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数学
Mathematics
Mathematics is as old as Man.
数学和人类一样古老。
There are no creeds in mathematics.
数学中没有信条。
The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.
数学的本质在于它的自由。
The mathematics is not there till we put it there.
数学是不存在的，除非我们把它放在那里。
"Obvious" is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
“显而易见”是数学中最危险的词。
There should be no such thing as boring mathematics.
不应该有无聊的数学。
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
数学不允许虚伪和模糊。
Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics.
音乐有时更像香水而不是数学。
I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art.
我对数学的兴趣只是作为一种创造性的艺术。
What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things?
什么是代数;是那些三角形的东西吗?
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
纯数学，从它的角度来说，是逻辑思想的诗歌。
I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it.
我对数学很感性，虽然我不擅长数学。
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It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.
熟悉数和量的概念并不是数学的本质。
Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.
每个人都知道曲线是什么，直到他学习了足够多的数学知识，对无数可能的例外感到困惑。
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
说没有人会吹嘘自己对文学的无知几乎已经成了陈词滥调，但吹嘘自己对科学的无知、自豪地宣称自己在数学方面的无能是可以被社会接受的。
Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit.
数学是人类精神最美丽、最强大的创造。
Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.
数学可以被定义为这样一门学科:我们永远不知道自己在说什么，也不知道自己所说的是否属实。