THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 33/50 ) THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( corto 33/50 )

Can I help you, young man?

Ms. Jibsen? Hello. I am T.S. Spivet. I made it here.

You're the one I talked to in the phone, last friday?

Yes.

So, where is your father?

In fact, he is dead.I lied to you then. 实际上，他已经去世了 我骗了你

So, who sent me the prototype of the magnet wheel? 那是谁给我寄的磁力轮设计原型？

I did.

What, you expect me to belive that you invented it? 你想让我相信是你发明的磁力轮？

Not really./I don't invent anything./I just transposed the principle of an electron gravitating around the nucleus./But as you know, to simulate its perpetual motion would require the creation of a negative entropy, which is simply not possible./You must agree.right? 也不全是 我什么也没发明 我只是把电子绕核子引力旋转的原理进行了变换 但你知道，要想实现同样的永动过程就需要创造负值熵 这却是办不到的 你也同意这一点 对么？

This can't be.How old are you?This can't./Ten. 这不...这不可能！你多大了？

We're not gonna be ought to turn him into great communicator, but with the right clothes and some solid talking points, no problem. 我们也许没法把他变成个表演家 但只要包装一下，找找话题，还是没问题的

Oh, yes./In his eyes, I am the Scientific Authority of everything he admires. 是的，他认为我就是个科学权威 那种让他敬仰的人

Okay, I'll talk to you later. 好的， 晚点再谈

重点

lie to sb about sth/to say or write sth that you know is not true 说谎；撒谎；编造谎言

You could see from his face that he was lying. 从他的表情上你可以看出他在说假话。

prototype/prototype for sth/prototype of sth/the first design of sth from which other forms are copied or developed 原型；雏形；最初形态

the prototype of the modern bicycle 现代自行车的雏形

expect 猜想；认为；料想

"Will you be late?"/"I expect so." “你会迟到吗？”“我想会的。”

Are you going out tonight?'/'I don't expect so.' “你今晚要出去吗？”“我想不会吧。”

transpose 使转移；使换位；使变形/同义词： transfer

The director transposes Shakespeare's play from 16th century Venice to present-day England. 导演把莎士比亚的戏剧从 16 世纪的威尼斯改成当代的英国。

gravitate/gravitate to sb/gravitate toward(s) sb/sth/gravitate toward(s) sth/to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to 被吸引到；受吸引而转向

Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work. 许多年轻人被吸引到城里找工作。