Much of today's public anxiety about science is the apprehension that we may forever be overlooking the whole by an endless, obsessive preoccupation with the parts.

  • -- Lewis Thomas 路易斯·汤马斯

当今公众对科学的焦虑,很大程度上是一种担忧,即我们可能永远以对部分事物无休止的、强迫性的关注来忽视整体。

相关名言

We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption.

正如我前面提到过的,我们现在正沿着这条圣约瑟夫的小径走着。从种种迹象可以看出,在我们之前几天就有许多人参加了。由于我们也认为他们是摩门教徒,所以有些担心会被打断。

Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.

我们对天空、星星和外太空某个地方的神充满激情的专注是一种归航的冲动。我们被拉回到了原点。

He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.

他扮演国王的时候,好像有一瞬间担心别人会出王牌。