Rather than trying to pursue those questions--, trying to work out the details of these views would be complicated as well.

我们不去研究这些问题，尝试分析细节,这些观点的方方面面是非常复杂的。

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And because of this nutritionism, because of the reductionism where we have become so precise about what we eat in terms of its tiny constituents that we've lost track of the bigger picture of food.

由于被营养学,以及简化论所左右,使得我们对食物的,简化论:社会调查的一个名词指用个体层次资料揭示宏观层次的现象 每一点细节都变得特别在意 即用比较低的分析单位来测量而作出的是比较高的分析单位才能得出的结论,反而失去与食物在宏观上的联系

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My task in the class here isn't to do an in depth analysis of the biology or things--or scientific methods, or any things like that that would make you have to retain a lot of detail in the readings.

我在课上的任务不是用生物学的方法,或者类似的科学方法进行深入的分析,我的目的并非让你们记住这些细节

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