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普林斯顿的老人

The Old Man of Princeton

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1953nián年xià夏tiān天，zài在měi美guó国pǔ普lín林sī斯dùn顿dà大xué学de的

In the summer of 1953, at Princeton University in America

xiào校yuán园lǐ里，měi每tiān天qīng清chén晨，yǒu有yī一wèi位qī七shí十duō多suì岁de的bái白

…campus, every morning, a white-haired man of over seventy

fā发lǎo老rén人zuò坐zài在yī一tiáo条zhǎng长yǐ椅shàng上，xiàng向yí一gè个xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩jiǎng讲

…haired old man sat on a bench explaining to a little girl

xiè解shù数xué学tí题。

…to solve maths problems.

zhè这ge个xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩shí十èr二suì岁，měi每tiān天qīng清chén晨shàng上xué学shí时

The little girl was twelve, and every morning on her way to school

dōu都jīng经guò过zhè这lǐ里。lǎo老rén人shì是dà大kē科xué学jiā家ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦kǒu口

…passed this way. The old man was the great scientist Einstein.

tā他men们liǎng两rén人tiān天tiān天zài在zhè这lǐ里xiāng相yù遇，shí时jiān间yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟

The two met here every day, and in time became

le了。bù不zhī知qíng情de的rén人hái还yǐ以wéi为tā他men们shì是yé爷yé爷hé和sūn孙nǚ女

…Anyone who did not know would have thought them grandfather and granddaughter

ne呢。tā他men们yǒu有shí时zài在tǎo讨lùn论wèn问tí题，yǒu有shí时zài在shuō说xiào笑。

Sometimes they discussed problems, sometimes they laughed and joked.

fēn分shǒu手qián前，xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩hái还qǐng请lǎo老rén人chī吃gān干guǒ果。tā他men们dù度

Before parting the girl gave the old man some dried fruit. They spent

guò过le了duō多shǎo少gè个yú愉kuài快de的qīng清chén晨a啊！

…how many happy mornings we spent!

hòu后lái来，xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩de的mǔ母qīn亲zhī知dào道le了，xīn心zhōng中gǎn感

Later the girl's mother heard of it and felt

dào到hěn很bù不ān安tā她zhǎo找dào到ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦，shuō说：“nín您shì是

…very uneasy. She went to Einstein and said, "You are

shì世jiè界zhù著míng名de的dà大kē科xué学jiā家，zěn怎me么néng能ràng让nín您tiān天tiān天qīng清

…a world-famous scientist — how can we have you every

chén晨gěi给wǒ我nǚ女ér儿jiǎng讲jiě解shù数xué学tí题ne呢？”

…morning explaining maths problems to my daughter?"

jiě解dá答zuì最jiǎn简dān单de的shù数xué学tí题，wǒ我gǎn感dào到hěn很yú愉

…solve the simplest maths problems, and I am very

kuài快！”ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦shuō说，“wǒ我cóng从xiǎo小jiù就ài爱chī吃gān干guǒ果，

…pleasure!" said Einstein. "I have loved dried fruit since I was a boy,

yǐ已jīng经hǎo好duō多nián年méi没yǒu有chī吃dào到nà那me么hǎo好de的gān干guǒ果le了。

…had not tasted such good dried fruit for many years.

shuō说wán完，tā他men们yì一qǐ起xiào笑le了。

With that they both laughed.

shēng生xué学（Characters)

Characters

chén晨yǐ椅jiě解

wèi为tǎo讨lùn论dù度yú愉jiǎn简dān单

yī一chén晨

diào调yǔ语(Wonds and expressions）

Words and expressions

dà大xué学

university

lǎo老rén人

an old person

shù数xué学

mathematics

jīng经guò过

to pass; after

shí时jiān间

time

yǐ以wéi为

to think (mistakenly)

tǎo讨lùn论

to discuss

wèn问tí题

question; problem

dù度guò过

to spend (time)

duō多shǎo少

how many; how much

yú愉kuài快

cheerful; pleasant

jiě解dá答

to answer; a solution

jiǎn简dān单

simple

zhuān专yǒu有míng名cí词

Proper nouns

pǔ普lín林sī斯dùn顿

Princeton

ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦

Einstein

句子 Sentences

tā他men们liǎng两rén人tiān天tiān天zài在zhè这lǐ里xiāng相yù遇，shí时jiān间yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟le了

The two met here every day, and in time they became friends

xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩hái还qǐng请lǎo老rén人chī吃gān干guǒ果。

The little girl also gave the old man some dried fruit.

课堂练习 Exercises in Class

xiě写xiě写

chén晨yǐ椅jiě解tí题xiāng相yù遇qíng情wèi为lùn论dù度

jiǎn简dān单

simple

dú读dú读

qīng清chén晨

zǎo早chén晨

yǐ椅zi子

yī一bǎ把yǐ椅zi子

jiě解dá答

to answer; a solution

jiǎng讲jiě解

jiě解jué决

tí题mù目

chū出tí题

yī一dào道shù数xué学tí题

xiāng相jiàn见

xiāng相xìn信

xiāng相yù遇

yù遇jiàn见

yù遇dào到

xīn心qíng情

gǎn感qíng情

yǒu友qíng情

rè热qíng情

wú无qíng情

bìng病qíng情

yǐ以wéi为

to think (mistakenly)

rèn认wéi为

wéi为nán难

tǎo讨lùn论

to discuss

dù度guò过

to spend (time)

sù速dù度

yú愉kuài快

cheerful; pleasant

jiǎn简dān单

simple

jiǎn简chēng称

jiǎn简huà化zì字

jiǎn简xiě写

dān单hào号míng名dān单

dān单shù数

dān单gè个

kuò扩zhǎn展mǎ马tì替huàn换xpad adaubsttue

yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟le了

shí时jiān间yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟le了

tā他men们liǎng两rén人tiān天tiān天zài在zhè这lǐ里xiāng相yù遇，shí时jiān间yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟le了

The two met here every day, and in time they became friends

chī吃gān干guǒ果

lǎo老rén人chī吃gān干guǒ果

qǐng请lǎo老rén人chī吃gān干guǒ果

xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩qǐng请lǎo老rén人chī吃gān干guǒ果

tā他men们tiān天tiān天zài在zhè这lǐ里xiāng相yù遇，shí时jiān间yī一zhǎng长jiù就shú熟le了

tā他hěn很xǐ喜huān欢tīng听yīn音yuè乐

huí回jiā家

tīng听yīn音yuè乐

zhè这lǐ里de的jǐng景sè色zhēn真měi美

wǒ我men们lái来

bù不xiǎng想zǒu走le了

zhè这zhǐ只xiǎo小gǒu狗hěn很kě可ài爱

kàn看jiàn见

xiǎng想mǎi买

qǐng请wǒ我chī吃gān干guǒ果

yún云yún云

qǐng请hē喝kě可lè乐

yé爷yé爷

dú读gǔ古shī诗

mā妈mā妈

mǎi买dōng东xī西

lǎo老shī师

xiě写hàn汉zì字

duì对huà话（Diadlogue)

fāng方fāng方：yún云yún云，qǐng请jìn进！zhè这shì是wǒ我yé爷yé爷，tā他gāng刚cóng从guǎng广zhōu州lái来。

yún云yún云：yé爷yé爷，nín您hǎo好！

yé爷yé爷：nǐ你hǎo好！qǐng请zuò坐！

yún云yún云：fāng方fāng方，jīn今tiān天de的shù数xué学tí题zuò做wán完le了ma吗？

fāng方fāng方：hái还méi没yǒu有。nǐ你zuò做wán完le了méi没？

yún云yún云：nà那jǐ几dào道jiǎn简dān单de的shù数xué学tí题zuò做wán完le了，hái还yǒu有yī一dào道tí题bú不huì会zuò做，xiǎng想lái来wèn问

wèn问nǐ你。

fāng方fāng方：wǒ我yé爷yé爷yǐ以qián前shì是shù数xué学lǎo老shī师，hái还shì是qǐng请yé爷yé爷jiào教jiào教wǒ我men们ba吧

yé爷yé爷：méi没jiān间tí题。yún云yún云，shén什me么tí题bú不huì会zuò做？

yún云yún云：jiù就shì是zhè这dào道tí题。shàng上kè课de的shí时hòu候wǒ我méi没tīng听dǒng懂

fāng方fāng方：zhè这dào道tí题wǒ我yě也bù不tài太míng明bái白。yé爷yé爷，nín您jiào教jiào教wǒ我men们ba吧

yé爷yé爷：bié别zháo着jí急。ná拿chū出zhǐ纸hé和bǐ笔，wǒ我gěi给nǐ你men们jiǎng讲yī一jiǎng讲

xiǎng想yī一xiǎng想，shuō说yī一shuō说

（1）měi每tiān天qīng清chén晨，ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦xiàng向xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩jiǎng讲jiě解shén什me么？

（2）ài爱yīn因sī斯tǎn坦hé和xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩yǒu有shí时zài在yì一qǐ起zuò做shén什me么？

（3）xiǎo小nǚ女hái孩de的mā妈mā妈wèi为shén什me么xīn心zhōng中gǎn感dào到bù不ān安？

（4）nǐ你xǐ喜huān欢wèn问lǎo老shī师wèn问tí题ma吗？wèn问guò过lǎo老shī师shén什me么wèn问tí题？

阅读 Reading

niú牛dùn顿qǐng请kè客

Newton gives a dinner

niú牛dùn顿shì是shì世jiè界wén闻míng名de的dà大kē科xué学jiā家。tā他chū出shēng生zài在yīng英guó国de的yí一gè个nóng农jiā家，

Newton was a world-famous scientist. He was born to a farming family in England,

cóng从xiǎo小jiù就xǐ喜huān欢sī思kǎo考，xué学xí习、gōng工zuò作dōu都hěn很zhuān专xīn心。

…liked to think from an early age, and was attentive in study and work.

yǒu有yī一cì次niú牛dùn顿zài在jiā家lǐ里qǐng请kè客。zuò做hǎo好fàn饭cài菜hòu后，kè客rén人hái还méi没dào到，

Once Newton gave a dinner at home. The food was ready but the guests had not come,

tā他jiù就qù去gōng工zuò作shì室zuò做shí实yàn验。kè客rén人men们lái来le了yǐ以hòu后，děng等le了hěn很jiǔ久，niú牛dùn顿hái还

…he went to his workshop to experiment. The guests arrived and waited a long time, but Newton still

méi没yǒu有cóng从gōng工zuò作shì室lǐ里chū出lái来。kè客rén人men们dōu都zhī知dào道tā他de的pí脾qì气：tā他gōng工zuò作qǐ起lái来

…had not come out of his workshop. The guests all knew his ways: once at work he

shì是huì会wàng忘jì记yī一qiè切de的，rú如guǒ果zhè这shí时qù去dǎ打rǎo扰tā他，tā他huì会hěn很bù不gāo高xìng兴。

…forgets everything, and if he is disturbed then he is very displeased.

“zěn怎me么bàn办ne呢？”kè客rén人men们shāng商liáng量le了yī一xià下，jué决dìng定biān边chī吃biān边děng等。děng等dào到

"What shall we do?" The guests talked it over and decided to eat while they waited. By the time

kè客rén人men们dōu都chī吃wán完le了，niú牛dùn顿hái还méi没yǒu有chū出lái来。kè客rén人men们yòu又děng等le了hěn很jiǔ久，niú牛

…the guests had finished, Newton had still not appeared. They waited a long time more, and New

dùn顿hái还shì是méi没yǒu有chū出lái来。méi没bàn办fǎ法，kè客rén人men们zhǐ只hǎo好qiāo悄qiāo悄dì地zǒu走le了。

…Newton still did not appear, so the guests quietly left.

niú牛dùn顿zài在gōng工zuò作shì室lǐ里tū突rán然xiǎng想qǐ起le了qǐng请kè客de的shì事，lián连máng忙pǎo跑chū出lái来，yī一

In his workshop Newton suddenly remembered the dinner and hurried out

kàn看zhuō桌shàng上de的fàn饭cài菜yǐ已jīng经méi没yǒu有le了，jiù就zì自yán言zì自yǔ语dì地shuō说：“wǒ我hái还yǐ以wéi为zì自

…saw the food on the table was gone and said to himself, "I thought I

yǐ已wàng忘jì记qǐng请kè客le了ne呢，yuán原lái来wǒ我yǐ已jīng经péi陪kè客rén人chī吃guò过fàn饭le了，kè客rén人men们dōu都zǒu走

…had forgotten the dinner — so I have already eaten with my guests and they have all gone

le了。”shuō说wán完，tā他yòu又huí回dào到gōng工zuò作shì室zuò做shí实yàn验qù去le了。

…already." With that he went back to his workshop to experiment.

生字 Characters

pái牌wàng忘rǎo扰qiāo悄zhuō桌

词语 Words

qǐng请kè客

to treat someone to a meal

wén闻míng名

well known

pí脾qì气

temper

wàng忘jì记

to forget

dǎ打rǎo扰

to disturb

zhuān专yǒu有míng名cí词Propernouns)

Proper nouns

niú牛dùn顿

Newton