Lesson Sixteen
Pre-class Work
Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.
Glossary
abuse
v. to treat sth. so badly that you begin to destroy it
array
n. an ～ of: a group or collection of things, usually arranged so that you see them all
arrow
n. a sign shaped like an arrow used to show direction. Here it means the direction time moves
astronomy
n. the scientific study of the stars
atom
n. 原子
atomic
adj. the adjective of "atom"
body clock
the system in your body that controls types of behavior which happen on regular times 人体生物钟 (生物钟：biological clock)
carbon
n. 碳
cathedral
n. a very large church under the control of a bishop（主教）
cesium
n. 铯
charcoal
n. 木炭
chemist
n. a scientist who specializes in chemistry
Chicago
n. 芝加哥（U.S.）
chronobionics
n. 生物时间仿生学
circadian
adj. 生理节奏的
circulation
n. blood ～: the movement of blood around your body 血液循环
clockwork
adj. very regular; just like a clock
complex
adj. complicated; made up of many different parts which are closely connected
coordinated
adj. well-organized; organized in a way that all parts involved work well together 协调的
crude
adj. not skillfully made
decay
v. （物理）衰减
device
n. a piece of equipment, esp. one that is cleverly thought out
devise
v. to plan or invent a way of doing things
dimension
n. a measurement in space such as length, height, etc.
Egyptian
n. 埃及人
electron
n. 电子
elusive
adj. difficult to achieve
era
n. a long period of time in history that is different in some way from other periods
erase
v. to get rid of; to remove from memory
faraway
adj. distant
gear
n. a set of equipment or tools 齿轮（转动装置）
gong
n. （铜）锣
Gregorian calendar
公历；西历
Harvard
n. 哈佛大学
heartbeat
n. the action or sound of your heart as it pumps blood through your body
historian
n. a person who studies or writes history
immune
adj. ～ system: the system by which your body protects itself against disease 免疫系统
Indian
adj. Here: 印第安人的
individual
n. one person, considered separately from the rest of the group or society that he or she lives in
infinitely
adv. very much
internal
adj. inside your body
internalize
v. to make a pattern of behaviour part of your nature
Italy
n. 意大利
lengthy
adj. very long
lunar
adj. connected with the moon or the travel to the moon
mismatch
n. a combination of things that do not work well together
monastery
n. a building or buildings in which monks （和尚；僧侣） live
Moscow
n. 莫斯科
mummy
n. a dead body preserved by being wrapped in cloth, esp. in ancient Egypt 木乃伊
nanosecond
n. one billionth of a second 纳米秒
naval
adj. connected with the navy 海军的
navigator
n. a person who directs or controls the course of a ship or a plane
Nobel Prize
诺贝尔奖
observatory
n. a special building from which scientists watch the moon, stars, weather etc. 天文台
oscillate
v. to keep moving regularly from side to side between two limits
perception
n. the way that you notice things with your senses
Pisa
n. 比萨市 (Italy)
Pope
n. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church 罗马天主教的教皇
precision
adj. (only before noun) done or made in an exact way
