Hiroshima University's English Podcast

Download MP3 今月最後の話題は、量子力学の世界では有名な「シュレディンガーの猫」のお話です。英語でわかりやすく説明するのはなかなか難しいですが、頭の体操だと思って聞いてみましょう！ 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） breed 系統 science-thingy 科学っぽい a bunch of たくさんの geeks おたく Oh, Lord! まったく！ tormenting 人を苦しめるような creepy 気味が悪い bizarre 異様な *** Script *** Schrodinger's Cat M: Hey Amy, have you ever heard of Schrodinger's Cat? W: Ah, no, Sam. What is it? A new cat breed? I LOVE cats, by the way! M: Ha ha! Schrodinger’s Cat is a well-known thought experiment suggested by a famous Austrian physicist named Erwin Schrodinger. W: Erwin Schrodinger? Never heard of him. But this “Schrodinger’s Cat” experiment sounds very science-thingy to me. Go on. M: OK. Let's say there's a cat inside an opaque box. That means you canNOT see inside the box. W: Yes, an opaque box. So we do NOT know what’s happening inside. M: Right. And also in the box is a flask containing deadly radioactive material. Of course, there is a radioactivity detector in the box as well. W: Ah! What a poor cat! Sam