unit7Postmortem_with_Strings课稿.pptVIP

Occam’s razor Occam’s razor: (亦作 Ockhams razor) the principle (attributed to William of Occam) that in explaining a thing, no more assumptions should be made than are necessary. The principle is often invoked to defend reductionism or nominalism 奥卡姆剃刀（由威廉?奥卡姆提出的原则，认为在解释事物时不应作多于必要数量的假定，常被用于为简化论或唯名论辩护） 39. eulogy: speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died 颂词，赞歌（尤指悼词，悼文） a eulogy of Nicetas the martyr. 奈斯特斯烈士的悼词。 II. Outline The sudden illness and quick death of Mozart. Controversy on his death The first diagnosis: severe miliary fever The real cause of his death: rheumatic fever It is in formality with the principle of Occam’s razor: The simplest explanation is the most possible 　　亚历山大并未留下帝位的合法继承者，与他最亲近的是一位昏弱无能的异母兄弟。传说，当他的朋友在他临死前要求他指定一位继承人时，他含糊说：“让最强者继承。”于是他死后，他的将领们企图瓜分这个帝国，引发一些年轻军官对这种安排的不满，继而发生一连串的战争，在这场斗争中，亚历山大的母亲、妻于和孩子都横遭杀身之祸。终于在公元前301年的一场决定性战役，由三位胜利者（即托勒密、塞流息得、马其顿）瓜分了亚历山大帝国的版图，开启了希腊化时代。除了马其顿本土和最远的印度以外，亚洲部份由部将塞琉古继承，这就是后世和罗马的庞培、克拉苏等人征战不休的塞琉古帝国。埃及由部将托勒密继承，这就是埃及的托勒密王朝，直传到后世和凯撒结婚的埃及艳后克莉奥佩特拉为止。 6. consign: verb [with obj.] deliver (something) to a persons custody, typically in order for it to be sold 把…委托给，交付，托管；寄售；托售 he consigned three paintings to Sothebys. 他把三幅画寄存在苏富比拍卖行。 ■send (goods) by a public carrier 托运，运送 ■(consign someone/thing to) put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them 丟弃，拋弃(人或物)；把…搁置一旁 She consigned his letter to the waste basket. 她把他的信丟进废纸篓。 They can’t just consign me to the scrap heap because I’m over fifty! 他们不能因为我超过五十岁就弃我不顾！ 把…置于(令人不快的境地)；打发；发落 Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。 7. disquiet: noun [mass noun] a feeling of anxiety or worry 焦虑；担心 public disquiet about animal testing. 公众对动物试验的不安。 Verb [with obj.] [usu. as adj. disquieted]make (someone) worried or anxious 使担心；使焦急 she felt disquieted at the lack of interest the girl had shown. 她为这个女孩表现出来的缺乏兴趣而着急。 disquieting adj. 令人不安的,令人不平静的 8. synopsis: brief summary or general su