英语听力：自然百科 平行宇宙(6)

When String theory fell apart, not everyone was distraught. Some people even seem to relish¹ the fact.

当弦理论破裂时,不是每个人都心烦意乱。有些人甚至似乎喜欢这个事实。

"The String theory really was this so-called theory of everything. Five theories of everything seem like an embarrassment² of britches."

弦理论是所谓的万物论。5个理论看起来像是尴尬的分支一样。

Michael Duff had been a rising star of an earlier idea called Super Gravity. String theory has displaced it and almost destroyed Duff's career.

迈克尔·达夫曾是早起思想超级重力升起的新星。弦理论取代了它,差点毁了达夫的职业生涯。

"Physics tends to be dictated⁴ by fad⁵ and fashion. There are the gurus who dictate³ the direction in which new ideas grow."

“物理学往往是直接与流行时尚挂钩。专家决定新思想的发展方向。”

1 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

2 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

3 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

4 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 fad   

n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好

参考例句：

• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。