北大“韦神”粉丝破2000万
LearnAndRecord约 11 分钟近日，“数学天才”北京大学韦东奕老师开通个人社交平台账号，发布了一条4秒的视频，至今粉丝已突破2000万。
🤔️小作业：
1. What can be inferred about Wei Dongyi's attitude towards fame and recognition?
A) He is uncomfortable with attention and prefers privacy.
B) He actively avoids all media interviews.
C) He believes public recognition undermines scientific credibility.
D) He feels his contributions deserve greater acknowledgement.
无注释原文：
Maths Genius Solves Equation That Baffled Six PhDs For Months In One Night
From: UNILAD, 12 May 2022
In what looks set to be a real-life Good Will Hunting story, a Chinese mathematical genius solved a problem in one night that baffled PhD students for months.
Wei Dongyi, nicknamed 'God Wei', showed PhD students a thing or two about solving equations.
Dongyi is an assistant professor at Peking University, in Beijing, and was sought out by the students who were stumped with the equation.
Happy to help, the maths wiz sent over his workings out to help solve the problem. The students adjusted their experiment accordingly and hey-presto their new model had a 96 percent success rate.
Dongyi was offered compensation for his work, but like an absolute baller refused, saying: "It's unnecessary to pay me for such an easy problem," South China Morning Post reports.
Still, the students wanted to do something for the assistant professor, so they finally settled on paying for Dongyi's transport card.
Naturally, the story caught the attention of the wider academic community, with Chen Dayue, the dean of Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences, saying: "It is not rare or surprising to us that Wei can solve the puzzle that other people cannot because he is smart and is hyper-focused on maths problems."
With a former classmate saying of Dongyi: "Among thousands of PKU students in the school, you can recognise God Wei with one look because no matter which season it is, he always carries a 1.5-litre plastic bottle and walks fast.
"He is a disciplined person. We often saw him eat steamed buns accompanied with tofu in the canteen.
"He studied well and he won scholarships of over 100,000 yuan (US$15,655) a year. But he still lives a plain life, being rustic in both clothing and food," as reported by The Star.
This isn't the first time that Dongyi has captured headlines, because the math genius went viral in 2021 after an interview clip of him and the earlier mentioned giant plastic water bottle caught the attention of people online.
The assistant professor was mistaken for a student in the clip and people started sending him replacements for his battered beverage holder, which made him a little uncomfortable.
Speaking of the gifts, he said: "But I'm worried about the gift-giving issue and how it affects my teaching ethics."
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Maths Genius Solves Equation That Baffled Six PhDs For Months In One Night
From: UNILAD, 12 May 2022
In what looks set to be a real-life Good Will Hunting story, a Chinese mathematical genius solved a problem in one night that baffled PhD students for months.
一位中国数学奇才仅用一夜便解决了令博士生们苦思数月的数学难题，宛如现实版《心灵捕手》。
baffle
baffle /ˈbæf.əl/ 表示“使困惑，使迷惑”，英文解释为“to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something”举个🌰：She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour. 她完全被他怪异的举动搞糊涂了。
Wei Dongyi, nicknamed 'God Wei', showed PhD students a thing or two about solving equations.
有“韦神”之称的韦东奕向博士生们展示了他在解方程方面的本领。
nickname
nickname /ˈnɪk.neɪm/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“给…起绰号”，英文解释为“to give a nickname to sb/sth”举个🌰：LR was nicknamed ‘Lu Rou’. LR外号叫“卤肉”。
a thing or two
表示“一些事情；些许知识，一星半点”，英文解释为“some matters, facts, or information”举个🌰：She thinks she knows everything about raising children, but I could tell her a thing or two (= some information she does not know). 她觉得自己对于养育孩子样样精通，不过我倒可以让她见识一二。
equation
equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ 表示“方程式；等式”，英文解释为“a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols”举个🌰：In the equation 3x - 3 = 15, x = 6. 在方程式3x-3=15中，x=6。
Dongyi is an assistant professor at Peking University, in Beijing, and was sought out by the students who were stumped with the equation.
韦东奕是北京大学的一名助理教授，博士生们因被这道方程难住而向他求助。
stump
表示“语塞；被难住，被难倒”，英文解释为“to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult”举个🌰：I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape? 我百思不得其解——她是如何逃脱的？
Happy to help, the maths wiz sent over his workings out to help solve the problem. The students adjusted their experiment accordingly and hey-presto their new model had a 96 percent success rate.
这位数学奇才乐于助人，将自己的解题过程发给了他们。博士生们据此调整了实验，新模型成功率竟飙升至96%。
wiz
wiz /wɪz/ 同whizz，作名词，表示“能手；奇才；高手”，英文解释为“a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular subject”如：a computer whizz 计算机高手。
作动词，表示“快速移动；很快地做；嗖嗖地移动；飞速行驶”，英文解释为“to move or do something very fast；to move very quickly, making a high continuous sound”举个🌰：A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident. 一辆警车飞速驶过，开往事故现场。A bullet whizzed past my ear.一颗子弹嗖的一声从我耳边飞过。
hey-presto
hey presto /ˌheɪ ˈpres.təʊ/ 表示“（表示某事物的出现或发生像变魔术一样迅速或容易）”，英文解释为“said when something appears or happens so quickly or easily that it seems to be magic”举个🌰：You put your money in the machine and, hey presto, the coffee comes out! 把钱投到机器里，嘿，咖啡就出来了！
Dongyi was offered compensation for his work, but like an absolute baller refused, saying: "It's unnecessary to pay me for such an easy problem," South China Morning Post reports.
据《南华早报》报道，韦东奕谢绝了对方的酬谢，并淡然表示：“这点小问题，不值一提。”
compensation
compensation /ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/ 1）表示“补偿（或赔偿）物；（尤指）赔偿金，补偿金；赔偿”，英文解释为“If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better.”举个🌰：He gained some compensation for her earlier defeat by winning the final open class. 他通过赢得公开赛的决赛获得了对先前失利的一些补偿。
2）表示“报酬（雇员获得的金钱和其他福利的总和）”，英文解释为“the combination of money and other benefits (= rewards) that an employee receives for doing their job”举个🌰：Annual compensation for our executives includes salary and bonus under our incentive plan. 我们的高级管理人员获得的年度报酬包括工资以及按奖励计划发放的奖金。
absolute baller
absolute baller是英语俚语表达，用来形容一个人非常酷、有风度、自信满满、做事毫不犹豫且极具风格，有种“王者气质”或“狠人风范”。
Still, the students wanted to do something for the assistant professor, so they finally settled on paying for Dongyi's transport card.
尽管如此，博士生们仍希望略尽心意，最终选择为韦东奕的交通卡充值。
Naturally, the story caught the attention of the wider academic community, with Chen Dayue, the dean of Peking University's School of Mathematical Sciences, saying: "It is not rare or surprising to us that Wei can solve the puzzle that other people cannot because he is smart and is hyper-focused on maths problems."
此事引发学界广泛讨论。北大数学科学学院院长陈大岳称：“韦东奕能够解决别人束手无策的问题并不稀奇，他不仅聪明且对数学极其专注。”
dean
dean /diːn/ 表示“系主任；学院院长”，英文解释为“an official of high rank in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments”举个🌰：She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. 她是社会科学院的新任院长。
hyper-
hyper /ˈhaɪ.pər/ 表示“超出，过度”，英文解释为“having too much of a quality”如：hyperactive 过分活跃的，hypercritical 吹毛求疵的，hypersensitive过分敏感的。
With a former classmate saying of Dongyi: "Among thousands of PKU students in the school, you can recognise God Wei with one look because no matter which season it is, he always carries a 1.5-litre plastic bottle and walks fast.
有同学形容：“在北大成千上万的学生中，一眼就能认出‘韦神’，无论春夏秋冬他都拎着一个1.5升的塑料瓶，走路飞快。”
"He is a disciplined person. We often saw him eat steamed buns accompanied with tofu in the canteen.
“他是个很自律的人。我们经常看到他在食堂吃馒头配豆腐。”
disciplined
disciplined /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪnd/ 表示“守纪律的，守规矩的；训练有素的”，英文解释为“behaving in a very controlled way”举个🌰：Those children are well disciplined. 那些孩子都很守规矩。
steamed
steam /stiːm/ 表示“蒸（食物）”，英文解释为“to cook food using steam”如：steamed vegetables 蒸蔬菜。
bun
bun /bʌn/ 表示“小圆面包；小圆甜蛋糕”，英文解释为“a small, sweet, usually round cake”如：a cinnamon bun 桂皮味小圆面包。
"He studied well and he won scholarships of over 100,000 yuan (US$15,655) a year. But he still lives a plain life, being rustic in both clothing and food," as reported by The Star.
据《星报》报道：“他学习成绩优异，每年奖学金超十万元（约合15,655美元）但他的生活依旧朴素，衣着和饮食都很朴实。”
rustic
rustic /ˈrʌs.tɪk/ 表示“粗制的；乡村的，乡村特色的；质朴的”，英文解释为“simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the countryside”如：a rustic bench/cabin 粗制的长椅/简陋的小木屋。
This isn't the first time that Dongyi has captured headlines, because the math genius went viral in 2021 after an interview clip of him and the earlier mentioned giant plastic water bottle caught the attention of people online.
这并不是韦东奕第一次登上头条，这位数学天才早在2021年就因为一段采访视频走红，视频中他提着那只前面提到的大塑料瓶在网上引发热议。
viral
viral /ˈvaɪ.rəl/ 表示“（通过网络在个体之间迅速）病毒式的（传播）”，英文解释为“used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.”举个🌰：Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week. 以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。
📍常用短语 go viral，字面意思就是“像病毒一样传播、扩散”，引申为“走红，十分流行，疯狂传播”，比如朋友圈xxx刷屏了，也可以说go viral. 📍名词形式virality.
The assistant professor was mistaken for a student in the clip and people started sending him replacements for his battered beverage holder, which made him a little uncomfortable.
视频中他被误认为是学生，网友们纷纷给他寄送新水瓶以替换他那只破旧的水壶，这让他感到有些不安。
battered
batter /ˈbætə/ 作动词，表示“连续猛击；殴打；（风、雨或风暴等的）袭击”，英文解释为“to hit sb/sth hard many times, especially in a way that causes serious damage”举个🌰：The area has been battered by winds. 该地区一直受到大风的袭击。
battered /ˈbæt.əd/ 1）表示“打扁了的；打垮了的；敲碎了的”，英文解释为“hurt by being repeatedly hit”举个🌰：She set up a sanctuary for battered wives. 她为遭受家庭暴力的妻子们创办了一个避难所。
2）表示“受损的；（尤指）用坏了的”，英文解释为“damaged, especially by being used a lot”如：battered furniture/toys 破旧的家具/玩具。
beverage
beverage /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/ 表示“饮料”，英文解释为“a drink of any type”举个🌰：Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. 热饮包括茶、咖啡和热巧克力饮料。
Speaking of the gifts, he said: "But I'm worried about the gift-giving issue and how it affects my teaching ethics."
谈到这些礼物时，他表示：“我有些担心送礼物这件事会影响我的师德。”
ethics
ethic /ˈeθ.ɪk/ 表示“行为准则，伦理；（尤指）道德体系，道德规范”，英文解释为“a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals”如：the work ethic 职业道德。
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