gǔ zhǎng to applaud; to clap

yī shēng bù xiǎng to keep totally silent; noiselessly

qí tā other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

tí chū to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)

qí shí actually; in fact; really

shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view)

bù xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

huí qu to return; to go back

yīn yuè jiā musician

bèi duō fēn Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

xiǎo tí qín fiddle; violin

jué bù in no way; not in the least; absolutely not

zuò qǔ jiā composer; songwriter

shēng wù organism; living creature; life form; biological

shēng wù xué biology

shēng wù xué jiā biologist

dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of On the Origin of Species 物种起源; Darwin, capital of Australian Northern Territory 北领地

zì zhuàn autobiography

pǔ tōng common; ordinary; general; average

zhān biān to have a connection with; to be close (to reality); to be relevant; to have one's hand in

ài dí shēng Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman

néng lì capability; capable; able; ability

wù lǐ physics; physical

wù lǐ xué physics

wù lǐ xué jiā physicist

xué jiā scholar

ài yīn sī tǎn Albert Einstein (1879-1955), famous Austrian physicist

niú dùn Newton (name); Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist

yī tuán zāo chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles

xìn zhǐ letter paper; writing paper

zhé dié to fold

yī dài pocket

lǐ bian inside