欧美文化博览 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦(43)

The best tactic¹ is total silence until you're absolutely sure what you‘ve found.

最好的方法是完全沉默,直到你完全确定你已经找到。

Campbell orders Curtis to check his results again and again.

坎贝尔命令柯蒂斯一次又一次检查他的结果。

As Curtis works in quiet isolation² at top Mountain Hamilton, Europe is in chaos³.

就在柯蒂斯在汉密尔山顶的静谧中孤独工作时,此时的欧洲正陷于混乱。

The order of Europe changed completely.

欧洲的之秩序已经完全改变。

We have three empires that disintegrate⁴ within weeks of each other.

数周内我们的三个帝国彼此开始解体。

On November 9th, 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates⁵ the throne.

1918年11月9日,德皇威廉逊王加冕。

Einstein notes in his lecture book: "class cancelled due to revolution".

爱因斯坦在他的演讲中指出:“由于革命阶级取消”。

In the immediate⁶ aftermath of the war, German scientists including Einstein are still not allowed to travel.

在战争的余波中,德国科学家包括爱因斯坦仍然不能旅行。

But Eddington can. Einstein learns that he's going to Africa to photograph a solar eclipse expected on May 29th, 1919.

但爱丁顿可以。爱因斯坦得知他预期1919年5月29日准备去非洲拍摄日食照片。

As Eddington leaves Cambridge, the hallways are full of cratches and canes⁷.

而就在爱丁顿准备离开剑桥时候,走廊里充满关怀和慰问。

Cambridge begins to fill up with students again but they are crippled or they are.

剑桥开始充满学生，但是他们是残疾学生或残障人士等等。

He had no fanfare⁸.

他没有大张旗鼓。

He's heading off on a lonely venture.

他准备孤独的去旅行。

Eddington believes in Einstein and hopes to bring back proof for his controversial theory.

爱丁顿相信爱因斯坦，并希望为他的有争议的理论带回证据证明。

But in California, astronomer⁹ William Campbell is preparing to deliver his own results.

但是在加利福尼亚,天文学家威廉·坎贝尔准备发表自己的结果。

And the news appears to be devastating¹⁰.

而条新闻几乎是毁灭性的。

1 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 disintegrate   

v.瓦解，解体，（使）碎裂，（使）粉碎

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飞机以那么高速飞行也许会四分五裂。

5 abdicates   

放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的第三人称单数 )； 退位，逊位

参考例句：

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 canes   

n.（某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎( cane的名词复数 )；（用于制作家具等的）竹竿；竹杖

参考例句：

• Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗，因为是野生的，未经人工栽培，所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

8 fanfare   

n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布

参考例句：

• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

9 astronomer   

n.天文学家

参考例句：

• A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
• He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。

10 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。