012《经济学家》读译参考之十二并非科幻小说-《直觉》畅销书书评

012《经济学家》读译参考之十二并非科幻小说-《直觉》畅销书书评

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2、however,willbattlewiththemselvesoverwhethertosavourAllegraGoodman'sexquisite★filleting[2]ofcharacter,asthescientistsarethemselvesdissectedliketheirexperimentalmice,ortorush★headlong[3]tofindoutwhath________①next.Inanunder-fundedHarvardlaboratory,the★dogged[4],unglamorous★slog[5]towar

3、dsfindingacureforcancerisu_______②way.Suddenlyoneresearchassistant'sexperiment★bears[6]fruit.Aftermiceinfectedwithhumanbreast-cancercellsareinjectedwithCliff'sR-7virus,theirtumoursmeltawayin60%ofthepopulation.ButareCliff'sresultstoogoodtobetrue?(2)ThequestionofwhethertheR-7resultswer

4、e★fiddled[7]powerstheremainderofthebook.MsGoodmanfollowsthegoodnovelist's★credo[8]thatplot★proceedsfrom[9]character;and(3)shefollowsthegoodscientist'scredothatobjectivetruthisinexorably★coloured[10]bywhoever★stands[11]toloseorgainbyit.Alltheresearchersin“Intuition”aresympathetic,andt

5、heyareall★screwedup[12].Sandy,co-directorofthelab,isa★charismatic[13]dynamo[14],buttooenamouredwithworldlyglory.Hisbrilliant,shypartnerMarionhas★impeccable[15]researchstandards,butisunderminedbychronicself-doubt.Bycontrast,Cliffis★glibly[16]over-c_________③.Robin,R-7's★whistle-blower

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