《天演论》开头一句：.pptx

《天演论》开头一句： It may be safely assumed that, two thousand years ago, before Caesar set foot in southern Britain, the whole country-side visible from the windows of room, in which I write, was in what is called “the state of nature.” 我们可以有把握地设想，二千年前，在凯撒到达不列颠南部之前，从我正在写作的这间屋子的窗口，可以看到整个原野都处于所谓的“自然状态”之中。 ; Mossolini, hard pressed by Sanction, and under the very heavy threat of “fifty nations led by one”, would, it was whispered , welcome a compromise of Abyssinia. [Sanction=制裁；compromise=和解] 人们私下议论说，墨索里尼受到了制裁的巨大压力，又在“由一个国家领导的五十个国家”[按：指国联]的严重威胁下，他是会欢迎在阿比西尼亚事件上实行和解的。 ; The soldiers，embittered by the memory of hardships undergone and of battle so often hoped for against the elusive enemy, took every man his fill of revenge and blood. 士兵们想到自己曾经吃过的苦头，又想到这是一次早就希望要同那些神出鬼没的敌人进行的战斗，他们憋了一肚子火，因此，作战时每一个人都尽情地进行报复和杀戮。 ; In many countries, laws have been passed to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and polluted water. 许多国家制定了法令，以制止工厂排放有毒气体和污水。 ; The tourists were so fascinated by China that they wanted to prolong their stay and to visit more interesting places. 旅游者被中国吸引住了，他们想延长逗留时间，看更多有趣的地方。 ; This was the period when Einstein began the research which resulted in the creation his famous theory of Relativity. 就在这个时期，爱因斯坦开始了一项研究。结果，他创立了著名的相对论。 ; They were discussing this question, and were almost building up some weak structure of hope on his prolonged absence ,when they heard him on the stairs . 他们在议论着这个问题。就在对他迟迟不归，几乎不抱任何希望时，突然听见他上楼的脚步声。 ; Chou En-lai was a quiet and thoughtful man ,even a little shy as he welcomed his visitors , urged them to be seated and to tell how he could help them. 周恩来举止优雅，待人体贴，在招呼他们坐下，???问有何见教的时候，甚至还有些腼腆。