Lesson 8 A Universe of Thought Think About It1. What do you know about Einstein?2. Why did Einstein succeed?New wordssolve v. 解决解决pioneer n. 先驱先驱Albert Einstein 艾伯特艾伯特爱因斯坦爱因斯坦lifetime n. 一生一生theory n. 理论理论universe n. 宇宙宇宙theory n. 理论理论relativity n. 相对性相对性Switzerland 瑞士瑞士Nobel 诺贝尔诺贝尔Princeton 普林斯顿普林斯顿uuclear adj. 核能的核能的weapon n. 武器武器conclusion n. 结论结论false adj. 错的错的Read and fill in blanks1897 Einstein was born in _. 1905 He began to write articles about _.1921 He received the _ for one of those articles.1933 He _ at Princeton University.1955 He _.GermanyphysicsNobel PrizetaughtdiedLanguage notes1. Einstein is most famous for his Theory of Relativity.be famous for 指指 “以以而著称而著称, 以以而闻名而闻名”多用于指好的方面多用于指好的方面,for 表示表示原因。原因。be famous as “作为作为而出名而出名” 例例: Jordan is famous as a basketball player.2. After he finished school, he went on to study physics in Switzerland.go on doing sth.继续做相同的事，可以继续做相同的事，可以指不停地做，也可指间断后继续做。指不停地做，也可指间断后继续做。go on to do sth.接着做另一件事，即接接着做另一件事，即接下去做与原来不同的一件事。下去做与原来不同的一件事。They went on talking all the way. 一路一路上他们一直在说话。上他们一直在说话。After he read the book, he went on to write the report. 看完书后，他继续写报看完书后，他继续写报告。告。辨析：die, dead, dying和death1）die作动词，强调动作，为短暂性动词，不能和表示时间段连用。例如：Li Leis grandfather died in 2000.李磊的爷爷死于2000年。2）dead意为“死的”，为形容词，作表语和定语，强调状态。当有时间段时，用be dead，不能用die。例如：There is a dead dog lying on the road.有一只死狗躺在大道上。3）dying为die的现在分词，也可作形容词，意为“垂死的”，常用作定语或表语。例如：The cat is dying.这猫正垂死挣扎。4）death是die的名词形式。如： The death of his pet dog made him sad.达标测评根据汉语补全单词根据汉语补全单词1. For _ (世纪世纪), people are always exploring the universe.2. You should learn _ (解决解决) problems in your life.3. The man loved his wife all his _（一生）（一生）.4. Many _ (先驱先驱) died for their country.centuriesto solvelifetimepioneers