If we discover a complete theory, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason.
如果我们发现了一套完整的理论，这将是人类理性的终极胜利。
It would be helpful if someone uncovered a Diprotodon skeleton with a spear point embedded in a rib — or perhaps Thylacoleo bones next to the charcoal of a human campfire.
如果有人能在人类篝火的炭火旁发现一具肋骨插着矛尖的双原齿动物骨架，或者发现袋狼的骨头，那将会很有帮助。
It can be found in cultural products of the past in fairy tales, in fiction, in architecture, in music, in the movie in products of the human mind that contain "the outlines of a better world".
在过去的文化产物中，如童话、小说、建筑、音乐、电影、人类思想产品里都可以找到“更美好世界的轮廓”。
The psychological effects of all these extraordinary sounds can be profound, especially when they seem so disconnected from the human doing the drumming or chanting.
所有这些不同寻常的声音所产生的心理影响可能是深远的，尤其是当它们看起来与击鼓或诵经的人如此脱节的时候。
Study of the origins and distribution of human populations used to be based on archaeological and fossil evidence.
对人类种群起源和分布的研究曾是基于考古和化石证据。
One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation.
一个简单的检查方法是，是对机器人进行编程，使其在遇到不寻常的情况时，可以与人类一起检验正确的行动方案。
As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness, reduce suffering, and create time to read world-class journalism, we should be their fans.
只要机器人能为人类增加快乐，减少痛苦，并为人类创造时间来阅读世界级的新闻，人类就应该成为它们的粉丝。
Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour.
在面试中表现不佳的候选人往往处于人类行为的两种极端。
The common ancestor is, however, too recent for the new species to be a remnant of the first human excursion from Africa.
然而，共同的祖先对于新物种又太现代，而不能作为来自非洲的人类首次远足的遗迹。
California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more restrictive rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and ban commercial use of self-driving technology.
硅谷之乡加州最近提出了更为严格的规定，要求人类驾驶员做好驾驶准备，并禁止将自动驾驶技术用于商业用途。
The question to be addressed is interlinked with the question of human rights.
将要讲的这个问题与人权问题互相关联。
Bringing back the death penalty would be the ultimate abuse of human rights.
恢复死刑将是对人权最极端恶劣的践踏。
The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.
看起来，这地方人迹罕至。
War may be a natural expression of biological instincts and drives toward aggression in the human species.
在人类物种中，战争可能是生物本能和侵略冲动的自然表现。
A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some superior skills that could help the treatment of human diseases.
老鼠或鸽子可能并不是用来照顾病人的明智选择，但这些动物拥有更高级的技能，可以帮助治疗人类疾病。
In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because "the general principles of taste are uniform in human nature", the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent.
哲学家大卫·休谟在1757年的一篇文章中谈到，因为人类的审美具有共同性，所以一些艺术作品的价值可能是永恒的。
One of the social needs addressed by conversational flow is the human need for "synchrony"—to be "in sync" or in harmony with one another.
对话流程满足的社会需求之一是人类对“同步”的需求——即保持“同步性”或相互协调性。
The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds.
人类的大脑将永远优越于机器，因为机器仅仅只是人脑的工具。
Scientists would then be able to see if it's similar to any human language, or a mix of the language.
科学家们将能够发现它是否与任何人类语言相似，或者是这种语言的混合。
They should also be sceptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity.
他们也应该对试图将所有人类特征和行为都降低到大脑活动水平的趋势持怀疑态度。
They should also be skeptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity.
他们也应该对试图将所有人类特征和行为都降低到大脑活动水平的趋势持怀疑态度。
Today we are witnessing a sixth mass extinction, but unlike the others, the current loss of bio-diversity can be traced to human activity.
今天，我们正在见证第六次物种大灭绝，但与其它几次不同的是，目前生物多样性的丧失可以追溯到人类活动。
This writing practice brings rewards that can't be seen in bank accounts, but only in the success of human relationships.
这种写作实践带来的回报在银行账户上是看不到的，只有在人际关系的成功中才能看到。
If we find the answer to that problem, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason.
如果我们找到那个问题的答案，这将会是人类理性的最终胜利。
In the future, perhaps dangerous masses of snow and ice can be found and removed before they take human lives.
在未来，也许危险的大块冰雪可以被发现并在它们夺走人类生命之前被移除。
No discussion of seed plant contribution to human diet would be complete without the mention of alcohol.
如果不提到酒精，那么关于种子植物对人类饮食的影响的讨论就不完整。
Such behavior is regarded as "all too human", with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance.
这种行为被认为“太人类化了”，其言下之意是，其他动物不可能有这种微妙的愤懑感。
Not a human creature was to be caught sight of in the paths they took.
在他们走的路上，一个人也看不见。
In the case of human aggression, violence cannot be simply reduced to an instinct.
就人类的侵略而言，暴力不能简单地归结为一种本能。
It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.
它对人类文明的进步至关重要。
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