"Such non-mainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science." 4 O+ j% _2 l2 E9 N5 \ ^5 O) c6 q
~& ]& H8 f* b$ }& g9 q1 j
研究界的一些非主流领域，比如星象学、占卜术和意念及超自然探索，在社会中起到了很重要的作用，因为它们满足了人们无法从主流科学获得的需求。 . ?' ^$ a4 m8 |( g) E9 f: K
7 w7 a4 c/ N& h+ {1. Admittedly, these non-mainstream areas of inquiry address certain human needs, which mainstream science and other areas of intellectual inquiry inherently cannot.
1 \4 W& h+ [& u5 Q( i8 `. y2. However, because these pursuits are not rooted in reason, they are favorite pastimes of charlatans and others who seek to prey on dupes.
9 g4 J6 V; d- W3. Furthermore, without any sure way to evaluate the legitimacy of these avenues of inquiry, participants become vulnerable to self-deception, false hopes, fantastic ideas and even delusions.
3 C* [9 u8 l; J少数和多数之非主流学科
! E- U# ]. v; c8 q# ?------------------------------
8 w, N' T) Y6 W$ y" W. t46. "While some leaders in government, sports, industry, and other areas attribute their success to a well-developed sense of competition, a society can better prepare its young people for leadership by instilling in them a sense of cooperation."
6 M$ v6 l N- B% T
: U- Y. C3 C+ N3 b8 F8 k, u2 ?政府、体育界、工业界和其他领域中的一些领导者将他们的成功归因于一种高度的竞争意识，然而一个社会还是应该更好的为那些即将成为领导者的年轻人灌输一种合作的意识。 - v+ k4 Y5 h. a7 d) {1 J+ C( C6 b
) f% v, o( m% j
2 g$ d1 {! W# ]% M0 V- ~+ V
Agree , ^" s$ ^3 N: y: f
1. The chief reason why we should stress cooperation in nurturing young people today is that, as tomorrow’s leaders, they will face pressing societal problems that simply cannot be solved apart from cooperative international efforts.
2 I/ K& x% c) k9 l2. The second compelling reason for instilling in young people a sense of cooperation over competition is that effective leadership depends less on the latter than the former.
( u- A i/ N) s1 k4 w' N' l3. A third reason why instilling a sense of cooperation is to be preferred over instilling a sense of competition is that the latter serves to narrow a leader’s focus on thwarting the efforts of competitors. |
发表于 2012-8-15 12:52:21
