Professor Jain Wins the Wolf Prize in Physics
Jain 教授獲頒物理學沃夫獎
Introduction
Professor Jainendra K. Jain is a scientist from India. He won the Wolf Prize in Physics for his work on quantum physics.
Jainendra K. Jain 教授是一位來自印度的科學家。他因在量子物理學方面的工作而獲頒物理學沃夫獎。
Main Body
The President of Israel gave the prize to Professor Jain on June 18. He is the first person from India to win this prize. This is a very important award for scientists.
以色列總統於 6 月 18 日將獎項頒給 Jain 教授。他是首位獲此獎項的印度人。這對科學家來說是一個非常重要的獎項。
Professor Jain discovered something called 'composite fermions' in 1989. He worked at Yale University. His discovery helps scientists understand how electrons move in special materials. This helps make better computers.
Jain 教授在 1989 年發現了所謂的「複合費米子」。當時他在耶魯大學工作。他的發現幫助科學家理解電子在特殊材料中如何移動，這有助於製造更好的電腦。
Professor Jain had a hard life. He had a bad car accident when he was twelve. He lost his mother and hurt his leg. Now, he is a teacher at Pennsylvania State University. He also started a research center in India.
Jain 教授的人生非常艱辛。他 12 歲時遭遇了一場嚴重的車禍，失去了母親且腿部受傷。現在他在賓夕法尼亞州立大學任教，並在印度成立了一個研究中心。
Conclusion
Professor Jain is a great scientist. He helps the world with his work and his new research center.
Jain 教授是一位偉大的科學家。他透過他的工作及其新成立的研究中心來貢獻世界。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Talking About People's Lives
When we describe someone, we use Simple Present for things that are true now and Simple Past for things that happened before.
1. The 'Now' (Present)
- He is a teacher. (Fact)
- He helps the world. (Action)
2. The 'Then' (Past)
- He won the prize. (Finished action)
- He worked at Yale. (Finished action)
- He had a hard life. (Past state)
💡 Quick Tip: The 'S' Rule In the present, when talking about one person (He/She), we often add an -s to the action word:
- Help Helps
- Work Works
🗝️ Useful Words from the Story
- Scientist: A person who studies nature/science.
- Award: A prize for doing something great.
- Discovery: Finding something new for the first time.