A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
科学
Science
The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe.
神性创造者的观念贬低了宇宙优雅的现实。
There is no problem more difficult to solve than that created by ourselves.
没有什么问题比我们自己创造的问题更难解决了。
For once reality and his brains came into contact and the result was fatal.
这一次,现实和他的大脑发生了接触,结果是致命的。
Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.
组成你的细胞中没有一个知道你是谁,也不关心你。
In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels.
在一个非常真实的意义上,我们有两种思想,一种思考,一种感觉。
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.
文明的存在是经地质同意的,如有变更,恕不另行通知。
I write thrillers for the same reason that people read them – it's escapism.
我写惊悚小说的原因和人们读它们的原因是一样的——那就是逃避现实。
I am constantly amazed by how much stranger science is than science fiction.
我经常惊讶于科学比科幻小说更奇怪。
It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.
我并不想说你的坏话,但我承认我贪图你的脑袋。
The best place to start the evolution of the vertebrates is the imagination.
想象是脊椎动物进化的最佳起点。
The Sun and the science are the same; when they set down, the darkness comes!
太阳和科学是一样的;他们一坐下,黑暗就来了!
The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.
最糟糕的情况是科学开始关注艺术。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.
我很长一段时间都是科幻小说迷。
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
衡量智力的标准是改变的能力。
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
再多的实验也无法证明我是对的;一个实验就能证明我错了。
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.
对于一项成功的技术,现实必须凌驾于公共关系之上,因为自然是不会被愚弄的。
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
科学是有组织的知识。智慧是有组织的生活。