Geim said he had not expected the prize and would try not to let the news change his routine.

盖姆说他并没有期待获奖，而且他也不会让这个消息影响他的计划。

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His partner Geim is the first person to ever win both a Nobel and an Ig Nobel - a parody award for amusing research.

他的搭档海姆是史上同时荣膺诺贝尔奖和搞笑诺贝尔奖(模仿诺贝尔奖而为搞笑性质的研究所设立)的第一人。

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"You must have all gone mad over there if you think that for a sack of gold you can invite anyone," Andre Geim replied.

“你要是觉得，用一袋金子就能请到任何人，你一定是疯了，”安德烈·海姆回答说。

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Profs Geim and Novoselov will play a leading role in guiding the collaborative effort.

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While the quote is from last month, Geim already evidences a Nobel-quality wisdom about topics beyond his immediate technical field.

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The material, so thin it effectively has just two dimensions, was first isolated by two Russian-born scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, at the University of Manchester, work that earned them a Nobel Prize and knighthoods.

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