2012年考研阅读文章T3精读——解析版.docx

2012年考研阅读文章精读——解析版Text 3①In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work. ②But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous and complicated route. ③We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experience. ④Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take. ⑤Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception abound.*In the idealized version ofsth某事的理想形式* bewaiting to be observed and collected等待被观察和收集*objective researchers客观的研究人员*use the scientific method to carry out their work使用科学的方法进行研究*an ambiguous and complicated route一个模棱两可和复杂的方式*We aim to be objective我们目标是客观* the context of sth某事的背景*our unique life experience我们独特的生活经验*Prior knowledge and interest原有的知识和兴趣*the subsequent actions we take我们随后采取的行动*Opportunities for misinterpretation, error, and self-deception abound.存在大量的误解、错误和自欺。①Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as protoscience. ②Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential. ③But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. ④This is the credibility process, through which the individual researcher’s me, here, now becomes the community’s anyone, anywhere, anytime. ⑤Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point.* consequently因此，所以=as a result, as a consequence, so, thus, therefore, accordingly, hence*Similar to newly staked mining claims类似于新公布的采矿权声明*befull of potential充满潜力*it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to do sth需要集体的详细审查和认可*transform sb / sth (from sth) into sth改变*Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting point.客观知识是目的，不是起点。①Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit. ②But, unlike with mining claims, the comm