一位十岁女孩荣获今年的英特科学智能最高奖

               23 一位十岁女孩荣获今年的英特科学智能最高奖

DATE=3-28-01
TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - Intel Science (1)Talent Search
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

(Start at 1'00")This is the VOA Special English Science Report.
A teen-age girl from the state of Connecticut has won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search. The (2)competition was known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search until Nineteen-Ninety-Eight. It is the oldest program in the United States that (3)honors the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search celebrated¹ its sixtieth (4)anniversary this year.
The winners receive money for a college education and a new computer. More than one-thousand-five-hundred students entered projects for the competition. The students were from thirty-six states and the (5)District of Columbia. Forty-nine percent were female² and fifty-one percent were male. Their research projects involved every area of science, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering³, social science and biology.
Forty students were invited to Washington, D.C. for the final judging by well-known scientists. They judged the students on their research ability and creative thinking. They also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the top ten winners.
The first place winner was Mariangela Lisanti of Westport, (6)Connecticut. She received one-hundred-thousand dollars for her college education. Her physics project involved the use of single atoms or (7)molecules to create (8)electronic devices⁵. She developed a new way to measure electron⁴ movement in tiny structures.
The second place winner was Nathaniel Jay Craig of Sacramento, California. He received seventy-five-thousand dollars for his college education for a physics project. He developed a method for expressing the strength of specially⁶ prepared glass by describing the super cooled liquid from which it was formed.
The third place winner was (9)Gabriel Drew Carroll of (10)Oakland, California. He received fifty-thousand dollars for his college education. His mathematics project involved the (11)partial order of numbers.
The president of Intel, Craig Barrett, praised all the (12)finalists as future leaders. He said their understanding of science and mathematics is important for making sense of the technological⁷ world today. And it is important for making the best decisions in the future.
This VOA Special English Science Report was written by Nancy Steinbach.

(1)　 talent[ 5tAlEnt ]n.天才, 才干, 才能
(2)　 competition[ kCmpi5tiFEn ]n.竞争, 竞赛
(3) honor[ 5CnE ]n.尊敬, 敬意, 荣誉, 光荣vt.尊敬, 给以荣誉
(4) anniversary[ 7Ani5vE:sEri ]n.周年纪念
(5) district[ 5distrikt ]n.区域, 地方, 管区, 行政区, (美国各州的)众议院选区
(6) Connecticut[ kE5netikEt ]n. （美国）康涅狄格
(7) molecule[ 5mClikju:l, 5mEu- ]n.[化]分子, 些微
(8) electronic[Ilek5trRnIk]adj.电子的
(9) partial[ 5pB:FEl ]adj.部分的, 局部的, 偏袒的, 偏爱的n.泛音
(10) Oakland[ 5EuklEnd ]奥克兰[美国加利福尼亚州西部港市]
(11) Gabriel[ 5^eibriEl ]n.[圣经]加百利(七大天使之一,上帝传送好消息给人类的使者)
(12) finalist[`faInElIst]n.参加决赛的选手

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

3 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。

4 electron   

n.电子

参考例句：

• We arrange to get an electron on the stage of our microscope.我们设法将一个电子置于显微镜架上。
• If the energy is sufficient,this electron will be emitted.如果能量是充分的，这个电子将被放射出来。

5 devices   

n.设备；装置( device的名词复数 )；花招；（为实现某种目的的）计划；手段

参考例句：

• electrical labour-saving devices around the home 节省劳力的各种家用电器
• modern labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers 诸如洗衣机和洗碗机之类的现代化省力设备

6 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

7 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。