听美文故事记六级单词第17期:德国重封"国家英雄"(上)

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A century after the German-born scientist formulated his famous theory of relativity in Switzerland,
爱因斯坦生于德国，一个世纪前，他在瑞士发表了著名的相对论。

and 50 years after his death on April 18, 1955, Einstein is being reclaimed by the country he rejected.
1955年4月18日，他永远离开了这个世界。50年后的今天，他曾摒弃的国家为他重扬美名。

Celebrations of the so-called "Einstein Year" of 2008 are taking place around the world,
2008年被称为“爱因斯坦年”，世界各地纷纷展开各种庆祝活动。

"It is a bit strange," said Juergen Neffe, author of a German biography on Einstein
“这有点奇怪。”德国版爱因斯坦传记的作者于尔根·内费说。

that has been near the top of best-seller lists here since it was published in January.
该书自从一月份出版以来，在畅销书榜上一直位居前列。

"Einstein hated the Nazis and extended his hatred to all Germans for letting it happen.
“爱因斯坦憎恨纳粹，并将这种反感之情延伸到所有德国人身上，在他看来德国人造成了这一切。

but he would nevertheless be pleased about Germany's development in the last 30 years."
但是无论如何，他肯定会为德国最近30年来取得的发展感到欣慰的。”

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1. suffer from 忍受，遭受；患……病；受……之苦

eg. How long have you been suffering from a headache?
你头痛有多久了?

eg. Your son suffers from your excessive shielding.
你的过分袒护，反而害了你的儿子wkmu-4L%T[nAK。

2. take place 发生；举行

eg. When does the wedding come off /take place?
什么时候举行婚礼？

eg. All this activity can, at least in theory, take place out of sight of the reader.
至少从理论上说，这些翻译活动都可以在距离读者千里之外的地方进行[XPv7EnwK(a74;。

3. around the world 世界各地；全世界；环游世界

eg. It happens all the time around the world.
世界各地随时都有这种情况发生@ol4LQ;Pi@o96YTzPx6。

eg. I say this in no effort to downplay our strong alliances around the world.
我这么说绝非低估我们在世界各地的强大联盟关系DJo)ad1gg;。

4. be pleased about 对……感到满意

eg. The US dollar has appreciated in the last few days and European exporters can only be pleased about it.
过去的几天里，美元已经升值，欧洲的出口商们会很高兴的.lr3*,.Cg!。

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