Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of family appear in the record suddenly and are not led up to by known, gradual, completely continuous transitional sequences.

-- George G. Simpson 乔治·辛普森

每一位古生物学家都知道大多数新物种、属和科，而且几乎所有科以上的类别都是突然出现在记录中，而不是由已知的、渐进的、完全连续的过渡序列导致的。

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Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

你知道，我招致了很多批评，比如，我建议儿童福利应该从高税率的纳税家庭中扣除。

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Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

让我们所有人都承担更多的责任，不仅为我们自己和我们的家庭，而且为我们的社区和我们的国家。

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Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.

几乎所有的古生物学家都认识到，在任何情况下，发现一个完整的转变都是不可能的。

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