【美语对话】TheNatureoftheScientificAttitude科学态度的本质

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The Nature of the Scie ntific Attitude 中英文本

What is the n ature of the scie ntific attitude,the attitude of the man or woma n who studies and app lies p hysics, biology, chemistry,geology, engin eeri ng, medic ine or any other scie nee?

科学态度的本质是什么？那些研究并应用物理学，生物学，化学，地质 学，工程学，医学或其他所有科学的男男女女们所具有的态度的本质是什 么？

We all know that scie nee p lays an important role in the societies in which we live. 我们都知道科学在我们的社会中所起的重要作用。

Many people believe, however,that our p rogress depends on two differe nt asp ects of scie nee.

但很多人认为，社会进步靠的是科学的两个不同方面的内容。

The first of these is the app licatio n of the mach in es, p roducts and systems of app lied kno wledge that scie ntists and tech no logists devel op.

第一个方面是对科学家和科技人员开放的机器，产品以及应用型知识体系 的运用。

Through tech no logy, scie nee imp roves the structure of society and helps man to gain in creas ing con trol over his en viro nment.

通过这些技术，科学完善社会结构，帮助人类获得对周边环境越来越多的 控制。 The sec ond aspect is the app licati on by all members of society of the sp ecial methods of thought and acti on that scie ntists use in their work.

第二个方面是社会所有成员对科学家工作时采用的特殊思考和行动方式的 应用。 What are these sp ecial methods of thinking and act ing?

那什么是特殊思考方式和行动方式呢?

科学态度的本质

美语情景对话

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科学态度的本质 jpgFirst of all, it seems that a successful

—he wants to find out how and why

the uni verse works.

首先，一个成功的科学家似乎总是充满着好奇心一他想探寻宇宙万物运行 的方式和原因。

He usually directs his atte nti on towards p roblems which he no tices have no

satisfactory explan ati on,and his curiosity makes him look for un derly ing relati onships eve n if the data available seem to be unconn ected.

他通常会把注意力放在那些他注意到还没有得到满意解释的问题之上；即 便现存数据似乎互不关联，他的好奇心也驱使他去寻找潜在关系。

Moreover, he thinks he can imp rove the existi ng con diti ons and enjoys tryi ng to solve the p roblems which this in volves.

scie ntist is full of curiosity

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而且他认为他能改善现存条件，并享受自己为改善条件而解决问题的努力。

He is a good observer, accurate, p atie nt and objective and app lies logical thought to the observatio ns he makes.

他是个好的观察家一精准，耐心，客观，对所做观察总赋予逻辑思考。

He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest exte nt.

他总是最充分地利用他观察到的事实。

For exa mp le, trained observers obta in a very large amount of in formatio n about a

star mai niy from the accurate an alysis of the simple lines that app ear in a sp ectrum.

比如说，训练有素的观察家主要是通过对光谱中出现的简单线条进行精确分析来获取某个星球的大量信息。

He is skep tical —he does not acce pt stateme nts which are not based on the most comp lete evide nee available rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.

—and therefore

他是多疑的一他不接受那些不以可活动的最完整证据为基础的

言论，因而拒绝把权威视为真理的唯一依据。

Scie ntists always check stateme nts and make exp erime nts carefully and objectively to verify them.

科学家总是要检查种种论断，用客观仔细的试验去证实它们。

Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others,but also of his own ,si nee he knows that man is the least reliable of scie ntific in strume nts and that a nu mber of factors tend to disturb objective in vestigati on.

此外，他不仅挑剔他人工作，也对自己的工作吹毛求疵，因为他清楚人类是最不可靠的科学工具，有一系列因素会影响到它们调查研究的客观性。

Lastly, he is highly imag in ative since he ofte n has to look for relati onships in data which are not only comp lex but also freque ntly incomp lete.

最后，他极具想象力，因为他经常不得不在既复杂又往往不全面的数据中寻求它们之间的关系，

Furthermore, he n eeds imag in ati on if he wants to make hypo theses of how p rocesses work and how eve nts take p lace.

而且，如果他想对程序如何进行，事件如何发送提出假设，他同样需要想象力。

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These seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scie ntist or tech no logist thinks and acts.

以上似乎就是成功的科学家或科技人员的一些思考方式和行动方式。

、重点讲解

1.de pend on 依赖；相信；信赖

Few non-p rofits pay well and many depend on volun teers.

没有几个非营利机构工资丰厚，很多还要依靠志愿者。

You can depend on this n ews paper.

你可以依赖这家报纸。

2.he lp to 有助于，促进

Such in formatio n can also help to avoid injuries.

这样的信息也有助于避免受伤。

Several medic ines can help to reduce adhd symp toms.

有几种药物可有助于减少adhd症状。

3.look for 寻找

Look for a sec ond job or odd jobs.

找第二份工作或者做零工。

Always look for ways to improve.

总是寻找不同的方法改进。

4.seem to 似乎

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美语情景对话Finan cial markets seem to agree.

金融市场似乎也证实了这一点。

Inv estors seem to have no ticed.

投资者似乎也注意到了。

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