考研英语100句–Day18

Sentence 86

In his article “How Intelligent Is Intelligence Testing?”, Sternberg notes that traditional tests best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and life success.

在斯腾伯格的文章《智力测试有多明智？》中，他指出传统的测试能最大程度地评估分析能力和语言表达能力，但不能衡量创造力和实践知识，这些部分对于解决问题和获得人生成功也极其重要。

单词

• intelligent
• traditional
• critical
• component

词组

• he notes that ..
• analytical and verbal skills
• measure creativity and practical knowledge
• critical to problem solving and life success

Sentence 87

At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.

在托马斯·皮凯蒂和其他经济学家提醒民众警惕不断加剧的不平等现象和不断增加的继承财富的权力时，这些富有的贵族家庭仍然是现代民主国家的象征性核心，这是很奇怪的。

单词

• economist
• inherit 继承
• bizarre 奇怪的
• aristocratic 贵族的
• democratic 民主的

词组

• at a time when ..
• warn of sth
• rising inequality
• the increasing power of inherited wealth

Sentence 88

Calls to disassemble all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are, where we come from and where we are going.

拆除莫纳克亚山上所有的望远镜或禁止未来在那里新建望远镜的呼声忽略了这样一个事实，即天文学和夏威夷文化都在寻求关于“我们是谁”“我们来自哪里”“我们要去何处”这些重大问题的答案。

单词

• disassemble
• telescope
• astronomy 天文学

词组

• ignore the reality that ..
• seek to answer big questions about ..

Sentence 89

Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods—paintings, sculpture and architecture— and superfluous experiences—music, literature, religion and philosophy.

人类的独特之处在于，他们不仅有能力制造工具，而且还能反过来使用工具来创作额外的有形物品——绘画、雕塑和建筑——和额外的精神体验——音乐、文学、宗教和哲学。

单词

• superfluous 额外的
• material
• sculpture
• architecture
• experience
• literature
• religion
• philosophy

词组

• are unique in their capacity to ..
• turn around

Sentence 90

As a discovery claim works its way through the community, the interaction and confrontation between shared and competing beliefs about the science and the technology involved transforms an individual’s discovery claim into the community’s credible discovery.

当一个发现声明逐步通过科学界的审查时，与该科技相容和矛盾的观点就会相互作用和对抗，这样就会把个人的发现声明转变为科学界的可靠发现。

单词

• discovery
• claim
• community
• interaction
• confrontation
• individual
• credible

词组

• transforms sth. into sth.