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发表于 2005-4-11 16:22:00
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It is trueit is believed, it is true常用在让步句 that such nonmaintream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a key role in society by gratifying human psychological needs, which mainstream science can not address. However, overestimating the significance of such nonmaintream areas will give rise to a certain detriment to both individual and society as well.
引用人类学家的评价
The function of nonmaintream areas of inquiry mentioned above has been admitted by a majority of anthropologists. Poland-born British anthropologist, Marlinowski, founder of the "function" school of anthropology, has wrote such a comment on the significance of magic(and I paraphrase):"In some sense, science and magic play the same function in human society, for both of them serve human being as one fundamental purpose--to peace human's spirit, to meet human's curiosity, therefore maintain the stability of society." This illustrates that nonmainstream is indispensable system, although it has been regarded as a fake science nowadays.
我建议不要一整段这样论述,单个人的言论无论多么权威,在ets眼里都不是很有说服力。Gre阅读中不是也常有驳斥某个名人的话吗?你可以正常论述,然后稍微提一下某某说过什么。我觉得会好一点。还有既然是I paraphrase, 引号就可不要。
非主流研究满足人类对未来的好奇心
Human being has long been curious for the uncontrollable future. Faced with the countless unknown prospects, human are afraid and realize their inability. Thus, they found a means to get access to predict the foreseeable future. For example, in ancient Greek,Greece Rome or China, before launching a campaign to other countries, the old monarch resorted to the oracles for an appropriate time or a possible consequence. Therefore, no matter what the consequence might be, they would think that it was purely their inherent destiny and nobody could have power to alter it. Even in modern time, human remain the same. That explains that there are still a large amount of temples in China, where people keenl down before the Gods and pray for the possible situation as to their careers, their offspring, even their future partners.
非主流研究减轻人类的苦痛.
Nonmainstream areas of inquiry also contribute to alleviating human's sufferings. Human being is born to face with with 不要death, diseases and depression due to their limited ability to control the nature, particularly in ancient time. For example, in ancient China, they had a faith that people have afterlife, and the only way to contact the "other world" was through a certain professional wizards. Additionally, lack of advances in medical technology, people will automatically resort to
但是,由于缺乏必要的科学依据,主要依据猜想,非主流研究势必给个人和社会带来危害.
However, lack of proper scientific foundations, nonmainstream primarily rests on speculation, therefore bring bringing about detriment for either individual and or society. On a personal level, for example, one who is suffering from a curable disease will does not resort to medical treatment, but ask for help from paranormal or psychic forces. It is common in countryside of backward countries that people who have a blindly faith in such nonminstream ruin themselves. On a societal level, nonmainstream will pose an obstacle on the development of enlightenment. For example, war and massacre might resulted in some absurd speculation from nonmainstreams.
In sum, nonmaintream did play a crucial part in the whole system of society, since human is psychological week by born. However, it just serve as a decoration and ornamentation 装饰品? in the societal system owning to lack of reason, it is mainstream science that is the basic structure. |
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