Day 1
1.elliptical adj.橢圓的, 像橢圓形的;(指語言)難懂的, 晦澀的
2.notably=noteworthy
3.→...stubbed his toe on a large stone.
-To pull up (weeds) by the roots.
-To clear (a field) of weeds.
-To strike (one's toe or foot) against something accidentally.
-To snuff out (a cigarette butt) by crushing.
4.commonsense view? adj.有常識的铅鲤；一望而知的
【近】reasonable
"I'm here today because the time has come for a commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform.
"我今天來到這里是因為合乎常理的全面移民改革時機已經到來它掂。
5.→ Nevertheless,Roemer’s achievement, in not only proving that light travels at a finite speed.
-finite:having an end or a limit
the earth's finite resources
6.→The fundamental postulate of the theory of relativity ... ?假設、假定
-Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument:"the postulate that there is little moral difference between the superpowers"(Henry A. Kissinger).
-A fundamental element; a basic principle.
7.→An equally remarkable consequence of relativity is the way it has?revolutionized?our?ideas?of space and time.
8.→it was also to be the starting point for my work in theoretical physics.開端
→Newton’s laws of motion put an end to the idea of absolute position in space.結束
