SINCE arguments about God have run for thousands of years, it is a little peculiar to ascribe overwhelming importance to the publication of Darwin's “On the Origin of Species” in 1859.
关于上帝的争论既然都已经持续了数千年,那么再对1859年出版的达尔文《物种的起源》大书特书就有点不寻常了。
Next Tuesday is the 150th anniversary of the publication of on the Origin of Species.
下周二是《物种起源》出版第150周年的日子。
It will soon be 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of on the Origin of Species, arguably the most important book ever written.
从查尔斯·达尔文诞生算起已经过去了差不多200年,而从物种的起源这本被认为是史上最伟大的著作出版算起,以及过去了150年。
The essay that you read was produced at the behest of his French publisher. They wanted him to write something that would make people feel better about the book, that would give some account of its origin and give some defense for its publication and its content.
你们所读到的那篇短文就是在法国出版商的要求下写的,他们希望他写些什么来让人们对这本书产生更多的好感,来交待这本书的缘起,并且为它的内容和它的出版进行辩护。
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