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Lesson1Napoleon
时间:
2021.03.02
创作:
欧阳数
Today,I’mgoingtotalktoyouaboutoneofthemostimportanthistoricalfiguresinEuropeanhistory:
NapoleonBonaparte.Let’sstartbytalkingabouthisearlylife.Napoleonwasbornin1769ontheislandofCorsica.Whenhewasonly10yearsold,hisfathersenthimtomilitaryschoolinFrance.Napoleonwasnotaverygoodstudentinmostofhisclasses,butheexcelledinmathematicsandmilitaryscience.Whenhewas16yearsold,hejoinedtheFrencharmy.Inthatyear1785,hebeganthemilitarycareerthatwouldbringhimfame,power,richesandfinallydefeat.NapoleonbecameageneralintheFrencharmyattheyoungageof24.NapoleonhadmanyvictoriesonthebattlefieldbuthealsobecameinvolvedinFrenchlawandpolitics.Andin1804,attheageof35,hebecamethefirstemperoroftheFrance.
Napoleonwasmanythings.Hewas,firstofall,abrilliantmilitaryleader.Hissoldierswerereadytodieforhim.Asaresult,N.wonmanymilitaryvictories.AtonetimehecontrolledmostofEurope,butsomecountries,includingEngland,Russia,andAustriafoughtfiercelyagainsthim.Hisdefeat—“hisend”camewhenhedecidedtoattackRussia.InthismilitarycampaignagainstRussia,helostmostofhisarmy.
ThegreatFrenchconquerordiedalone–desertedbyhisfamilyandfriendsin1821.Napoleonwasonly51yearsoldwhenhedied.
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Lesson2Pompeii
ThelectureforthisclassisaboutthecityofPompeii.Anaturaldisasteroccurredtherealmost2000yearsago.
TodaymanyrichpeoplewholiveinlargemetropolitanareassuchasBeijing,ParisandNewYorkleavethecityinthesummer.Theygotothemountainsortotheseashoretoescapethecitynoiseandheat.
2,000yearsago,wealthyRomansdidthesamething.TheyleftthecityofRomeinthesummer.ManyofthesewealthyRomansspenttheirsummersinthecityofPompeii,abeautifulcity,locatedontheBayofNaples.
Inthesummeroftheyear79C.E.,ayoungRomanboywholaterbecameaveryfamousRomanhistorianwasvisitinghisuncleinP..Theboy’snamewasPlinytheYounger.OnedayPlinywaslookingupatthesky.Hesawafrighteningsight.Itwasaverylargedarkcloud.Thisblackcloudrosehighintothesky.WhatPlinysawwastheeruptionofthevolcanocalledMountVesuvius.Rockandashflewthroughtheair.ThecityofP.wasatthefootofMt.V..Whenthevolcanofirsterupted,manypeoplewereabletogetoutofthecityandtoescapedeath.Infact,18,000peopleescapedtheterribledisaster.Unfortunately,therewasnotenoughtimeforeveryonetoescape.Morethan2,000peopledied.Theseunluckypeoplewereburiedaliveunderthevolcanicash.Theeruptionlastedforabout3days.Whentheeruptionwasover,P.wasburiedunder20feetofvolcanicrockandash.ThecityofP.wasforgottenforalmost1,700years.
Intheyearof1748anItalianfarmerwasdiggingonhisfarm.Ashewasdigging,heuncoveredapartofawalloftheancientcityofP..Soonarchaeologistsbegantodiginthearea.Astimewentby,muchoftheancientcityofP.wasuncovered.TodaytouristscomefromallovertheworldtoseetheruinsofthefamouscityofPompeii.
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Lesson4RollerCoaster
Let'stalkaboutthephysicsinvolvedinarideonarollercoaster.I'msuremanyofyouhavetakenarideonarollercoaster.Asimplerollercoasterconsistsofaframewithatrackonit.Thetrackisverymuchlikeatraintrack,thistrackgoesoveraseriesofhillsandaroundcurves.Itfollowsapaththatendsatthesameplaceitstarted.Atrainofcarstravelsaroundonthistrack,veryfast.Thecarshavetwosetsofwheels.Onesetofwheelsrollsontopofthetrack,andtheotherssetofwheelsrollsbelowthetrack.Thewheelsbelowthetrackkeepthefastmovingcarsfromcomingoffthetrack,rollercoastercarsasyouprobablyknowdon'thaveanymotorsorengines.Instead,achainpullsthecarsupthefirst,tallestandsteepystaffhill,thisishowtheridebegins.Then,atthetopofthehillthechaincomesoffthecarsandgravitytakesover.gravitypushesthecarsdowntheothersideofthehill.thetallerandsteeperthefirsthillis,thefastertheridewillbe.Andthefartherthecarswilltravel.asthecarsrolleddownhilltheygainedspeed.thecarshaveenoughspeedandenergytosendthemupthenexthill.asthecarsnearthetopofthesecondhilltheybegintoslowdown.butthen,thecarsreachedthetopofthathill,andstartdowntheotherside.gravityagainpushesthemtowardtheground.thisprocessrepeatsoneachhale.Okay,solet'sgooverthisprocessagain.first,thecarsarepulledbyachainupthefirsthighesthill.thentheygodownaverysteepslope,atthispoint,thereisenoughenergytopullthecarsupandoverthenexthill.whentheyreachedthebotto