劉文勇GRE寫作百日題庫 Day 33

Day 33 As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious

As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

五問：

這類題目屬于典型的科技進步與人類福祉之間的關系討論。

（1）我們?yōu)楹我@取更多的知識？是為了更多地了解未知的世界嗎？

（2）為了獲取更多的知識，我們付出了怎樣的代價？這些知識又能給我們帶來哪些好處？你能舉出具體的例子嗎？例如： 1986年美國“挑戰(zhàn)者號”航天飛機在發(fā)射升空過程中爆炸，機上的宇航員全部罹難，人類為了探索太空的奧秘付出了生命的代價。但探索太空有著重要意義，人類從太空中獲取了更多力量和更多的能源。例如：航天技術在現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學中的應用，醫(yī)用掃描儀、胎心監(jiān)測儀等都與航天技術發(fā)展密不可分。

（3）獲取的知識是否可能有負面的影響？你能舉出具體的例子嗎？例如：核能、克隆技術、生化武器等一旦使用不當可能會給人類帶來毀滅性的災難。

（4）“了解這個世界的復雜性和神秘性，并不會減少這個世界的復雜性和神秘性，就像無知并不能使世界變得更簡單一樣。”你如何評論以上這個論述？你也這樣認為嗎？這會使你得出何種與原命題相關的結論？

（5）對于你個人來說，是否愿意追求更多的知識？為什么？你是否能以親身經(jīng)歷來論證你的命題？

翻譯練習：

當我們年輕且無知的時候，世界似乎簡單得多；后來，非常矛盾地（ paradoxically），隨著我們視野和知識面的擴大，它變得越來越復雜和神秘。我們已經(jīng)掌握的知識似乎永遠都不能為我們提供完全理解周圍世界所需要的信息。

參考答案：

When we were young and ignorant, the world seemed much simpler; and later on, quite paradoxically, as our horizon and knowledge expand, it becomes increasingly complex and mysterious. It seems that the knowledge we've acquired can never offer us anywhere near as much information as is needed for us to totally understand the world around.

翻譯練習：

隨著科學以超過以往的速度更快地發(fā)展，人們并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的知識越來越淵博；相反，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己越來越無知?，F(xiàn)在，很多事物存在，但是關于它們是如何運作的，人們一無所知。

參考答案：

With science developing faster than ever before, people didn't find themselves more and more knowledgeable; rather, they found themselves increasingly ignorant. Many things now exist, but as to how they work, people have no idea.