I think that my main criticism in that book was directed at the general assumption that adaptation characterizes populations and species, rather than simply the individuals in the populations and species.

  • -- George C. Williams 乔治·威廉斯

我认为我在那本书中的主要批评是针对一个普遍的假设,即适应性是种群和物种的特征,而不仅仅是种群和物种中的个体。

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The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.

我对身体的研究越多,把我的假设保持在暂时的保留状态,我就越欣赏和同情某种特定的疾病。身体不再是一个病态或非理性的恶魔,而是一个具有内在逻辑和智慧的过程。

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

当我刚开始的时候,我的外表受到了批评。我认为,现在,这是一件好事,因为,为什么你想看起来像其他人?

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

一个成功的人是能够用别人扔给他或她的砖头打下坚实基础的人。

Physics is based on the assumption that certain fundamental features of nature are constant.

物理学的基础是假定自然界的某些基本特征是不变的。

I have always tried to write in a simple way, using down-to-earth and not abstract words.

我一直试图用一种简单的方式写作,用脚踏实地而不是抽象的词语。

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

当铃声响起时,我想出去做我的事情。