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娜塔莉#8226波特曼奥斯卡影后也曾是少年科学家
娜塔莉•波特曼奥斯卡影后也曾是少年科学家
TheIntelScienceTalentSearchisconsideredthemostprestigiousanddemandinghighschoolresearchcompetitioninAmerica,attractingtheeliteofaspiring2)youngscientists.Victorsandnear-victorsinthe69-year-oldcontesthavegoneontowinsevenNobelPrizesinphysicsorchemistry,twoFieldsMedals3)inmathematics,ahalf-dozenNationalMedalsinscienceandtechnology,alongstringofMacArthurFoundation"genius"grants4)―andnow,anAcademyAwardforbestactressinaleadingrole.
“英特尔科学奖”是全美公认的最顶尖、最具挑战性的高中科学研究竞赛,吸引了众多出类拔萃、志存高远的年轻“科学家”之中的精英。
这项比赛有69年的历史,那些获胜者或者离获胜只有一步之遥的参赛选手里后来有七人获得了诺贝尔物理学或化学奖,两人获得了数学界的菲尔兹奖,六人获得了国家科学奖和技术奖,还有很多人获得了麦克阿瑟天才基金奖――如今,又有一人获得了奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。
Portman'sStoriedCareer
OnOscarnight,thegorgeousNataliePortman,29,wonanOscarforherperformanceasNina,amentallyprecarious5)ballerina,intheshockfantasyBlackSwan.Amongthelesser-knownbutnonethelessdepressinglyimpressivedetailsinMs.Portman'saltogethertooprecociouslystoriedcareeristhatasastudentatSyossetHighSchoolonLongIslandbackinthelate1990s,Ms.PortmanmadeitallthewaytothesemifinalroundsoftheIntelcompetition.
Forthosewhoknowhowgrueling6)itcanbetoputtogether7)aprize-worthyprojectanddevotehundredsofhoursof"free"timeatnight,onweekends,duringspringbreakandsummervacation,doingreal,originalscientificresearchwhileone'sfriendsarebusyadolescing,theachievementistestimony8)enoughtoMs.Portman'sself-disciplineanddrive.
Yetthere'smore.Whilecarryingoutherinvestigationintoanew,"environmentallyfriendly"methodofconvertingwasteintousefulformsofenergy,andmaintainingthestraight-Aaverageshe'dmanagedsincegradeschool,Ms.Portmanalreadywasarisingmoviestar.She'dbeeninfilmsdirectedbyWoodyAllen,TimBurtonandLucBesson,appearedoppositeJuliaRoberts,JackNicholson,MattDillon,UmaThurman,DrewBarrymore,andI'mgettingtiredoftypingcelebritynameshere.ShetookonthemajorroleofQueenAmidalaintheStarWarsprequeltrilogythatrocketedhertointernationalfame.AndthenshewentontoHarvardUniversitytostudyneuroscienceandtheevolutionofthemind.
"I'vetaughtatHarvard,DartmouthandVassar,andI'vehadtheprivilege9)ofteachingalotofverybrightkids,"saidAbigailA.Baird,whowasoneofMs.Portman'smentorsatHarvard."ThereareveryfewwhoareasinherentlybrightasNatalieis,whohaveasmuchintellectualhorsepower10),whoworkashardasshedid.Shedidn'ttakeasinglethingforgranted."
AsanActressandScientist
Ms.Portmanisoneofahandfulofhigh-profileactorswhohappentohaveseriousscientificcredentials11)―awards,degrees,patentsandtheorems12)intheirname.
HedyLamarr,theactresshabituallyregardedas"thatmostbeautifulwomaninHollywood,"wasarocketscientistontheside,inventingandpatentingatorpedoguidancetechniqueshecalled"frequencyhopping",whichpreventedeffortstojamthesignalsthatkeptthemissilesontrack13).
DanicaMcKellar,whohasappearedonsuchshowsas"TheWonderYears","TheWestWing","NYPDBlue"and"YoungJustice",graduatedsummacumlaude14)inmathematicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,whereshehelpeddeviseamathematicalproofforcertainpropertiesofmagneticfields15)―atheoremthatbearshernamealongwiththoseofhercollaborators.
Asateenagerinthe1990s,MayimBialikstarredinthetitlerole16)ofthehitkidsitcom17)"Blossom".Nowsheappearsinanotherhitsitcomaimedatslightlyolderkids,"TheBigBangTheory",playingtheadorablyfrumpy18)-nerdy19)AmyFarrahFowler,aneurobiologistandsometimeloveinterestfortheadorablynerdygermophobic20)physicistSheldonCooper.Theactressispleasedwithhernewrole.Afterall,Dr.BialikhasaPh.D.fromU.C.L.A.in...neurobiology."Itellpeople,Iamaneuroscientist,andIplayoneonTV,"saidDr.Bialik.
Sciencevs.Acting
Thatrelativelyfewscreenstarshaveascientificbackstorymayseemsurprising,giventheimmensepopularityofthesciencefictiongenreandevergreennarrativedeviceslikethemadscientist21),nottomentionallthedoctorshowsand"CSI"spinoffs.Yetmostactorswhotakeontechicianparts,tacklingscriptsthatmaybewrittenwiththehelpofscientificconsultants,freelyadmittheysimplymouththelineswithoutnecessarilyunderstandingtheirsense.
LeonardNimoy,whoplayedthemostfamousTVscientistofalltime,Mr.Spock,camefromanartsandtheaterbackgroundandinreallifeisnothinglikehischaracter.YethetoldmethatbecauseMr.Spockand"StarTrek"haveinspiredsomanyyoungviewerstobecomescientists,researcherswhomeethimarealwaysdesperatetogivehimlabtoursandexplaintheprojectsthey'repursuinginpeer-to-peerterms.Mr.Nimoynodssagely22)andintones23)toeachone,"Well,itcertainlylookslikeyou'reheadedintherightdirection."
Actingandsciencemaysimplyappealto24)verydifferentpersonalities.Ifyou'reeagerforattention,fansandfacerecognition,scientificresearchisnotforyou.Withfewexceptions,eventhemostillustrious25)researchersintheworldareutterlyunknowntothewiderpublic.
"JustbecauseI'mascientist,"onestringtheorist26)complainedinanarticle,"doesn'tmeanIhavetocompletelysurrendermyprivacy."Moreover,ifextremegoodlooksscoreyoubigpointsinascreencareer,theycandetractfrombeingtakenseriouslyinscience.
HedyLamarrcomplainedbitterlythatpeoplewouldlookatherfaceandassumetherewasnothingbehindit.Perhapsitwasacaseofprojection."Whenyouseeaverybeautifulface,it'sstunning,andyouyourselfbecomestupefied27),"saidLisaHeisermanPerkins,whohascompletedadocumentaryaboutLamarr."Soyouprojectyourownstupidityontothepersonyou'relookingat."
Forherpart,Dr.Bialikdoesn'tseescienceandshowbusinessasbeingentirelyimmiscible28)liquids.Inbothcases,shesaid,"alargeegoisnecessary."Still,shelovedtheresearch,onthebrainchemistry29)ofpatientswithageneticconditioncalledPrader-Willisyndrome,andshelovedbeing"hooded30)"forherdoctoratewhileshewas"very,verypregnant"withhersecondchild."Betterpregnantandgettingadoctorate,"shesaid,"thanpregnantatyourhighschoolgraduation."
1.precocious[prɪˈkəʊʃəs]adj.早慧的
2.aspiring[əˈspaɪərɪŋ]adj.有志气的,有抱负的
3.FieldsMedal:
菲尔兹奖,全名TheInternationalMedalsforOutstandingDiscoveriesinMathematics。
该奖应加拿大数学家约翰?
查尔斯?
菲尔兹的要求而设立,被视为数学界的诺贝尔奖,其奖励对象为有卓越贡献的年轻数学家。
4.MacArthurFoundation"genius"grant:
麦克阿瑟天才基金奖,被视为美国跨领域最高奖项之一,奖金颁发给在各个领域内具有非凡创造性的杰出人士,获奖者一般被看做本专业内领军人物。
5.precarious[prɪˈkeəriəs]adj.不牢靠的,不稳的;危险的
6.grueling[ˈ?
?
ruːəlɪŋ]adj.累垮人的;让人受不了的
7.puttogether:
整理(思路、意见等)
8.testimony[ˈtestɪməni]n.证据;证明
9.privilege[ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]n.特殊荣幸
10.horsepower[ˈhɔː(r)sˌpaʊə(r)]n.
【物】马力(功率单位)
11.credentials[krɪˈdenʃ(ə)lz]n.(适合做某事的)资质,资历或成就
12.theorem[ˈθɪərəm]n.(一般的)原理,理论
13.ontrack:
走向正轨
14.summacumlaude:
以最优等的学位毕业
15.magneticfield:
磁场
16.titlerole:
剧名角色,即其名与剧名相同的角色
17.sitcom[ˈsɪtkɒm]n.情景喜剧
18.frumpy[ˈfrʌmpɪ]adj.穿着邋遢(或过时)的
19.nerdy[nɜː(r)di]adj.对科技类学科极有兴趣的,书呆子式的(多用于形容某人无聊乏味)
20.germophobic:
有洁癖的。
这是一个合成词,germ意为“微生物,细菌,病菌”,而-phobic可作后缀,用以构成形容词,意为“惧怕……的,憎恶……的”。
21.themadscientist:
疯狂的科学家,通俗小说尤其是科幻小说中常见的人物形象,或邪恶、或善良、或中立,他们无论是精神错乱、行为古怪还是笨手笨脚,常常都作为促进阴谋发展的小说人物而存在。
22.sagely:
参见P63注释4。
23.intone[ɪnˈtəʊn]vi.缓慢而郑重地说
24.appealto:
吸引
25.illustrious[ɪˈlʌstriəs]adj.著名的,杰出的,卓越的
26.stringtheorist:
弦理论家。
stringtheory:
弦理论,即弦论,是理论物理学上的一门学说。
27.stupefied[ˈstjuːpɪfaɪd]adj.呆若木鸡的
28.immiscible[ɪˈmɪsɪbəl]adj.(液体等)不能混合的,不能溶合的
29.brainchemistry:
脑化学,即神经化学,是致力于神经化合物研究的神经科学分支。
30.hood[hʊd]vt.给……披上披肩布(指围在大学制服肩部以其颜色表示学位的披肩布)
31.这里指的是伍迪?
艾伦的一句名言:
“Eightypercentofsuccessisjustshowingup.(80%的成功在于‘露个脸’。
)”伍迪?
艾伦认为,任何事情,你只要肯露脸,就已成功了80%。
例如,你报名参加托福考试,只要你出现在考试现场,而不是逃避,就获得了80%的成功。
32.Lettermanshow:
指大卫?
莱特曼主持的《大卫脱口秀》节目,包括晨间秀(TheDavidLettermanShow)和深夜秀(LateNightwithDavidLetterman)。
娜塔莉?
波特曼曾多次做客《大卫脱口秀》。
33.wisebeyondone'syears:
早慧
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