1FamousPeopleWilliamShakespearewasborninStratford,England,in1564andcamefromafamilyofeightchildren.HewenttogrammarschoolandlearntLatinandGreek.Hegotmarriedattheageofeighteenandhadthreechildren.LaterhelefthisfamilyinStratfordandwenttoLondon.There,heactedandwrotealotofplays.Heactedfortheking,too.ShakespearebecamefamousbecausehewrotegreatplayssuchasHamlet,OthelloandRomeoandJuliet.Hediedin1616.Shakespeareisoneoftheworld'smostfamouswriters.Todaypeoplestillliketowatchhisplays.阅读芝麻开花23OnceEinsteingavealectureinmanyplacesinAmerica.Hisdriveralwayslistenedtohimandknewthelecturesowellthathewassurehecouldgiveithimself.SoEinsteinagreedthatthedrivergavethelecture.AsnobodyknewEinsteinthere,thedrivergavethelectureforEinsteinthatevening.Atfirsthewasabitafraid,butEinstein'ssmilemadehimfeelbetter.Hegaveagoodlectureandthepeoplewerequitepleased.ThenthedriverstartedtoleaveandEinsteinfollowedhimwithoutaword.Whentheygottothedoor,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion.Thedriversaidthatthequestionwasveryeasy,andtoldthemantoaskhisdriverbehindtoanswerit.小试牛招Einsteingavethe______lectureagainandagain.Hisdriver______tohislecturesomanytimes______hewantedtogiveit______.WhenEinsteinknewit,heletthedriver_____thelectureforhimthatnight.Thedrivergavea______lectureandthegreatscientistwasquitepleased.Whentheywere_______thelectureroom,amanaskedthedriveradifficultquestion.Thesmartdriversaidthatthequestionwassoeasythatevenhisdrivercouldanswerit.Finally,Einsteinansweredthequestion______ofthedriver.4StephenHawkingwasbornin1942.He'saworldfamousscientistandexpertonspaceandtime.Stephenistryingtofindtheanswerstosomeverybigquestionssuchas:howdidtheuniversebegin?Howwillitend?WhenStephenwasastudentatOxfordUniversity,hestudiedmathandscience.Then,attheageoftwenty,hebecameveryill.Hewassoyoung,butthedoctorssaidtohisfamily,"Hehasonlytwomoreyearstolive."Thedoctorswerewrong--hedidn'tdie.Hecan'twalknow,butheusedawheelchair.Hetalkswiththehelpofacomputer.AfterOxford,StephenwenttoCambridgeUniversity.Threeyearslater,in...
