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1、Unit4:SeenthroughtheeyesofayoungfriendEinsteinwasasimple,modest[谦虚的]andordinaryman.TheprofessorandtheYo-yoMyfatherwasaclosefriendofAlbertEinstein.AsashyyoungvisitortoEinstein'shome,Iwasmadetofeelatease【感到自在】whenEinsteinsaid,"Ihavesomethingtoshowyou."HewenttohisdeskandreturnedwithaYo-Yo
2、.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn'tmakeitrollbackupthestring【绳子】.Whenmyturncame【轮到我的时候】,Idisplayedmyfewtricks【技巧】andpointedout【指出】tohimthattheincorrectly【错误地】loopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded【点头】,properly【非常】impressedbymyskillandknowledge.Later,IboughtanewYo-Yoa
3、ndmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmaspresent,andreceivedapoem【诗】ofthanks.Asboyandthenasanadult,Ineverlostmywonder【钦佩】atthepersonality【人格】thatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislim
4、itsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverse【宇宙】andthelogic【逻辑】andsimplicity【简单】initsfunctioning【功能】.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach【所能到达的范围】.Butthisdidnotfrustrate[使沮丧]him.Hewascontent【满足的】togoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy【嫉妒】,vanity【虚荣
5、】,bitterness【痛苦】,anger,resentment【愤恨】,orpersonalambition【野心】.Heseemedimmune【免疫的】totheseemotions【情感，情绪】.Hewasbeyondanypretension【假装】.Althoughhecorresponded【联系】withmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeople,hisstationery【文具】carriedonlyawatermark【水印】-W-forWoolworth's.Todohisworkheneededonlyapenc
6、ilonlyapencilandapadof【一叠】paper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedin【相信，信仰】simplicity,somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazor【刮胡刀】andwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream【刮胡子涂的……】,hesaid,"Therazorandwaterdothejob.""But
7、Professor,whydon'tyoutrythecreamjustonce?"Iargued."Itmakesshavingsmoother【更平滑】andlesspainful."Heshrugged【耸肩】.Finally,Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast,hewasbeaming[笑容满面]withthepleasureofanew,greatdiscovery."Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,"hean
