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 lavazza ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:08 
Subject: Einstein Mk II gen.
Что за Mk II? Просто Эйнштейн № 2, или что-то другое в виду имеется?

Контекст:
Nonetheless, there is little doubt that Hawking was born ‘smart’ – a fact that, as noted previously, prompted his schoolmates to nickname him ‘Einstein’. Fortunately for the world, Hawking eventually came to realize that he was not content simply to be smart. Indeed, as we shall see, his ambitions extended even beyond being an Einstein Mk II.

 Erdferkel ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:10 
"Mark II or Mark 2 often refers to the second version of a product, frequently military hardware. "Mark", meaning "model" or "variant", can be abbreviated "Mk."

 lavazza ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:12 
Спасибо большое!

 Peter Cantrop ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:17 
Попробуйте погуглить:
https://www.google.ru/search?as_q=&as_epq=mk+II&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&as_rights=#q=%22Einstein+Mk+II%22&newwindow=1&as_qdr=all&start=0&spf=1495447824947

это нечто супер:
An IQ of 145 at the age of 8 = Einstein MK-II

 Peter Cantrop ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:21 
Worlds of Tanks полезно юзать: танк MK II нормальный танк Первой мировой войны.

из-под ссылок:
It means you have an extremely intelligent child. An IQ of 145 is way above average.

 Peter Cantrop ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:27 
до кучи ещё один такой гениальный:
http://amongststars.wikia.com/wiki/Ian_St._Vincent

 Erdferkel ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:32 
зачем в прошлом искать
http://time.com/4778511/texas-christian-university-carson-huey-you-tcu/

 Supa Traslata ✉

link 22.05.2017 10:56 
Einstein Mk II - Эйнштейн 2.0

 San-Sanych ✉

link 22.05.2017 11:47 
Да просто "второй Эйнштейн".

 johnstephenson ✉

link 22.05.2017 21:14 
San-Sanych +1

'Mk. I', 'Mk. II' etc are usually only used with military and other equipment. However, 'Mk. II' is sometimes used figuratively to portray the person/thing as the modernised version of someone/something that has existed in the past -- as in this reference to Hawking.

Sometimes, in addition, it's said in a slightly mocking way, as in these two examples:
* 'Theresa May is trying to depict herself as Maggie Thatcher Mk. II'.
* 'Trump wants to build his Mexican wall, which some have dubbed 'Great Wall of China Mk. II''.

 

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