名人愛因斯坦的故事100字（名人故事-MyFriend）

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He was one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known,

阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦是世界上最偉大的科學家之一,

yet if I had to convey the essence of Albert Einstein in a single word,

但如果要我用一個詞來描述他這個人，

I would choose simplicity. Perhaps an anecdote will help.

那我會選"質樸"，這個關於他的逸事也許會讓我們略知一二。

Once, caught in a downpour, he took off his hat and held it under his coat.

有一次， 天降大雨，於是他摘下了帽子，把它夾在外衣下，

Asked why, he explained, with admirable logic,

當別人問他為什麼要這麼做時，他以一種讓人欽佩的邏輯解釋道：

that the rain would damage the hat,

雨水會弄壞他的帽子，

but his hair would be none the worse for its wetting.

但是他的頭髮溼了不會有什麼大礙。

This knack for going instinctively to the heart of a matter was the secret of his major scientific discoveries—this and his extraordinary feeling for beauty.

他這種本能地把握事物本質的能力，正是他能夠做出重大科學發現的秘訣所在，除此之外，還有他對美的那種非凡的感受。

There was something elusively whimsical about Einstein.

愛因斯坦身上也有讓人難以捉摸的一面，

It is illustrated by my favorite anecdote about him.

一個我最喜歡的關於他的逸事很好的說明了這一點。

In his first year in Princeton,

他在普林斯頓大學的第一年，

on Christmas Eve, so the story goes, some children sang carols outside his house.

聖誕前夜，幾個孩子在他的屋外唱起了聖誕節頌歌，

Having finished, they knocked on his door and explained they were collecting money to buy Christmas presents.

唱完之後，他們敲門告訴他，在籌錢買聖誕禮物。

Einstein listened, then said, 「Wait a moment.」

愛因斯坦聽了之後說："等一下"，

He put on his scarf and overcoat, and took his violin from its case.

他穿上外套，從琴盒裡取出小提琴，

Then, joining the children as they went from door to door,

然後和孩子們一起走家串戶，

he accompanied their singing of 「Silent Night」 on his violin.

孩子們唱"寂靜的夜"，他用小提琴給他們伴奏。

How shall I sum up what it meant to have known Einstein and his works?

認識愛因斯坦這個人，了解他的工作，這對我們來說意味著什麼呢？

Like the Nobel Prize winner who pointed helplessly at his watch,

和那個無助的指著自己手錶的諾貝爾獎獲得者一樣，

I can find no adequate words.

我找不到合適的詞句。

It was akin to the revelation of great art that lets one see what was formerly hidden.

就像是一件偉大的藝術作品給人的啟示，讓你看到了原來看不到的東西，

And when, for example, I walk on the sand of a lonely beach,

比如，當我走在一片人跡稀少的沙灘，

I am reminded of his ceaseless search for cosmic simplicity

想起他對簡單宇宙的不懈追求，

—and the scene takes on a deeper, sadder beauty.

眼前的風景便具有了一種更為深沉的美。