时差N小时 神奇的字符串(下)

 

 An Australian computer scientist named Brendan McKay set out recently to demonstrate that the same thing can be done with any long book. He applied¹ Drosnin’s observational selection technique to Moby Dick and produced such eerie² phrases as “M L King” next to “To be shot by them” and “Princess Di” next to “mortal in the jaws³ of death.” So by throwing away all the strings⁴ that spell nothing, you can just wait until eventually a coincidence comes along. That’s the error of observational selection.

一个叫做Brendan McKay的澳大利亚计算机科学家最近证明从任何书都能组成神奇的字符串。他把Drosnin的观测选择技术应用到《Moby Dick》书中，产生了怪诞的短语“M L王”，紧挨着短语“被他们枪毙”。“公主迪”紧挨着短语“死亡魔爪下的道德”。所以抛弃所有没有意思的字符串，你耐心等待直到形成新的组合即可。这就是观测选择的缺点。

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 eerie   

adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的

参考例句：

• It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
• I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。

3 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

4 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。