the renowned australian naturalist steve irwin has died after being struck in the chest by a stingray barb.
澳大利亚着名的自然主义者史蒂夫·欧文日前不幸去世,他是被一条刺鳐刺穿胸部而意外身亡的。
to illustrate this, let me refer to the naturalist science of the 19th century, and the effects it had on our opinions of life.
为了诠释这点,我要引用下19世纪的自然主义科学及其它对我们的生活观念所产生的影响。
back in 1836, the young charles darwin was coming to the end of his five-year mission to explore strange new worlds and boldly go where no naturalist had gone before.
回到1836年,当时年轻的查尔斯达尔文即将完成他五年的使命-探索陌生世界,勇敢深入到自然学家前所未去的地方。
the naturalist terry nutkins reckons that spring in scotland is even more dramatic than in the rest of britain because its winters are so long and cold.
博物学家泰瑞·努特金认为,苏格兰的春天远远比英国其他地区更为令人激动,因为那里的冬天是如此漫长而又寒冷。
but shortly thereafter the american naturalist and philosopher accidentally burned over a hundred acres of pristine massachusetts woodlands.
但不久之后这美国自然主义者和哲学家意外地将麻省上百亩上好的林地一把火烧没了。
it is now covered by a wheat field, but meticulous records were left by alfred heneage cocks, a naturalist and archaeologist, who reported his findings in 1921.
如今麦田覆盖了这片遗址,但博物学者和考古学家阿尔弗雷德?赫尼奇?考克斯一丝不茍的记录遗留了下来。他在1921年对自己的发现进行了报道。
why was a naturalist still being considered so close to the start of the voyage?
——为什么离旅行出发时间这么近了才开始考虑找一名博物学家参加?
naturalist intelligence (nature smart) enables human beings to recognize, categorize and draw upon certain features of the environment.
自然智能(自然才能)使人类能够认识、分类和利用环境的特性。
naturalist intelligence (nature smart): this type enables human beings to recognize, categorize and draw upon certain features of the environment.
自然观察智能 :这种智能可以让人们认识、归类和描绘环境的某种特征。
when he arrived darwin learned that capt. fitzroy may have already selected another person as naturalist for the voyage.
当他到那时,却了解到菲茨罗伊船长可能已经另有随航的博物学家人选。
john henslow suggested that charles darwin take the unpaid position of naturalist for a trip on the british ship h.m.s. beagle.
约翰.亨斯洛建议查尔斯.达尔文以博物学者的身份,自费乘坐英国舰船贝格尔号出去考察。
「in god’s wildness lies the hope of the world, 」 opined john muir, the great (scottish-born) american naturalist and defender of yosemite national park.
「上帝创造的大自然蕴藏着世界的希望」,约翰.穆尔,美国(生于苏格兰)伟大的自然主义者、约塞尔蒂国家公园的捍卫者曾表示。
darwin offered his theory to the public in 1858, prompted by a letter he received from the naturalist alfred russell wallace.
1858年,达尔文收到博物学家艾尔弗雷德·拉塞尔·华莱士的一封信,这封信驱使他把他的学说奉献给公众。
but accepting the naturalist slogan without looking beneath the slick packaging is an unscientific way to form one's beliefs about the world, not something naturalists should recommend.
而是因为不对华丽外表之下进行检视就接受自然主义者的口号不是形成对这个世界的某种信仰的科学方法,这也不该是自然主义者应有的建议。