1

attending services at the cathedral of pisa, he found himself watching a swinging chandelier, which air currents
shifted now in wide arcs, now in small ones.

2

although he got generally good grades and was outstanding in mathematics, einstein hated the academic high
school he was sent to in munich, where success depended on memorization and obedience to arbitrary authority.

3

one is the visible edge of the sun, which is a gaseous “surface” from which visible light photons (光子)freely
emerge.

4

rockets perform best in space, where there is no atmosphere to impede their motion

5

congress, which had met to continue its protests to the crown, found itself raising an army and selecting george
washington as its commander in chief.

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1

一次在比萨大教堂做礼拜时,他发现自己正看着一个吊灯架,它随着气流时而划一个大弧,时而划一个小弧。

2

虽然爱因斯坦门门功课都很优异,数学尤为突出,但他很讨厌上这所慕尼黑的中学。在这所
学校里成功取决于死机硬背和对专职权威的服从。

3

一个例子就是太阳的边缘,这是一个气状的表面,可见光的光子从中源源涌出。

4

火箭在太空中运行最佳,因为在那儿不存在阻碍他们运动的大气。

5

代表大会先前已集会决定继续向英皇提抗议,而现在则发展到招募兵员并推选乔治• 华盛顿
为总司令了。 no