英語播客初級(jí)版 第150期(外教講解):達(dá)爾文的進(jìn)化論
A:It’s been a long time since I last saw you. Where have you been?
B: The exams and plans I have to turn in in are driving me crazy, I don’t even have time to sleep.
A : It’s the same for me. I’m up to my neck in work, but at least finals are coming soon and we’ll have a vacation. Where are you going now?
B :I’m going to Anthropology class and now with the year anniversary of Darwin, it’s the only thing we study. Frankly, I’m sick and tired and tired of hearing about this guy.
A : What? Why? How can you not like Darwin? I mean the man changed the entire perception of how things came to and his theory is backed by pretty solid evidence!
B :I don’t like him. His theory of human evolution and natural selection is full of holes. It lacks the solid evidence of which you speak of.
A : That statement puts you at odds with half of the academy. Not to mention your professors! Furthermore, the explanation proposed by Darwin about the origin of species and the mechanism of natural selection constitutes a grand step toward a coherent understanding of the world and evolutionist ideas.
B: I’m not minimizing his grand contributions, it’s just that his theory reminds of the conundrum of the chicken and the egg.
A : What are you talking about?
B : The question is, which was first? The chicken or the egg? I feel the same regarding his theory. How does the first cell of life come to be?
A : Interesting. I think that question is better suited for my philosophy class. In the meantime, how about we settle this... with a due!
sick and tired 枯燥的，煩躁的
natural selection 自然選擇
full of holes 有很多錯(cuò)誤或漏洞
at odds with 與…不一致
academy n. 研究院
coherent a. 條理清楚的，連貫的
minimize vt.使減(縮)小到最低;極力貶低
conundrum n. 難題
【拓展詞匯】
creationism n.上帝創(chuàng)造論
naturalism n. 自然主義
transmutation n.衍變
A: 從我上次看見你已經(jīng)過去很長時(shí)間了，你去哪里了?
B: 考試和必須提交的計(jì)劃快把我逼瘋了。我甚至都沒有時(shí)間睡覺。
A: 我也一樣。每天都得拼命學(xué)習(xí)，至少期末考試快來了，我們馬上就有假期了。你會(huì)去哪里?
B: 我得參加人類學(xué)課程，現(xiàn)在學(xué)到關(guān)于達(dá)爾文的課程，這是我們唯一學(xué)的內(nèi)容。說實(shí)話，我很很煩，討厭聽這個(gè)家伙上課。
A: 為什么?你不喜歡達(dá)爾文?我是說達(dá)爾文改變了生物由來的整個(gè)看法，他的理論有足夠的理論支持。
B : 我不喜歡他。他關(guān)于人類進(jìn)化的理論和自然選擇充滿了漏洞。它缺乏你所說的足夠的證據(jù)。
A : 你所說的和研究院不一致，更不用你的教授了。而且達(dá)爾文提出的關(guān)于物種起源和自然選擇的理論對理解世界和進(jìn)化論有著巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。
B: 我不是在貶低他的貢獻(xiàn)，只是他的理論提醒了人們“雞和蛋”的難題。
A: 你說什么?
B: 問題是，先有雞還是先有蛋?根據(jù)達(dá)爾文的理論我也在想這個(gè)問題。第一個(gè)生命細(xì)胞是怎樣形成的?
A: 很有意思。我想那個(gè)問題更適合我的哲學(xué)課。同時(shí)，我們到時(shí)再解決這個(gè)問題。
