(参考译文)
Science
means the exploration of truth. In the process of
exploring truth, people will have to experience
tremendous hardships and difficulties before they
can come to understand the objective laws. It is
often the case that the differences in the research
perspectives, the materials mastered, and the ways
of understanding would lead to totally different
results-as we might say, "a mountain becomes
a hill when viewed horizontally and a ridge when
viewed vertically, and it assumes totally different
shapes when viewed from a short or a long distance,
or from a high or a low position." - and even
lead to academic disputes. Therefore, an accomplished
scientist would regard opposing arguments as his
most tremendous benefit and take others' criticism
of him as the most precious friendship that he can
ever obtain. In Gothe's words, "We take for
granted what we are in favor of. However, only what
we are opposed to can enrich our thoughts."
This is all because the approving opinions are not
necessarily justified while the opposing arguments
are not necessarily unfounded. To put it in the
least way, even the opposing arguments that are
mistaken will be immensely beneficial to one's own
scientific research.
Section
B: Translate the following underlined part of the
English text into Chinese
(原
文)
Although the American economy has transformed itself
over the years, certain issues have persisted since
the early days of the republic. One is the continuing
debate over the proper role for government in what
is basically a marketplace economy. An economy based
on free enterprise is generally characterized by
private ownership and initiative, with a relative
absence of government involvement. However, government
intervention has been found necessary from time
to time to ensure that economic opportunities are
fair and accessible to the people, to prevent flagrant
abuses, to dampen inflation and to stimulate growth.
Ever
since colonial times, the government has been involved,
to some extent, in economic decision-making. The
federal government, for example, has made huge investments
in infrastructure, and it has provided social welfare
programs that the private sector was unable or unwilling
to provide. In a myriad of ways and over many decades,
the government has supported and promoted the development
of agriculture.