Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.

  • -- Charles Francis Richter 克特

顺便说一句,通常把震级标在我的名字上,并不能很好地说明古登堡博士在把震级扩大到适用于世界各地地震方面所起的巨大作用。

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There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.

这样的花园大约有十几个,根据业主的生意或财产情况,或多或少有些广阔;但它们一般比我们伦敦最小的托儿所还要小。

The argument for intelligent design basically depends on saying, 'You haven't answered every question with evolution,'... Well, guess what? Science can't answer every question.

智能设计的论点基本上取决于这样说:“你并没有用进化论来回答所有的问题。”好吧,你猜怎么着?科学不能回答所有的问题。

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth.

完全的谎言可以很容易地暴露出他们是什么,引用例外,他们的要求。因此,它们不太可能被接受为全部真理。

What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.

你这美貌的处女阿,我不知道用什么名字称呼你,因为你的容貌不属乎血气,你的面貌似乎比世人更多。

As the youngest, I wanted to be my father's son and perpetuate the family name.

作为最小的孩子,我想成为我父亲的儿子,延续家族的姓氏。

Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.

拖延总是滋生危险;而拖延一个伟大的设计往往会毁了它。