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1、大学英语精读第二册第5单元theprofesserandtheyo-yoSeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasasimple,modestandordinaryman.TheprofessorandtheYo-yoMyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein'shome,IwasmadetofeelateasewhenEinsteinsaid,"Ihavesomething
2、toshowyou."HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn'tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame,Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded,properlyimpressedbym
3、yskillandknowledge.Later,IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent,andreceivedapoemofthanks.Asboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Hek
4、newwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsof
5、ourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark-W-forWoolwort
6、h's.Todohisworkheneededonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity,somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream,hesaid,"Theraz
7、orandwaterdothejob.""ButProfessor,whydon'tyoutrythecreamjustonce?"Iargued."Itmakesshavingsmootherandlesspainful."Heshrugged.Finally,Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast,hewasbeamingwiththepleasureofanew,greatdiscovery.
8、"Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,"heannounced."Itdoesn'tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful."Thereafter,heusedtheshavingcreameverymorninguntilthetubewasempty.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.Einsteinwaspu
