Our physics professor was struggling to draw the class into discussion of Archimede's principle of water displacement. 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 instructor 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引導全班討論

(2) principle n.原理

(3) displacement n. 排水量

(4) spill v.（指液體或粉末）溢出；灑出

(5) yell v.叫；喊

Exercises:

根據(jù)短文回答下列問題：

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.奇猜異想

我們的物理教授千方百計引導我們討論阿基米德的排水原理。他告訴我們阿基米德去公共浴池洗澡，他進入池子，發(fā)現(xiàn)水漲高了，溢出池沿。他對這一發(fā)現(xiàn)十分激動，跑到街上高叫：“Eureka，Eureka！”教授問我們誰知道他喊的是什么意思。

一個學生站起來答道：“我光屁股啦，我光屁股啦！”

練習參考答案：

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"