万物简史 第117期:势不两立的科学(18)
英语课
He did not hesitate to persecute 1 those whom he disliked. Early in his career Owen used his influence at the Zoological Society to blackball a young man named Robert Grant whose only crime was to have shown promise as a fellow anatomist. Grant was astonished to discover that he was suddenly denied access to the anatomical specimens 2 he needed to conduct his research. Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity.
他毫不犹豫地迫害他不喜欢的人。早年，他利用自己在地质学会的影响排斥一位名叫罗伯特·格兰特的年轻人，而格兰特惟一的罪过就是显示出他很有希望成为一名解剖学家。格兰特吃惊地发现自己突然被剥夺了使用解剖标本的权利，而这是他进行研究所必不可缺的。由于无法再从事他的工作，他变得灰心丧气，默默无闻，这是可以理解的。
But no one suffered more from Owen's unkindly attentions than the hapless and increasingly tragic 3 Gideon Mantell. After losing his wife, his children, his medical practice, and most of his fossil collection, Mantell moved to London.
欧文如此不客气，受到伤害最大的要算是越来越悲惨的倒霉蛋吉迪恩·曼特尔。在失去妻子、子女、医生职业和大部分化石收藏品以后，曼特尔搬到了伦敦。
There in 1841—the fateful year in which Owen would achieve his greatest glory for naming and identifying the dinosaurs—Mantell was involved in a terrible accident. While crossing Clapham Common in a carriage, he somehow fell from his seat, grew entangled 4 in the reins 5, and was dragged at a gallop 6 over rough ground by the panicked horses. The accident left him bent 7, crippled, and in chronic 8 pain, with a spine 9 damaged beyond repair.
1841年是决定性的一年，欧文在伦敦将获得命名和发现恐龙的殊荣——而曼特尔遇上了一场可怕的事故。当马车穿过克莱翰公地的时候，他不知怎的从车座上掉下来，缠在缰绳中间，被受惊的马匹飞快拉过粗糙的地面。这起事故造成他背部弯曲，走路跛脚，常年疼痛，脊椎受损，再也无法恢复。
vt.迫害，虐待；纠缠，骚扰
- They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。
- Hitler's undisguised effort to persecute the Jews met with worldwide condemnation.希特勒对犹太人的露骨迫害行为遭到世界人民的谴责。
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
- Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
- The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
- The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
- Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
- The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
- Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带
- She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
- The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展
- They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
- The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。
n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的
- Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
- Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
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