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Halzen Wins Nobel for Ice

worldOctober 8, 2026·98 words·1 min read

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Halzen Wins Nobel for Ice
Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize. The prize is for work with ice. The ice is at the South Pole. He is 82 years old. He was born in Belgium. He works in America now. The news came in 2026.
A neutrino is a very small thing. People call it a ghost particle. Many go through your body. They come from the sun. The ice has many small parts. A blue light shows the way.
Halzen did not know he won. He felt very surprised. Not many people believed in the plan. The prize money is very large.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a thing you get when you win
n.
a very small thing from space
n.
a very small piece
n.
hard to see or catch
n.
the cold end of the world
adj.
not thinking he would win
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

prizen.

a thing you get when you win

giải thưởngprêmio賞ödülpremionagrodaجائزةprijs (beloning)премия奖상
neutrinon.

a very small thing from space

neutrinoneutrinoニュートリノnötrinoneutrinoneutrinoنيوترينوneutrinoнейтрино中微子중성미자
particlen.

a very small piece

hạt rất nhỏum pedaço muito pequenoとても小さい粒çok küçük bir parçaun trozo muy pequeñobardzo mały kawałekقطعة صغيرة جداًeen heel klein stukjeочень маленький кусочек非常小的一块아주 작은 조각
ghostn.

hard to see or catch

khó thấy hoặc khó bắtdifícil de ver ou pegar見えにくく捕まえにくいgörmesi veya yakalaması zordifícil de ver o atrapartrudny do zobaczenia lub złapaniaيصعب رؤيته أو الإمساك بهmoeilijk te zien of te vangenтрудно увидеть или поймать很难看见或抓住보기 어렵거나 잡기 어렵다
polen.

the cold end of the world

cực Nam của Trái Đấto extremo frio da Terra地球の寒い端dünyanın soğuk ucuel extremo frío de la Tierrazimny kraniec Ziemiالطرف البارد من الأرضhet koude eind van de wereldхолодный край Земли地球寒冷的一端지구의 추운 끝
surprisedadj.

not thinking he would win

không nghĩ ông sẽ thắngnão achava que ganharia勝つとは思っていなかったkazanacağını düşünmüyorduno pensaba que ganaríanie myślał, że wygraلم يظن أنه سيفوزdacht niet dat hij zou winnenне думал, что победит没想到自己会赢이길 것이라고 생각하지 않았다

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Question 1: True or False

1

He is 28 years old.

2

Many small things go through your body.

3

Many people believed in the plan.

4

The news is from 2026.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What shows the way?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Where do the small things come from?

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