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I loved the man from the Thirties research who found that wireless suddenly offered “a lot of variety...things I thought I’d never be interested in...ice hockey perhaps”.

我很喜欢20世纪30年代那项调查中的一位男士，他发现无线电突然提供了“大量多样的内容……一些我以为自己永远不会感兴趣的东西……比如冰球”。

We are living through a golden age of science writing, so lucid and accessible that even lay readers can relish the unpredictability of discovery. Daunted by uncertainty? Stand in the shoes of scientists and witness the degree to which breakthroughs emerge from accidents, conflict and sheer mental stamina. “We are never sure of anything,” says the physicist (and writer) Carlo Rovelli.

我们正处在科普写作的黄金时代，这些作品清晰易懂，就连外行读者也能尽情体会科学发现的不可预测性。被不确定性吓倒了吗？站在科学家的角度，见证突破在多大程度上源自意外、冲突和纯粹的精神毅力。“我们从来都不能确定任何事情，”物理学家（兼作家）卡洛·罗韦利说。

Although these efforts were aimed at the nonscience-bound student, they never really made their way into mainstream thought and public discourse as a means to rally widespread support for the importance of science teaching in schools.

尽管这些努力针对的是不打算从事科学的学生，但它们从未真正进入主流思想和公共话语，成为凝聚广泛支持、让人们认识到学校科学教学重要性的手段。

There will be no charge and you will never be asked to justify or explain yourself; you will simply be welcomed in, offered help if you need it, and left alone if you do not.

不收任何费用，也永远不会要求你为自己说明或解释什么；你只会被欢迎进门，需要时得到帮助，不需要时则无人打扰。

Ever since taking on Netflix Inc. at its own game, old Hollywood has struggled to turn a profit in streaming, with the likes of Disney+, Peacock and Paramount+ losing billions of dollars each year, sparking concerns that the services will never be as profitable as cable once was.

自从在流媒体领域与奈飞公司正面交锋以来，老牌好莱坞一直难以在流媒体业务上盈利，Disney+、Peacock和Paramount+等平台每年亏损数十亿美元，引发了人们的担忧：这些服务永远不会像有线电视曾经那样赚钱。

“Elephants never forget” — or so they say — and that piece of folklore seems to have some foundation.

“大象从不忘事”——人们是这么说的——而这句民间说法似乎有一定的依据。

Production has been slipping away from Hollywood since the 1950s, but the effects have never been more apparent than at present.

自20世纪50年代以来，影视制作就一直在从好莱坞流失，但其影响从未像现在这样明显。

It is clear that the countries of origin have never been compensated for the stolen artifacts.

显然，原属国从未因被盗文物而获得赔偿。

“I personally have never seen all that much intellectual value in memorizing things,” Sparrow says, adding that we haven’t lost our ability to do it.

“我个人从来不觉得死记硬背有多大的智力价值，”斯帕罗说，并补充道，我们并没有丧失记忆的能力。

Never.

从来没有。

It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened.

仿佛20年来对求职和救济金管理制度日益严厉的改革从未发生过一样。

But most law graduates never get a big-firm job.

但大多数法学毕业生始终没能进入大律所工作。

Never mind the quality, then, count the number.

那么，不必在意质量，只管数数量。