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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,"Ihavesomethingtoshowyou."Hewenttohisdeskandreturnedwi
2、thaYo-Yo.Hetriedtoshowmehowitworkedbuthecouldn'tmakeitrollbackupthestring.Whenmyturncame,Idisplayedmyfewtricksandpointedouttohimthattheincorrectlyloopedstringhadthrownthetoyoffbalance.Einsteinnodded,properlyimpressedbymyskillandknowledge.Later,IboughtanewYo-YoandmailedittotheProfessorasaChristmas
3、present,andreceivedapoemofthanks.Asboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.HewastheonlypersonIknewwhohadcometotermswithhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedandhewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthenatureoftheuniverseandthelogicandsimpli
4、cityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectualreach.Butthisdidnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,orpersonalambition.Heseemedimmunetotheseemotions.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Although
5、hecorrespondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeople,hisstationerycarriedonlyawatermark-W-forWoolworth's.Todohisworkheneededonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthingsmeantnothingtohim.Ineverknewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity,somuchsothatheusedonlyasafetyrazorand
6、watertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream,hesaid,"Therazorandwaterdothejob.""ButProfessor,whydon'tyoutrythecreamjustonce?"Iargued."Itmakesshavingsmootherandlesspainful."Heshrugged.Finally,Ipresentedhimwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedowntobreakfast,hewasbeamingwiththepleasu
7、reofanew,greatdiscovery."Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,"heannounced."Itdoesn'tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful."Thereafter,heusedtheshavingcreameverymorninguntilthetubewasempty.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.Einsteinwaspu
