It is an odd and unnatural view and I don't actually expect people to believe it at first.

这是个古怪又反常的观点,我并不奢望大家在一开始,就能接受这个观点

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

They have not evolved to tolerate some of the man made sounds that have very unusual and unnatural physical characteristics. These sounds are for example explosives, industrial noise, musical instruments, power tools, and headphones.

还没有进化到能忍受,某些怪异，超出常规的人为声响,如爆炸，工业噪音,乐器，电动工具和耳机等等。

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They come so instinctively and easily it's difficult, and sort of unnatural, to step back and explore them scientifically but if we're going to be scientists and look at the mind from a scientific perspective we have to get a sort of distance from ourselves and ask questions that other people would not normally think to ask.

他们来得如此本能，容易,这是困难的，有某种超自然韵味，退后，从科学角度研究他们,但如果我们打算成为科学家,从科学角度,看待心理,我们需同我们自身保持某种距离,问问题,问其他人通常不想问的。

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