Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry.docVIP

Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry 第十五课工业中的秘密 by J.D. BERNAL from The Social Function of Science 15-1. Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry. 【译文】两种因素严重妨碍工业方面的科研效率。 【单词和短语】 weigh：有分量，具有重要性，有影响（to influence someone’s opinion and the decision that they make）， 例如： Such recommendations will weigh in his favour. 这种推荐对他大有裨益。 The lady’s evidence weighed heavily against him. 女房东的证词对他极为不利。 Selfish interests don’t weigh with him at all. 他根本不把私利置于心上。 15-2. One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the lack of freedom of