高二英语（下）

广州市培英中学

朱海曼

Who is he?Who is he?

Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

Read the passage fast to find the Read the passage fast to find the answers to these questions:answers to these questions:

1.What scientific work is Einstein famous for?

2.Where did he spend the last part of his life?Scientific research/new discoveries in physics.

At a university in the USA.

Details about Albert EinsteinDetails about Albert Einstein

Born:Died:Studied:

Worked:Doctor’s degree:Scientific research:Interests:What he got for his new discoveries:

Moved to the USA:

On Much 14th,1879;in Germany

On April 18th,1955;in the USAIn Switzerland

First as a teacher,then in a government office

In 1905Between 1905and 1915

Music

Received worldwide praise

In 1933 with his family

(in the University of Zurich)

(in the Federal Institute of Technology)

True or false exercise:1.Albert Einstein was curious about everything around him when he was young.2.He had learned everything all by himself.

3.He did not like to go to school and he found it hard to get along with others.4.The period between 1905 and 1915 was a very important one for he received higher education at university.5.Einstein cared little for money.6.Once somebody saw him using a bank note as a bookmark.7.Einstein also spent a lit of time working for human rights and progress.8.Einstein loved music very much.

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Language points

1.be content

to do sth( 高兴 / 甘心做… )

with sth( 对…感到满足 )

He is content to live in the countryside.Tom is content to eat simple food.

No one is content with what he has.Don’t be content with small praise.

eg. John contented himself with two glasses of beer for each meal.

eg:

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Content 可以做及物动词，作“使……满足”（ make sb. happy and satisfied) 解。

Simple praise is enough to content him.

2.lead to

(1) 通、达到

(2) 导致某种结果、引起、造成All roads lead to Rome.

The accident led to three deaths.Hard work leads to success.Too much work and too little rest leads to illness.

3.live a…life 过着…生活

The peasants in the past lived a hard life.Poor Tom lives a dog’s life.

live 是及物动词，常用于 live a ……life 结构，意为“过……生活”。live a happy/hard/quiet life — 过着愉快 / 艰苦/ 安静的生活

eg. Liu Hulan died a heroic death.

She dreamt a sound dream.

4.such 位于句首，表示“这”或“这些”时，谓语动词要 倒装，谓语动词根据情况用单数或复数。

Such is my wish.

Such was the situation we were facing.

Such were his words.

Such are the results we have got.

类似的动词有 die 、 dream 、 smile…...

eg. 这就是我的愿望。

这就是我们当时面临的情况。

这就是他讲的话。

这些就是我们所取得的成果。