Our physics professor was struggling to draw the class into discussion of Archimede's principle of water displacement¹. He told us that Archimede noticed that when he got into a pool at the public bathhouse, the water rose spilling over the edge. Excited at his discovery, he ran down the street yelling, "Eureka, eureka!" The instructor² asked if anyone knew what that meant.

 

　　One student stood up and answered, "I'm naked ! I'm naked!"

 

Notes:

 

　　(1) draw the class into discussion引导全班讨论

 

　　(2) principle n.原理

 

　　(3) displacement n. 排水量

 

　　(4) spill v.（指液体或粉末）溢出；洒出

 

　　(5) yell v.叫；喊

 

Exercises:

 

根据短文回答下列问题：

 

　　① What subject did the prefer teach?

        ②Z How was he trying to draw the class into discussion?

 

　　③ Where was Archimede having a bath?

 

　　④ What did he notice when Archimede was having a bath?

 

　　⑤ What does "eureka" mean?

 

109.奇猜异想

 

　　我们的物理教授千方百计引导我们讨论阿基米德的排水原理。他告诉我们阿基米德去公共浴池洗澡，他进入池子，发现水涨高了，溢出池沿。他对这一发现十分激动，跑到街上高叫：“Eureka，Eureka！”教授问我们谁知道他喊的是什么意思。

 

　　一个学生站起来答道：“我光屁股啦，我光屁股啦！”

 

练习参考答案：

 

　　① Physics.

 

　　② He told a story about Achimede.

 

　　③ At the public bathhouse.

 

　　④ He noticed that when he got into the pool, the water rose spilling over the edge.

 

　　⑤ It means "I have found it"

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