欧美文化博览 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦(29)

A little apartment and most his thinking was done in his study,

一间小公寓，他在书房中搞起了大部分研究，

sometimes he can't quite visualize¹ the curving of space,

有时他不太会想象弯曲的空间,

and what he does is he takes out his violin.

面对这种情境，他会拿出他的小提琴。

He said that Mozart's music captured the harmonies of the universe.

他称莫扎特的音乐甚至连宇宙间的协调也能俘获。

Playing the violin will help him think.

拉小提琴有助于他的思考。

Einstein had this prodigious² ability to sit and think.

爱因斯坦就有这令人惊异的坐下思考的能力。

It was called seats flash, people who knew him said yeah,

它被称为座位思考法,认识他的人会说:是啊，

this is remarkable³ seat's flash where he can concentrated on the problem for hours, for days, even years.

这是著名的座位思考法，这能让他专注于那个问题好几个小时,几天,甚至一年。

In his office, lots of mathematic manuscripts with equations all over,

在他的办公室里,许多数学手稿的等式全部被终结，

and he sit in there thinking, walking around, standing,deep in thought.

他坐在那里思考,四处踱步,时而站起,时而陷入沉思。

He's doing pure mathematics in his mind.

他在自己的脑海里思考纯粹的数学。

Science is done by the seat of your pens.

科学是由你宝座的钢笔揭开谜底。

We have leaps of object, we have years of wondering in the wilderness⁴,

我们可以飞向目标，我们在旷野中驰骋已有多年，

we have frustration⁵, we have pulling our hairs out.

我们经历过挫折,我们一笑了之。

That is really the power of genius.

这是真正的天才的力量。

1 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

2 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。