In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.

  • -- Stephen Jay Gould 斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德

在科学上,“事实”只能表示“被证实到一定程度,而不予以暂时的同意是反常的”。我认为苹果明天可能会开始上涨,但这种可能性不值得在物理课堂上花同样的时间。

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With Frat House, at times I needed to make music that would reflect what these fraternity brothers might actually listen to, but still keep it within the realm of a score; it still had to lead the viewer through the scene, or just help create the mood.

在联谊会之家,有时我需要创作一些音乐,能反映出这些联谊会兄弟们可能真正在听什么,但仍能保持在乐谱的范围内;它仍然需要引导观众通过场景,或者只是帮助创造气氛。

Anthropology was the science that gave her the platform from which she surveyed, scolded and beamed at the world.

人类学是一门科学,它为她提供了一个观察、批评和向世界微笑的平台。

Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.

不要隐藏任何东西,因为时间能看到一切,听到一切,就能揭露一切。

He had read Shakespeare and found him weak in chemistry.

他读过莎士比亚的作品,发现他的化学很差。