A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
科学和科学家
Science And Scientists
If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all.
如果有哪个哲学家被要求对无穷大下一个定义，他可能会说出一些难以理解的冗长乏味的话，但他肯定无法给出一个有任何意义的定义。
The ultimate aim of all science to penetrate the unknown. Do you realize we know less about the earth we live on than about the stars and the galaxies of outer space? The greatest mystery is right here, right under our feet.
所有科学的最终目的是洞察未知。你意识到我们对地球的了解比我们对恒星和外太空星系的了解还要少吗?最大的谜团就在这里，就在我们脚下。
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Experimentalists never know when their work is finished.
实验主义者永远不知道他们的工作何时完成。
Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.
亚里斯多德本可以避免认为女人的牙齿比男人少的错误，只要他数的时候让亚里斯多德夫人张着嘴。
Moreover, in the experimental sciences, the scientific fraternity must test a new theory to destruction, if possible.
此外，在实验科学中，如果可能的话，科学界必须检验一种新的毁灭理论。
The future of the world, dependent as it is upon atomic energy, requires more understanding and knowledge about the atom.
世界的未来依赖于原子能，因此需要对原子有更多的了解和知识。
Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world.
宇宙在太空中像一个原子一样包围并吞噬着我;我通过思想了解世界。
The real scientist is ready to bear privation and, if need be, starvation rather than let anyone dictate to him which direction his work must take.
真正的科学家愿意忍受贫困，如果需要，也愿意忍受饥饿，而不让任何人来指挥他的工作应该朝哪个方向走。