Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission.

  • -- Vannevar Bush 瓦内瓦·布什

科学有一种超越实用的简单信念。这是一种信念,即学习理解是人类的特权,这是人类的使命。

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However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises.

然而,当特权完全依赖于公共利益对此类对话保密的广泛、无区别的要求时,就会与其他价值观产生冲突。

I remember as a kid having the offer of a scholarship, that it was going to be like going to Mars, and deciding to stay in my public school.

我记得当我还是个孩子的时候,我得到了一份奖学金,就像去火星一样,我决定留在我的公立学校。

Science consistently produces a new crop of miraculous truths and dazzling devices every year.

科学每年都会不断地产生一批新的神奇的真理和令人眼花缭乱的装置。

This is a God who is not identified with the help of a dictionary but through a relationship.

这是一个上帝,他不是靠字典来确定身份的,而是通过一种关系。

I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine.

我不是世界上最讨厌的人。我跌到了第九名。

Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

老年和疾病显出一个人的本质特征。

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

成为律师是一项有条件的特权。

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

信仰不是信仰。信念是被动的。信仰是活跃。