THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET( short 33/50 )

Can I help you, young man?

Ms. Jibsen? Hello. I am T.S. Spivet. I made it here.

You're the one I talked to in the phone, last friday?

Yes.

So, where is your father?

In fact, he is dead.I lied to you then.

So, who sent me the prototype of the magnet wheel?

I did.

What, you expect me to belive that you invented it?

Not really./I don't invent anything./I just transposed the principle of an electron gravitating around the nucleus./But as you know, to simulate its perpetual motion would require the creation of a negative entropy, which is simply not possible./You must agree.right?

This can't be.How old are you?This can't./Ten.

We're not gonna be ought to turn him into great communicator, but with the right clothes and some solid talking points, no problem.

Oh, yes./In his eyes, I am the Scientific Authority of everything he admires.

Okay, I'll talk to you later.

重点

lie to sb about sth/to say or write sth that you know is not true

You could see from his face that he was lying.

prototype/prototype for sth/prototype of sth/the first design of sth from which other forms are copied or developed

the prototype of the modern bicycle

expect

"Will you be late?"/"I expect so."

Are you going out tonight?'/'I don't expect so.'

transpose

The director transposes Shakespeare's play from 16th century Venice to present-day England.

gravitate/gravitate to sb/gravitate toward(s) sb/sth/gravitate toward(s) sth/to move towards sb/sth that you are attracted to

Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work.