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1、英语演讲SCIENCEANDARTThomasHenryHuxleyMay5,l883IbegleavetothankyoufortheextremelykindandappreciativemannerinwhichyouhavereceivedthetoastofScience.Itisthemoregratefu1tometohearthattoastproposedinanassemblyofthiskind,becauseIhavenoticedoflatepearsagreatandgrowingtendencyamongthosewhowe
2、reoncejestinglysaidtohavebee11borninapre-scientificagetolookuponscienceasaninvadingandaggressiveforce,whichifithaditsownwaywouldoustfromtheuniverseallotherpursuit.Ithinktherearemanypersonswholookuponthisnewbirthofourtimesasasortofmonsterrisingoutoftheseaofmodernthoughtwiththepurp
3、oseofdevouringtheAndromedaofart.AndnowandthenaPerseus,equippedwiththeshoesofswiftnessofthereadywriter,withthecapofinvisibilityoftheeditorialarticle,anditmaybewiththeMedusaheadofvituperation,showshimselfreadytotryconclusionswiththescientificdragon.Sir,IhopethatPerseuswillthinkbett
4、erofit;first,forhisownsake,becausethecreatureishardofhead,strongofjaw,andforsometimepasthasshownagreatcapacityforgoingoverandthroughwhatevercomesinhisway:andsecondly,forthesakeofjustice,forIassureyou,ofmyownpersonalknowledgethatifleftalone,thecreatureisaverydebonairandgentlemonst
5、er.AsfortheAndromedaofart,hehasthetenderestrespectforthatlady,anddesiresnothingmorethantoseeherhappilysettledandannuallyproducingaflockofsuchcharmingchildrenasthoseweseeaboutus.Butputtingparab1esaside,Iamunabletounderstandhowanyonewithaknowledgeofmankindcanimaginethatthegrowthofs
6、ciencecanthreatenthedevelopmentofartinanyofitsforms.IfIunderstandthematteratall,scienceandartaretheobverseandreverseofNature'smedal;theoneexpressingtheeternalorderofthings,intermsoffeeling,theotherintermsofthought.Whenmennolongerlovenorhate;whensufferingcausesnopity,andthetaleofg
7、reatdeedsceasestothrill,whenthelilyofthefieldshallseemnolongermorebeautifullyarrayedthanSolomoninallhisglory,andtheawehasvanishedfromthesnow-cappedpeakanddeepravine,thenindeedsciencemayhavetheworldtoitself,butitwillnotbebecausethemonsterhasdevouredart,butbecauseonesideofhumannatu
8、reisdead,andbecausemenhavelostthehalfoft
