发音↩ 00:02
I presume
presume 重音在 sume,句末上扬当提问。
Dr. Lawrence, I presume ?
劳伦斯博士,想必就是您?
发音↩ 00:05
must be Oppenheimer
must 弱读成 /məs/,Oppenheimer 才是重的。
You must be Oppenheimer .
你一定就是奥本海默。
固定搭配B2↩ 00:08
start a school of something
start a school of something
创办某个学派/专业
I hear you want to start a school of quantum theory.
听说你想办一所量子理论学院。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:10
next door
next door
在隔壁
I am starting it. Next door .
我已经在办了。就在隔壁。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:12
ask for something
ask for something
是我自己要求的
这里不是「活该自找」,是他自己要了这间房
-They put you in there? -I asked for it .
—他们把你安排在那儿? —是我自己要求的。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:14
be close to someone
be close to someone
靠近、挨着某人
Wanted to be close to you experimentalists.
我想挨着你们这些做实验的。
固定搭配B2↩ 00:16
get someone only so far
get someone only so far
只能帮你走到这一步
Theory will get you only so far , huh?
光靠理论走不了多远,对吧?
固定搭配A2↩ 00:20
would you like to do something
would you like to do something
要不要做某事
-Magnificent. - Would you like to help?
—太了不起了。 —要不要一起来帮忙?
固定搭配A2↩ 00:26
work on something
work on something
正在做、正在研究
But I am working on theories I'd like to test with it .
不过我在做一些理论,想用它来验证。
语法B1↩ 00:26
theories I'd like to test with it
定语从句省略:theories (that) I'd like to test,关系词可省。
But I am working on theories I'd like to test with it .
不过我在做一些理论,想用它来验证。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:30
in an hour
in an hour
一小时之后
I've got my first in an hour .
一小时后我上第一堂。
发音↩ 00:30
I've got my
I've got 常吞成 I-got,v 很轻。
I've got my first in an hour .
一小时后我上第一堂。
俚语A2↩ 00:34
That's it?
就这?就一个?——口语里表示不敢相信,正式别用
One student? That's it?
就一个学生?就这?
固定搭配B1↩ 00:37
dream of something
dream of something
梦想过、想象过
I'm teaching something no one here has dreamt of .
我教的东西,这儿还没人梦想过。
语法B2↩ 00:40
once people start hearing what you can do with it
once时间从句:once 一带出时间,后面 what 从句当 hearing 的宾语。
But once people start hearing what you can do with it ...
可一旦人们开始听说它能做什么……
固定搭配B1↩ 00:45
must have missed something
must have missed something
想必已经错过了
-Oh. I must have missed the... -Ah. Lo...
—哦。我大概错过了…… —啊,洛……
固定搭配A2↩ 01:00
what do you know about something
what do you know about something
你对某事了解多少
What do you know about quantum mechanics?
量子力学你了解多少?
发音↩ 01:00
do you know
do you 弱成 /dʒə/,know 才咬清。
What do you know about quantum mechanics?
量子力学你了解多少?
固定搭配B1↩ 01:02
have a grasp on something
have a grasp on something
基本掌握某事
I have a grasp on the basics.
基础我还是掌握的。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:07
be made up of something
be made up of something
由……构成
Is light made up of particles or waves ?
光是由粒子构成,还是由波构成?
语法A2↩ 01:07
particles or waves
选择疑问:A or B 逼对方二选一,这里为后面「两者都是」铺垫。
Is light made up of particles or waves ?
光是由粒子构成,还是由波构成?
固定搭配B2↩ 01:14
and yet
and yet
尽管如此、可仍然
But it is. It's paradoxical, and yet , it works .
但它就是。这自相矛盾,可它仍然成立。
发音↩ 01:14
it works
works 砸下来,和前面 paradoxical 对照。
But it is. It's paradoxical, and yet , it works .
但它就是。这自相矛盾,可它仍然成立。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:31
be gonna be okay
be gonna be okay
会没事的
Mr. Lomanitz. You're gonna be okay .
洛马尼茨先生。你会没事的。
发音↩ 01:31
gonna be okay
gonna 含糊成 /gənə/,okay 落稳。
Mr. Lomanitz. You're gonna be okay .
洛马尼茨先生。你会没事的。
俚语A2↩ 01:31
gonna
将要、会——口语 going to 的缩约,写作少用
Mr. Lomanitz. You're gonna be okay .
洛马尼茨先生。你会没事的。
语法B2↩ 01:37
A vast furnace burning in outer space
现在分词后置:burning 后置修饰 furnace,等于 that is burning。
A star. A vast furnace burning in outer space ,
一颗恒星。外太空里一座巨大的燃烧熔炉,
固定搭配B2↩ 01:57
a vicious cycle
a vicious cycle
恶性循环
-And? -It's a vicious cycle until...
—然后呢? —恶性循环,直到……
固定搭配A2↩ 02:08
better than someone
better than someone
比某人更好
Yes, you. Your math is better than mine.
对,就是你。你的数学比我好。
语法B1↩ 02:08
better than mine
比较级省略:mine=my math,than 后用名词性物主代词避免重复。
Yes, you. Your math is better than mine.
对,就是你。你的数学比我好。