-shortlaserflashes,onthetime-scaleonwhichthereactionsactuallyoccur.-TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesWithFemtochemistryaneweraofchemistryhasbeenborn.Hisworkhasgivenrealitytothemostcentralconceptofchemistry.-oneofhiscolleaguesinCaltchCalifornia Institute of TechnologyMot

4、to The truth shall make you free”Established 1891Type PrivateFaculty 294 professorial faculty 1054 other facultyUndergraduate 951Postgraduate 1179Campus Urban,124 acres(0.5km)California Institute of TechnologyEndowment US$1.5 billion(July 24,2009)Ranking in the top ten universities worldwide by metr

5、ics such as Science Watch,Nobel Prizes,and general university rankings.Linus Pauling Linus Pauling (19011994)(19011994)was one of the most was one of the most influential and controversial figures of the twentieth influential and controversial figures of the twentieth century.He is the only individu

6、al to date to receive century.He is the only individual to date to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes.With a life and career two unshared Nobel Prizes.With a life and career that spanned almost the entire twentieth century,that spanned almost the entire twentieth century,Pauling impacted science,poli

7、tics,activism,and Pauling impacted science,politics,activism,and nutrition.nutrition.The British journal,New Scientist included him in The British journal,New Scientist included him in their list of the 20 greatest scientists of all time,their list of the 20 greatest scientists of all time,along wit

8、h Galileo,Charles Darwin Galileo and Isaac along with Galileo,Charles Darwin Galileo and Isaac Newton.The only other individual selected from the Newton.The only other individual selected from the twentieth century was Albert Einstein.twentieth century was Albert Einstein.Pauling ChairGlobal Reading

9、Give the headings to each part of the textPartI(1-12)PartII(13-29)PartIII(30-44)PartIV(45-51)AcallfromStockholmZewailsachievementsPathtotheforefrontZewailsexpectationsGroup DiscussionPart 1(Para.112)Could you please describe the reactions from his family and his friends when they got the news?Part 2

10、-3(Para.1344)Whats his contribution to the world?What s the reason for him to become the Nobel Prizes winner?Why did Zewail decide to work in Caltech?Part 4(Para.4551)What does Zewail plan to do in the future?Difficult Sentences1.Two thousand e-mails would zoom his way within a few days and three ph

11、one lines would start ringing with eager requests for interviews from the national and Egyptian press and with congratulations from friends and colleagues.几天之内，两千封电子邮件将蜂拥而至；三条电话线都将响个不停，美国和埃及的媒体将纷纷打来电话，急切要求对他进行采访；朋友与同事也会致电祝贺。2.The Royal Swedish Academy honored Zewail for his groundbreaking work in vi

12、ewing and studying chemical reactions at the atomic level as they occur.瑞典皇家科学院因扎威尔在观察和研究原子层面所发生的化学反应方面所做的开创性工作而授予他诺贝尔化学奖。3.Zewails path to the forefront of the international science arena has been elegant and swift,like the atoms he observes performing molecular dances.扎威尔走向国际科学领域前沿的道路快捷而别具特色，正如他所观

13、察的原子跳出的分子舞步一样优美。4.He stayed at Berkeley for postdoctoral work for two reasons:to think more about research rather than about getting a PhD and the secret reason I wanted to buy a big American car to take back to Egypt with me.“扎威尔留在伯克利分校做博士后研究有两个原因：一是搞科研而非仅仅得到博士学位；另一个“私底下的原因是我想买一辆美国大轿车带回埃及去”。Useful

14、Expressions 1.开创性工作 groundbreaking work2.大学教学人员 faculty member3.通向国际科学领域前沿的道路 the path to the forefront of the international science arena4.丰富的经验 a wealth of experience 5.轻松地使自己的成绩在班上名列前茅 sail to the top of his classUseful Expressions6.结果事实证明 as it turned out7.从到的过渡 a transition fromto8.若干顶尖的 the to

15、p handful of9.受到全体教职工、校方与系里的欢迎 be well received by the staff,administration and facultyUseful Expressions10.開始運作；開始進行 off and running11.追问进展情况 track the progress 12.获得，经历 under ones belt 13.开拓疆界，扩大成就 push the envelopeWords to learnhandfulroyalswiftprestigiousclassicalelegantfundamentalinvestigationb

16、reakthroughacademycolleaguefacultyprobespecializepredictalumnus(male)alumna(female)alma materuniversityorschoolatwhichonewasorisbeingtaughtbring in:to cause to come in;introduce The new product has brought in$400,000 for the company this year.Up-to-date electronic devices have been brought in to con

17、trol all the traffic lights of this city.bringin tocausetocomein;introducebringabouttocausebringforwardtoraisefordiscussionbringup toeducate,lookafterIs there anything else which anyone wishes to bring_forustodiscuss.The government brings _ a new law to limit thenumberofforeignworkers.Whatdoyouthinkbrought_hissuddenchange?Didyougrandparentsbringyou_afteryourparentsdeath?forwardinaboutup