天才科学家名单：揭秘天才们的那些怪癖

天才科学家名单：揭秘天才们的那些怪癖Ludwig van Beethoven did write the glorious “Symphony No. 9” which is now the anthem of European Union while being already deaf but of course that’s just the tip of the iceberg of his input into musical history. Yet stellar results require astronomic discipline. Each morning Beethoven counted by hand 60 coffee beans from which he would make his perfect cup of coffee. Also in order to restart

'Were it not for coffee one could not write which is to say one could not live’ is what Balzac the renowned French novelist playwright and the author of The Human Comedy once said. And he really meant it because there barely was a minute when he was not sipping this elixir of life it’s estimated that Balzac drank 50 coffee cups a day. You may wonder how does one sleep when you’re permanently on a caffeine rush? But that’s how Balzac liked it since he woke up daily at 1 am so he could jump straight into writing.

“没有咖啡就无法写作，也就无法生活”，这是法国著名小说家、戏剧家、《人间喜剧》作者巴尔扎克说过的话。他真的是这么认为的，因为每时每刻他都在喝咖啡。据估计，巴尔扎克每天要喝掉50杯咖啡。你可能会好奇，不停地喝咖啡要怎么睡觉？但这正是巴尔扎克想要的，因为他每天凌晨1点醒来，这样可以立刻投入到写作中。

elixir[ɪ'lɪksɚ]: n. 不老长寿药；万能药；炼金药

Virginia Woolf Friedrich Nietzsche And The Standing Desk 站着写作的伍尔芙和尼采

Even though these two figures don’t seem to have many things in common the British modernist Virginia Woolf together with the subversive German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche could see themselves working in a modern office as long as they would be provided with a standing desk. They both wrote while standing up considering it to be the only proper way to achieve something of meaning.

尽管这两个人似乎没太多共同点，但英国现代主义作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙和德国颠覆性哲学家弗里德里希·尼采都适合有站立式办公桌的现代办公室。两人都是站着写作，他们认为只有这样才能写出有意义的东西。

subversive[sʌb'vɝsɪv]: adj. 破坏性的；从事颠覆的

Ludwig Van Beethoven And The 60 Coffee Beans 数咖啡豆精确到粒的贝多芬

Ludwig van Beethoven did write the glorious “Symphony No. 9” which is now the anthem of European Union while being already deaf but of course that’s just the tip of the iceberg of his input into musical history. Yet stellar results require astronomic discipline. Each morning Beethoven counted by hand 60 coffee beans from which he would make his perfect cup of coffee. Also in order to restart his creative muscles after writing too much music he would pour cold water on his head.

贝多芬确实是在耳聋的状态下写出辉煌的第九交响曲的，这首曲子现已成为欧盟的盟歌。当然，这只是贝多芬的音乐轶事的冰山一角。诚然，只有极端的自律才能达到这样非凡的成就。每天早上贝多芬都要用手精确地数出60粒咖啡豆来泡出完美的咖啡。此外，为了重启因写作了太多乐章而疲软的创造力，他会往头上浇冷水。

stellar[ˈstelər]: adj. 一流的

Andy Warhol And His Wigs 酷爱假发的安迪·沃霍尔

Andy Warhol the face of pop art is easy to distinguish from a crowd. Because he indeed was a dandy and took great care of his looks and most importantly his iconic hairdo. Which was actually… A wig. Warhol have the unusual habit of collecting wigs. Eventually he hoarded a collection of 40 wigs.

人们很容易就能在人群中认出波普艺术的代表安迪·沃霍尔。因为他是个不折不扣的花花公子，对自己的外表非常讲究，而他最看重的就是他标志性的发型。实际上，那是一顶假发。沃霍尔有收集假发的特殊癖好。他总共囤积了40顶假发。

dandy['dændi]: n. 花花公子；好打扮的人

Glenn Gould And His Hypochondria 一年四季都穿大衣带手套的格伦·古尔德

A big name in the world of classical music the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was famous not only for his virtuosic skills and unique playing style. He also was a very odd character with many the eccentricities of a hyper hypochondriac. He always wore an overcoat and gloves in all temperatures because of his fears of catching germs and getting sick. And when performance time arrived he would always bring his own chair with him no matter where the concert took place. It always had to be his own magical chair.

作为古典音乐界的大人物，加拿大钢琴家格伦·古尔德的名气不仅源自他杰出的演奏技巧和独特的演奏风格，他还是一个超级古怪的疑心病患者。无论是什么温度，他总是穿着一件大衣，戴着手套，因为他害怕感染细菌而生病。到了演奏的时候，他总会带上自己的椅子，无论音乐会在哪里举行。他一定要坐在自己的那把神奇的椅子上。

virtuosic[ vɜːtʃʊ'ɒsɪk]: adj. 艺术名家的

hypochondriac[ haɪpə'kɑndrɪæk]: n. 疑病患者

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