爱因斯坦-英语听力

[00:01.47]Passage 9 Albert Einstein [00:06.74]Now, listening to the passage. [00:10.15]Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦 (Albert Einstein) 于1879年出生于德国。 [00:15.19]His father owned a factory that made electrical devices.
他的父亲拥有一家生产电器设备的工厂。 [00:19.52]His mother enjoyed music and books.
他的父亲拥有一家生产电器设备的工厂。 [00:23.22]His parents were Jewish but they did not observe many of the religion's rules.
他的父母是犹太人，但他们并不太遵守宗教规定。 [00:29.71]Albert was a quite child who spent much of his time alone.
他的父母是犹太人，但他们并不太遵守宗教规定。 [00:35.30]He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read.
他讲话速度慢且有阅读障碍。 [00:40.56]When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass.
阿尔伯特五岁的时候，他的父亲给了他一个指南针。 [00:46.53]The child was filled with wonder when he discovered
当他发现指南针的指针总是指向同一个方向--北方时， [00:50.76]that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction--to the north.
这个孩子的脑海中充满了惊异。 [00:57.26]He asked his father and his uncle what caused the needle to move.
他询问他的父亲和舅舅是什么引起了指针的转动。 [01:02.71]Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand.
他们关于磁力及地心引力的回答对这个小男孩来说实在是难以理解。 [01:10.82]Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them.
但他还是花了大量的时间去思考这些回答。 [01:15.33]He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things.
后来他说，他觉得有些未被发现的东西一直藏在现象之后。