It's not clear to me how we are going to get precise agreement on the wording - we are scientists and we're being asked to do a job of public communication that is more like journalism.
我不清楚我们如何去获得措辞上的精确共识——我们是科学家,而我们被要求去做一份公共交流工作,这更像是记者应该干的。
The taste, texture, and feel of food are what we tend to focus on, but most important are the slight puffs of air as we chew our food—what scientists call "retronasal smell".
食物的味道、质地和口感往往是我们关注的重点,但最重要的是我们咀嚼食物时产生的轻微的气息,科学家们称之为“鼻后气味”。
In discussing whether we are alone, most SETI scientists adopt two ground rules.
在讨论我们是否孤独时,大多数 SETI 科学家会采用两条基本规则。
Today we tell about the development of what scientists are calling a synthetic cell - a cell produced by people instead of by nature.
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We know very well, by the way, that there are scientists who simply cannot stand to read poetry because it's false, right?
我们清楚的知道,有些科学家,不能忍受诗歌因为他们认为诗歌是伪造的?
But we all know do we not that most contemporary political scientists tend to be liberals. Their values are liberal values.
但我们都知道,不是吗?最当代的,政治科学家倾向于是自由主义者,其价值观是自由主义的价值观。
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