THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 38/50 ) THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( corto 38/50 ) O JOVEM E PRODIGIOSO T.S. SPIVET (curta 38/50)

Hello everybody.My name is T.S.Spivet, I am ten years old and I am actually in sixth grade.Is there anyone in this room, who doesn't already at least have a PhD?So, I probably won't be teaching you much tonight.Any one? 大家好 我的名字是T.S.斯比维特 我十岁 正在读六年级 在座的各位有谁还没有博士学位么？ 有谁吗？ 今晚我可能并不能给各位传授些什么知识 But I like to tell you three things.First, thank you ... Thank you for not cancelling my award 'cause I was younger than you expected.Second, the wheel.As you can see they are powered by magnets.Yet as you know, they demagnetize within approximately four hundred years. 但我想告诉各位三件事情 第一 谢谢你们 谢谢你们没有因为我的年纪而取消给我颁奖 第二，关于电磁轮 大家能看到里面有部分零件是磁铁 你们也一定知道四百年后磁铁将会消磁 On a human scale, it sounds like a lot.In geological time, it's not even a fraction of a second. So, we're actually far from having a perpetual motion.Any Questions?Yes, what is the third point? 对人类时间尺度而言，四百年似乎很长 但对地质年代而言，却只不过是沧海一粟 因此我们距离永动机还要走很长的路 有问题么？ 嗯，那么第三件事是什么？

重点

at least/not less than 至少；不少于

It'll cost at least 500 dollars. 这东西至少要花 500 元。

She must be at least 40. 她至少应该有 40 岁了。

expect sth 预料；预期；预计

We are expecting a rise in food prices this month. 我们预计这个月的食物价格会上涨。

Don't expect sympathy from me! 休想得到我的同情！

be powered by 驱动,推动(机器或车辆)

The aircraft is powered by a jet engine. 这架飞机由喷气发动机驱动。

fraction of 小部份；少量；一点儿

Only a small fraction of a bank's total deposits will be withdrawn at any six time. 任何时候,一家银行的总存款只有少量会被提取。

She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second. 她略微犹豫了一下。

scale of sth/the size or extent of sth, especially when compared with sth else (尤指与其他事物相比较时的)规模,范围,程度

They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests). 他们大宴宾客。

Here was corruption on a grand scale. 这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。