生命的意义

Its reality appears distorted by the round fishbowl.

他看到的现实世界被圆形的鱼缸扭曲了

Everything is warped and curved.

一切都变形 弯曲

In Monza they found it was so cruel to keep fish in such a distorted reality

把鱼养在如此扭曲的世界里 被蒙扎的人视为残酷的行为

They actually banned round fishbowls.

因此这儿竟然禁用圆形鱼缸

Speaking as a scientist,now I think such a law is unfounded.

从科学家的角度来说 我认为那种法律毫无根据

Just because the goldfishes'view isn't the same as ours

只因为金鱼的视野与我们不同

It doesn't mean that it is living in a distorted reality.

并不表示它活在扭曲的现实世界里

Imagine that this goldfish is something of a genius.

我们来想象这条是天才金鱼

Even though he sees the world differently than we do

即使它看的世界与我们看到的不同

He can still work out the laws of nature.

它仍能计算出自然法则

The mathematics would be more complicated to account for the distorted perspective

因为扭曲的视野的关系 数学计算过程会更加复杂

But the physics would be the same.

但其中的物理现象是相同的

If this clever fish could work out how fast the police's motorcycle was moving..

.若这只聪明的鱼 能算出警察的摩托车移动速度有多快

He could calculate the right trajectory and the right moment to escape.

它就能计算出正确的轨道及正确的时刻 从而成功逃脱

重点讲解

1、distort

歪曲;扭曲;曲解

The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad.

媒体会歪曲事实，将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。

The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.

部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。

(使）变形;(使)失真

A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.

画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists.

漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。

2、account

（银行等的）账户

Some banks make it difficult to open an account.

一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。

I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.

我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。

（书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告

He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night.

他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。

According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.

据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

解释;说明

This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.

这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。

Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.

按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。