【正文】 y全盤接受這一理論twentiethcentury mentality. 二十世紀(jì)的思維方式be worth following up值得進(jìn)一步探討ocular proof觀察得來的證明 theoretical knowledge. 理論知識it doesn’t follow that …這并不意味著 / 不能因此而推斷take sth. blindly 盲目接受minor exchanges幾個小小的回合 / 交鋒 foretell eclipses預(yù)報(bào)（月）蝕be justified in doing sth有充分理由（做）……accept one’s sayso about …接受……關(guān)于……的論斷test the pronouncements檢驗(yàn)……結(jié)論 How can it be otherwise? 不這樣又有什么辦法呢？range of knowledge. 知識的范圍would not bother to do sth不愿……suicide [39。sjuisaid] attack自殺式襲擊dress somebody. 給某人穿衣cancel the flight取消航班drive off開車離開 only have good thoughts只往好處想 be on fire在燃燒 for some reason由于某種原因 the Pentagon五角大樓 in the rear of the plane. 在客艙后面change one’s viewpoints改變看法really make sense of真正理解declare war on us向我們宣戰(zhàn)tread on ancient sensibilities傷及自古而來的情感a high purpose崇高使命It wasn’t / isn’t mere [mi?] luck that …這不僅僅是一種巧合something unsaid or undone未盡之言或未完之事 the rest of one’s life有生之年happen to碰巧，正好 lines of work各行各業(yè)uphold a promise恪守諾言expose corruption揭露腐敗public interest公眾利益 routine physical checkup常規(guī)體檢conceal the truth隱藏真相 in one’s eyes在某人眼里destroy one’s hope使某人完全失去希望mit suicide 自殺utter the truth for truth’s sake為講真話而講真話 distort news 歪曲事實(shí) contrary to …與……相反cope with對付benevolent deception仁慈欺騙spend one’s remaining time. 度過剩余的時(shí)間invade one’s autonomy 侵犯個人自由make informed choice做出明智的選擇be kept in the dark被蒙在鼓里bring … to a close結(jié)束take leave與世長辭in the long run從長遠(yuǎn)的觀點(diǎn)來看，最終 press for answers追問真實(shí)情況sharp conflict劇烈的沖突go to great lengths不遺余力oldage practice古老的做法refrain from克制day after day日復(fù)一日take a stand表明立場 professional deception debate openly公開辯論erode trust腐蝕信任 What you don’t know can’t hurt you. 不知者，不為所害。between the line字里行間persuade sb. to do sth. 勸某人做某事 act of purchase 購買行為in the most important sense 從最重要的意義上來說 physical appearance 外觀continual use不斷使用first edition第一版get in the way妨礙pay one’s respects to sb. 向某人表示敬意be indispensable to必不可少in the second place其次，第二light fiction消遣小說in a state of relaxation放松的狀態(tài)reach for努力爭取leave off停止 twoway operation雙向活動consist in存在于sequence of points論據(jù)的順序be relevant to與……有關(guān)point by point逐點(diǎn)the embarrassing situation令人尷尬的處境keep body and soul together維持生活be far beyond one’s means遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出某人的經(jīng)濟(jì)能力be flattered受寵若驚be of any consequence to對……無足輕重rather than而不是give sb. the impression of留給某人……的印象seem inclined to (do sth.) 似乎總是e in / be in season上市by all means務(wù)必 take sb. to task教訓(xùn)起某人來overload one’s stomach吃得太飽 heavy things油膩的東西 be in the habit of習(xí)慣于follow one’s example效法某人的樣子 wave sb. aside揮手讓某人走開with an airy gesture以一種高傲的姿勢as an excuse for作為進(jìn)行……的理由with all one’s might竭盡全力地not in the least絲毫不be obliged to (do sth.) 不得不 bring oneself to do sth. 使自己做某事 be past caring什么也不在乎了head waiter領(lǐng)班侍者take a hand in 參與，插手 with placency心滿意足地the ice ages 冰河時(shí)代in the open在戶外for fort and security為了舒適和安全at first thought 乍一想來the realm of evil spirits and the dead 魔鬼與亡靈的世界volcanic eruption 火山爆發(fā)noxious gases毒氣temperature variation 氣溫變化open surface露天the rhythm of human life生活節(jié)奏vary from person to person因人而異 artificial light人工照明 suit one’s convenience 根據(jù)人的需要 on eighthour shift 8小時(shí)輪班 a freely mobile worldmind you請注意 the burrowing animals穴居動物 at ecological stability生態(tài)平衡 limited greenery有限的綠色草木 under ecologically healthier conditions在更為健康的生態(tài)環(huán)境下a theoretical physicist理論物理學(xué)家water lilies睡蓮be fascinated by …沉醉于……beyond one’s prehension無法理解an alien world一個陌生的世界a very huge gap一條鴻溝 two distinct universes兩個不同的天地another parallel world另一個平行的世界make no scientific sense沒有科學(xué)依據(jù) / 道理in all directions（向）四面八方take shelter ( from … ) 遮蔽，躲避……make up編造hide one’s ignorance掩飾無知a mysterious invisible entity看不見的神秘實(shí)體 lofty name(s) 冠冕堂皇的名字an unsettling event令人不安的事件without leaving a trace無影無蹤 collect one’s wits鎮(zhèn)定下來 an amazing story令人驚異的故事 blinding lights 令人眩目的燈火 hold sb. prisoner扣留not … in the slightest一點(diǎn)也不laws of nature自然法則utter nonsense無稽之談 live out one’s life度過一生 beyond one’s grasp擺脫某人控制with great reverence極其崇敬地 the unified field theory統(tǒng)一場論the largest galaxy最大的星系 get to the root of …查明……根源a(n) full (empty) life充實(shí)（空虛）的生活traditional plaints老一套的怨言the focus of one’s life生活的焦點(diǎn) the source of one’s identity and creativity個性和創(chuàng)造性的源泉realize one’s potential發(fā)揮潛在能力a mental health clinic精神病診所a healing effect醫(yī)療作用gain renewed selfconfidence重新獲得自信the most acute symptoms最嚴(yán)重的癥狀psychological troubles心理上的病痛 deteriorate rapidly迅速惡化 long for a sense of being acplished渴望一種成就感 admire the product of one’s personal skill欣賞自己的產(chǎn)品handle various kinds of personalities應(yīng)付各種各樣的人物 in significant measure在很大程度上expend energy (energy expenditure) 消耗精力pride oneself on a distinctive ability為自己的出眾才能感到自豪perfect coordination配合默契rough edges沖突, 摩擦seek ways of doing …想方設(shè)法做……foreign currency [金融]外匯rental angent 租房業(yè)務(wù)員tourist guide 導(dǎo)游have/catch a cought 感冒 1