生英语科技英语阅读与翻译6分解.pptVIP

* EST Reading and Translation Group: Number 1 Members: Yu Zhehua Yang Jing Rong Wei Wangxiaoqiao Li Ni Liu Qian 1.What is it that makes mathematics mathematics? Mathematics n. 数学，数学运算，数学应用 译：是什么使数学成为数学？ 2.What are the precise characteristics that make mathematics into a discipline that is so central to every advanced civilization, especially our own? Precise adj. 精确的，准确的 译：到底是数学的哪些特性使得数学成为对每一种高等文明，尤其是对我们现在的文明如此重要的学科？ 3.Many explanations have been attempted. 译：（对此，）我们已经试着做出了一些解释。 4.One of these sees mathematics as the ultimate in rational expression; in fact, the expression “the light of reason” could be used to refer to mathematics. Ultimate n.终极，顶点 In fact 事实上，实际上 Refer to 把…归因（于），认为…起源（于） 译：有一种解释认为数学是一种终极的理性表达方式；而实际上，我们可以用“理性之光”这个说法来形容数学。 5.From this point of view, the distinguishing aspect of mathematics would be the precision of its idea and its systematic use of the most stringent logical criteria. Distinguishing adj.区别性的 Precision n.精确（性）；精密（度） Stringent adj.严密的；有说服力的 Criteria pl.（批判、批评的）标准，准则，尺度 译：从这点我们可以看出，数学有别于其他学科的一个特点就是其观点的严密性，以及有条理地使用符合逻辑的、有说服力的准则。 6.In this view, mathematics offers a vision of a purely logical world. Vision n.视力，视觉，所见实物 译：从这点看来，数学呈现给我们的是一个纯粹逻辑的世界。 7.One way of expressing this view is by saying that the natural world obeys the rules of logic and, since mathematics is the most perfectly logical of disciplines, it is not surprising that mathematics provides such a faithful description of reality. Discipline n.纪律，风纪，教养，训练 Faithful adj.忠实的，忠诚的，忠贞的，如实的，准确可靠的 译：我们可以这么说来阐明这一观点：自然世界遵循了逻辑法则，由于数学是最具逻辑性的学科，因此说数学对现实进行了如实的描述这一点也不让人惊讶。 8.This view, that the deepest truth of mathematics is encoded in its formal, deductive structure, is definitely not the point of view that this book is assumes. Encode vt. 把…译成电码（或密码） Deductive adj.推论的，演绎的 译：说有关数学最深奥的真理都以正式的、推论式结构编译出来的却不错，但是这一观点却显然不是本书打算去阐明的。 9.On the contrary, the book takes the posit