Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879, His father owned a factory that made electrical devices. His mother enjoyed music and books. His parents were Jewish but they did not obrve many of the religion's rules. Albert was a quite child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty learning to read. When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass. The child was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle always pointed in the same direction—to be north. He asked his father and his uncle what caud the needle to move. Their answers about magnetism and gravity were difficult for the boy to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something hidden had to be behind things.
Uful expressions and words:
1. device 装置，设备吃什么增加记忆力>林正英死了吗
leave to one's own devices
听任某⼈⾃⾏其是，允许某⼈按⾃⼰的意愿做事
座机电话怎么转接到手机上 She left the child to her own devices for an hour in the afternoon.
卧薪尝胆成语故事
她允许孩⼦在下午有⼀个⼩时的⾃由⽀配时间。
韩国饮料 2. compass 指南针
成吉思汗广场 beyond one's compass某⼈⼒所不及
catch/fetch/take a compass兜圈⼦，绕道，拐弯抹⾓
keep sth within compass 把某种事物限制在适当的范围内
speak within compass 谨慎⼩⼼地说
欧共体
within sb's compass 某⼈⼒所能及的
within the compass of 在……范围内
3.magnetism 磁⼒
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