English Everyday

nok2210 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:22:06 +0800

A BEUTIFUL MIND

Some Words and Expressions that You May not Know

Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes….and built the A-bomb.
A “code” is a secret set of symbols that only certain people can understand. The “A-bomb” is short for an atomic or nuclear bomb.

The stated goal of the Soviets is global communism.
If a goal is “stated,” it is officially announced. After World War 2, many in the Western Capitalist countries feared that the Soviet Union would try to take over the world by spreading their form of communism.

To triumph, we need results. Publishable, applicable results.
“To triumph” is to beat an opponent. If results are “publishable,” they are good enough to be printed in academic or scholarly journals, and if they are “applicable,” they have a practical use.

Who among you will be the next Morse, Einstein….
the vanguard of democracy, freedom and discovery?
Morse was famous for having invented the “Morse code,” which was a series of short sounds by which messages were sent through wire in the 19th century. The “vanguard” of a social movement are the first people who promote it, before it becomes popular.

Today, we bequeath America’s future into your able hands.
To “bequeath” property is to hand it legally down
to the next generation, often in the form of a will.

It’s not enough that he won the Carnegie scholarship.
A “scholarship” is a gift of money that is given to allow
people to study at a university or other educational institution.

It’s the first time the Carnegie Prize has been split and Hansen is all bent.
If a prize is “split,” it is divided between two or more people
(If a person is “bent out of shape,” they are angry or upset; “Bent” alone, which means twisted or curved, is no longer used for angry).

Nielson, symbol cryptography.
The study of codes and how to break them so they can be understood.

Neil here broke a Jap code; Help rid the world of fascism.
“Jap” is now considered a racist word for Japanese, though it was common up through the 1960s. “To rid the world” of something
is to help eliminate it (“Get rid of” is more common).

The burden of genius…..so many supplicants and so little time.
A “burden” is a great responsibility or problem that is carried.
A “supplicant” is a person who has or begs with humility or respect.

Nice is not Hansen’s strong suit.
A person’s “strong suit” is the skill that they are good at
(A funny way of saying that Hansen doesn’t know how to be nice).

I imagine you’re getting quite used to miscalculation.
A “miscalculation” is a mistake in solving a math or other problem.

I’ve read your pre-prints on nazi ciphers and non-linear equations…
A “pre-print” is a dated academic term for a paper before it has been published. “Nazi ciphers” were German code writers during World War 2. A “non-liner equation” is a concept in advanced mathematics.

…and I am supremely confident that there is not a single
seminal or innovative idea in either one of them.
If an idea is “seminal,” it’s important and original. If an idea is “innovative,” it’s a new way of thinking that has not been done before.

Enjoy your punch.
A popular fruit drink at parties, which often contains alcohol.

The prodigal roommate arrives!
An educated word for a person who spends and wastes
lots of money, and who was often spoiled as a child.

Did you know that having a hangover is not having enough
water in your body? It’s not enough to run your kreb cycles.
A “hangover” is the horrible feeling people have the morning
after they have drunk too much alcohol. A “kreb cycle” is a term
for energy storage that is used in biology.

I got in time for English Department cocktails.
An iced alcoholic drink that is popular at parties.

The cock was mine and the tail belonged to a particularly
lovely young thing with a passion for DH Lawrence.
A “cock” is a crude word for a penis, and in this case a tail refers to a woman’s ass. “Lovely” is a British word for pretty or attractive. If you have a “passion for” somebody, you are very attracted by or interested in them (DH Lawrence is a well know British writer of the early 1900s).

You are not easily distracted, are you?
If a person is “distracted,” they can’t concentrate on what they want to because something else is bothering them or has gotten their attention.

Is my roommate a d***?
A funny adjective for a jerk, idiot or in certain contexts, a penis.

You the poor kid who never got to go to Exeter or Andover? ::
Despite my privileged upbringing, I’m actually quite well-balanced.
Exeter and Andover are two famous preparatory schools in Massachusetts that the children of the rich attend in order to get into the best universities. If a person has had a “privileged upbringing,” they’ve been raised in great wealth, often with an excellent education.

I have a chip on both shoulders.
If a person has “a chip on their shoulder,” they are bitter or
angry about something that happened to them in the past.

Maybe you’re better with integers than you are with people.
An “integer” is a mathematical word for a number.

Why? With all your obvious wit and charm.
A person’s “wit” is their ability to be funny. A person’s “charm” is the quality about them that attracts, interests and delights other people.

I can’t waste time….memorizing the weak assumptions of lesser mortals.
“Lesser mortals” is a funny but snobby way of referring to
people that the speaker feels are not as intelligent as they are.

I need to look through…to the governing dynamics.
That’s the only way I’ll ever distinguish myself.
“Governing dynamics” is John’s way of referring to the basic rules
that control a system or situation. “To distinguish” yourself is to accomplish something so important you become very well known.

I’ve played enough Go for one day. :: Come on, I hate this game.
“Go” is a famous board game from East Asia. “Come on” is the most versatile phrasal verb in English, here meaning please, or “be serious.”

I’m hoping to extract an algorithm to define their movement.
“To extract” is to remove or pull out forcefully. An “algorithm”
is a step by step process for solving a mathematical problem.

Ok….psycho.
A popular slang word for a person who is crazy.

I thought you dropped out. Ever going to go to class?
“To drop out” of school is to quit, or to decide to no longer go.

Classes will dull your mind and destroy the potential for authentic creativity.
“To dull” a person’s mind is to make them less intelligent or creative. If something is “authentic,” it is genuine or true, and “creativity” is the ability to think, create or make things in new and different ways.

Nash is going to stun us all with his genius.
“To stun” a person is to shock or overwhelm them.

He doesn’t have the nerve to compete.
If a person doesn’t have “the nerve” to do
something, they don’t have the courage to do it.

Terrified, mortified…stupefied, by you.
If a person is “mortified,” they are scared to death. If they
are “stupefied,” they are so confused that they feel stupid.

No starch, pressed and folded.
“Starch” is a powder used with clothes to make them flat or stiff, and
if clothes are “pressed,” they are ironed to be flat without wrinkles.

Adequate work…without innovation. :: I’m flattered.
If work is “adequate,” it is satisfactory, but it is not that good. “Innovation” is anything that’s truly new or original. If a person
is “flattered,” they feel good after having been complimented.

I’ve got two weapons briefs under security
review by the D.O.D. :: Derivative drivel.
A “weapon” is a type of arm, from a gun to a tank. A “brief” is a short paper, and if it is under “security review,” it is being read to see if it needs to be kept secret. The “D.O.D.” is the Department of Defense. If a paper is “derivative,” its ideas were taken from elsewhere and it is not original. “Drivel” refers to words that are nonsense or make no sense.

What if you never come up with your original idea?
“To come up” with an idea is to think of it or create it.

How will it feel when I’m chosen for Wheeler and you’re not?
In this film, Wheeler is the name of a Defense Department institute
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where many very
smart people would love to work.

The hubris of the defeated. :: The game is flawed.
“Hubris” is too much self-confidence or ego. If something is
“flawed,” it is imperfect or has a built-in mistake or problem.

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