【英音模仿秀】从小到大

模仿文本：For most of us scientists, myself included, the search for ultimate explanations leads us to define our questions ever more precisely¹, to zoom² in on something and study it to the level of detail that non-scientists can find bewildering. But for Jared Diamond, constantly asking why has taken him in the opposite direction, asking ever bigger questions and seeking easy-to-understand answers. 

 

译文：对我们科学家中的大多数人来说，包括我自己在内，对终极解释的孜孜求索会引导我们不断问出更加精确的问题，对某件事物放大细查，研究的程度之细会让非科学家晕头转向。但对杰拉德·戴尔蒙德而言，不断追问为什么却把他带到了相反的方向，他问的问题越来越宽泛，而且追求的是简单易懂的答案。

 

 

1 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

2 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。