上帝造物

This view was reinforced by the idea that our perfect blue planet

此一观点还收到另一论述所强化 亦即人们完美的蓝色星球

was quite still at the center of it all,

是静止于宇宙的中心

that all the stars and planets rotated around the Earth

所有恒星与行星都绕着地球而行

like some carefully designed clockwork.

有如精心设计的钟表齿轮

Aristarchus' idea to the contrary had been long forgotten.

阿里斯塔克与此相反的论述 早就被人们所遗忘

But humans are naturally inquisitive,and some, such as Galileo Galilei,

但人类生性好奇 还有些 像伽利略这样的人

couldn't help but look at God's clockwork once more.

忍不住多瞧一眼上帝的钟表齿轮

It was 1609,and this time,the results would change everything.

那时是1609年 这次的 结果对后世有深远的影响

Galileo is the founder of modern-day science and one of my heroes.

伽利略是现代科学的始祖 也是我心目中的英雄

He thought,as I do,that if you looked at the Universe closely enough,

他和我有同样想法 只要能近一点观察宇宙

you could discern what was really going on.

就能发觉真相

He was so determined that he perfected lenses that, for the first time,

他锲而不舍地 打造出完美的镜片 第一次

could magnify the night sky by 20 times.

能将夜空放大二十倍

Carefully,he assembled them into a telescope.

他小心翼翼地将镜片置入望远镜中

From his house in Padua,he used this telescope to study Jupiter night after night

从帕度亚的家中 他用这座望远镜 研究木星 夜复一夜

and made a wonderful discovery three tiny dots very close to the giant planet.

从而有了惊喜的发现 有3个小点很靠近这颗巨大行星

重点讲解

1、reinforce

加强;增强

A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries.

他们担心一个更加强大的欧洲议会只会增强大国的力量。

This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.

这种优越感往往会被外部世界强化。

给予…更多支持;为…提供更多证据

films that reinforce the idea that we live in a threatening and risky world.

让我们更加意识到自己生活的世界充满威胁和危险的电影

为(军队或警察队伍)增加力量（或装备）；向（某地）增兵;增援

Both sides have been reinforcing their positions after yesterday's fierce fighting.

双方经过昨天的激战后都在向各自的阵地增派兵力。

Troops and police have been reinforced in the southern Pakistan city of Hyderabad.

巴基斯坦南部的海得拉巴市已增派了军队和警力。

2、contrary

相反的;相对的

This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.

之所以说此观点违背了批判性社会研究的宗旨，有几点理由。

Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information.

几个在场的人，包括温博格，所掌握的信息截然不同。

与…相反

Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.

与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。

Contrary to what you might think, neither man was offended.

你也许以为那两个人生气了，但实际上正相反，两个人都没有生气。

完全相反;完全不同;根本不是

I'm not a feminist, quite the contrary.

我不是一个女权主义者，根本不是。

'Are there any signs that he may quit soon?' — 'Quite the contrary.'

“有没有迹象表明他可能很快就会辞职？”—“完全没有。”