The particle code(Scientific Ame

Words and phrases:

1.Large Hadron Collider 大型强子碰撞加速装置

2.cutting-edge mathematical techniques 先进的数学技巧

3.scattering amplitudes 散射振幅

4.kick off: when a football ( soccer) game or a team, etc. kicks off,the game starts （足球比赛等）开球，开始

5.a slew of:a large number or amount of sth 大量；许多

6.dabble (in/with sth): to take part in a sport, an activity, etc. but not very seriously 涉猎；涉足；浅尝

◆ He dabbles in local politics. 他开始涉足地方政坛

7.shorthand n速记

8.science outreach 科普推广

9.grapple with:to try hard to find a solution to a problem 努力设法解决

10.chop sth (up) (into sth):细分

◆ ( figurative) The country was chopped up into small administrative areas. 这个国家被划分为若干小的行政区。

11.hole up | be holed up:( informal) to hide in a place 躲藏

12.scoop sb/sth:to publish a story before all the other newspapers, television companies, etc. 抢先报道

◆ The paper had inside information and scooped all its rivals. 这家报纸获得内部消息，抢在所有竞争对手之前发表了。

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Sentences

1.There is a catch.

catch=difficulty :[countable ,  usually singular ] ( informal) a hidden difficulty or disadvantage 隐藏的困难；暗藏的不利因素

◆ All that money for two hours' work—what's the catch? 干了两小时的活就给那么多钱，这里面有什么鬼？

2.The problems we are interested in are not quite so intractable, but they are still tricky.我们感兴趣的问题没有那么棘手，但仍然很困难重重。

intractable:(of a problem or a person 问题或人 )

very difficult to deal with 很难对付（或处理）的

tricky:difficult to do or deal with 难办的；难对付的