欧美文化博览 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦(52)

He says things are crazy here with the press.

他表示媒体把这件事弄的有些疯狂。

They all want an article.

他们都想要一篇文章。

They want a lecture.

他们想要一次演讲。

They want photographs. It is all a craziness.

他们想要照片。它是所有的疯狂。

This is, you know, one of the first great ages of photography.

这是,你知道,一个伟大时代的摄影之一。

There are pictures of Einstein.

这些是爱因斯坦的照片。

There are undersea cables¹.

这些是海底电缆。

People are carrying news all over the world.

人们通过它向世界各地传达新闻。

There are newsreels, you know, you can see the men moving and talking.

有了这些新闻短片,你知道,你可以看到这个男人在动,在说话。

“Without such freedom, there would have been no Shakespeare, no Goethe, no Newton, no Faraday, no Pasteur, and no Lister.”

“没有这种自由,就没有莎士比亚,没有歌德,没有牛顿,没有法拉第,没有巴斯德及李斯特。”

But despite the public adulation, scientists still have their doubts about his theory.

但尽管公众奉承,科学家仍怀疑他的理论。

People are making a mistake.

人们在犯错误。

They are mistaking Einstein's fame for acceptance² of his theory.

他们误解爱因斯坦的名声作为接受他的理论。

1 cables   

n.电报( cable的名词复数 )；电缆；（系船用的）缆绳；（船只、桥梁等上的）巨缆

参考例句：

• Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery. 用鳄鱼嘴夹把电缆接到蓄电池上。
• Please don't touch these metal cables inside a plastic sleeve. 请不要碰那些套着塑料管的金属电缆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 acceptance   

n.接受，接收，验收，接纳；承认，认可

参考例句：

• The new laws gained widespread acceptance.新法令受到广泛赞同。
• It took years for Einstein's theory to gain acceptance.爱因斯坦的理论经过多年才被人们接受。