課文內(nèi)容

詞匯：Science 科學(xué)

Sci-fi?movies tend to?capture children's imaginations?and have long been part of students' excited chats in the schoolyard. But now a scientific journal has urged at least one sci-fi movie to be shown in class by science teachers.

科幻電影往往能激發(fā)孩子們的想象力，長期以來一直是學(xué)生們在校園里興奮聊天的一部分。但現(xiàn)在，一份科學(xué)雜志敦促科學(xué)老師在課堂上至少放一部科幻電影。

Scientific papers?published in the American Journal of?Physics?(AJP) and in Classical and Quantum Gravity have seen merit in the way the movie?Interstellar?portrays?wormholes.

發(fā)表在《美國物理學(xué)雜志》(AJP)和《經(jīng)典與量子引力》(Classical and Quantum Gravity)上的科學(xué)論文認(rèn)為，電影《星際穿越》(Interstellar)描繪蟲洞的方式有可取之處。

Dr David Jackson from AJP said publishing this paper "was a?no-brainer". He added: "The physics has been very carefully reviewed by experts and found to be?accurate. The publication will encourage physics teachers to show the film in their classes to get across ideas about?general relativity".

AJP的大衛(wèi)·杰克遜博士說，發(fā)表這篇論文是“不需要動腦筋的事”。他補(bǔ)充說:“專家們對物理學(xué)進(jìn)行了非常仔細(xì)的審查，發(fā)現(xiàn)它是準(zhǔn)確的。該出版物將鼓勵物理教師在課堂上播放這部電影，以了解廣義相對論的概念?！?/p>

In fact, one of the executive producers of Interstellar was Kip Thorne, a professor of?theoretical physics?at the California Institute of?Technology?(Caltech). For him, films such as Interstellar, Contact and 2001: A Space Odyssey can inspire young people.

事實(shí)上，《星際穿越》的執(zhí)行制片人之一是基普·索恩，他是加州理工學(xué)院的理論物理學(xué)教授。對他來說，《星際穿越》、《接觸》和《2001太空漫游》等電影可以激勵年輕人。

Blockbusters?are improving when it comes to portraying scientific?theories. An initiative by the US National Academy of Sciences has been putting?proper?scientists in touch with movie people to achieve a better result - which is vital in the internet age. Interstellar's director Christopher Nolan says: "Consumers?have a lot more immediate access to information. If you go and see a film about a particular subject, particularly a true life story, you can go home and look it up on Wikipedia and see if the basic things portrayed in the film are true or not. The same is true of science in the films".

大片在描繪科學(xué)理論方面正在進(jìn)步。美國國家科學(xué)院發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)倡議，讓真正的科學(xué)家與電影明星接觸，以獲得更好的結(jié)果——這在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時代至關(guān)重要?！缎请H穿越》的導(dǎo)演克里斯托弗·諾蘭說:“消費(fèi)者可以更直接地獲取信息。如果你去看一部關(guān)于某個特定主題的電影，尤其是一個真實(shí)的生活故事，你可以回家去維基百科上查一下，看看電影中描繪的基本事情是真是假。電影中的科學(xué)也是如此?！?/p>

Professional scientists may no longer?cringe?in their seats when they watch sci-fi movies. Today, getting the science wrong is no longer an option.

專業(yè)科學(xué)家在看科幻電影時，可能再也不會在座位上畏縮了。今天，搞砸科學(xué)不再是一種選擇。

詞匯表

sci-fi 科幻
to capture (someone's) imagination 激發(fā)某人的想象力
a scientific paper 科學(xué)文獻(xiàn)
physics 物理學(xué)
interstellar 星際的
a wormhole (space) 時空蟲洞
a no-brainer 顯而易見的事
accurate 準(zhǔn)確的
general relativity 廣義相對論
technology 技術(shù)
a blockbuster 暢銷的書、電影或電視
a theory 一種理論
proper 專業(yè)的，科班出身的
the consumer 消費(fèi)者
to cringe 感到難堪

測驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. What aspect of physics did the movie Interstellar show accurately, according to scientists?

2. What else could students learn more easily with the help of movies, according to Dr Jackson?

3. How has the US National Academy of Sciences helped movie makers to get the science right?

4. Why might it not be a good idea to pretend the science in a movie is correct?

5. Which verb in the article means 'to represent something in a particular way'?

2. 請你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. It's warm and sunny. Going to the beach is _________.

a no-brainer ? ? ?accurate ? ? ?true ? ? ?proper

2. My chemistry teacher said I'm good at mixing things in the school lab but I have to learn more about the _________ behind it.

general relativity ? ? ?no-brainer ? ? ?theory ? ? ?subject

3. _________ are very demanding nowadays. If the quality is no good they go and shop elsewhere!

Executive producers ? ? ?Teachers ? ? ?Movie makers ? ? ?Consumers

4. I love _________ movies! But nothing beats a low-budget romantic comedy when you want a quiet afternoon at home.

accurate ? ? ?blockbuster ? ? ?true life stories ? ? ?wormhole

5. ET is a classic movie. It's _________ everybody's imagination.

arrested ? ? ?trapped ? ? ?took ? ? ?captured

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. What aspect of physics did the movie Interstellar show accurately, according to scientists?
Wormholes.

2. What else could students learn more easily with the help of movies, according to Dr Jackson?
The theory of general relativity.

3. How has the US National Academy of Sciences helped movie makers to get the science right?
It puts movie-makers in contact with real scientists.

4.?Why might it not be a good idea to pretend the science in a movie is correct?
Because consumers can find out how accurate the film is by checking online.

5. Which verb in the article means 'to represent something in a particular way'?
To portray.

?2. 請你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. It's warm and sunny. Going to the beach is?a no-brainer.

2. My chemistry teacher said I'm good at mixing things in the school lab but I have to learn more about the?theory?behind it.

3.?Consumers?are very demanding nowadays. If the quality is no good they go and shop elsewhere!

4. I love?blockbuster?movies! But nothing beats a low-budget romantic comedy when you want a quiet afternoon at home.

5. ET is a classic movie. It's?captured?everybody's imagination.

文章來源BBC，侵權(quán)刪，本文僅用于英語學(xué)習(xí)。