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时间：2019-04-09 04:45:44

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 Prof Stephen Hawking1 has been honoured on a new 50p coin inspired by his pioneering work on black holes. The physicist2 died last year at the age of 76, having become one of the most renowned3 leaders in his field. He joins an elite4 group of scientists to have appeared on coins, including Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. Designer Edwina Ellis said: "I wanted to fit a big black hole on the tiny coin and wish he was still here chortling at the thought."

pence: n. 便士（复数）
penny: n. 便士（单数）
physicist: n. 物理学家
at the age of...: 在……年龄
renowned: adj. 著名的
elite: n. 精英
chortle: v. 哈哈大笑
chortle at: 对……开怀大笑


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1 hawking ca928c4e13439b9aa979b863819d00de     
利用鹰行猎
参考例句：
  • He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
  • We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。
2 physicist oNqx4     
n.物理学家，研究物理学的人
参考例句：
  • He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
  • The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。
3 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
4 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

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