Lesson 74 An Open-minded Dissertation 一篇思想開放的論文
Words:
disregard vt. 不理會(huì)，不顧；蔑視
disreputable adj. 聲名狼藉的，品行不端的
disrepute n. 壞名聲，不光彩
disrespectful adj. 無(wú)禮的，輕視的
disrupt vt. 使混亂，使中斷
dissect v. 解剖（動(dòng)植物等）；詳細(xì)研究，剖析
dissemble v. 掩蓋，掩飾
disseminate vt. 傳播，宣傳
dissenter n. 不同意者，反對(duì)者
dissenting adj. 不同意的
dissertation n. 論文
dissident n. 持不同政見者；adj. 持不同政見的
dissimilar adj. 不同的，相異的
dissimulate v. 掩飾，隱藏
dissipate vi. 消失，消散
dissolute adj. 放蕩的，無(wú)節(jié)制的，墮落的
dissolve vt. 使溶解
dissonance n. 不一致，不調(diào)和
dissuade v. 勸阻，阻止
distant adj. 遠(yuǎn)離的，遙遠(yuǎn)的
“I think we can disregard this article,” said John, as he helped Mary prepare materials for her political science dissertation. “The author’s dissenting opinions have brought him into disrepute, especially among his peers.”
“Wait a minute,” responded Mary. “I don’t consider a person to be disreputable just because he is a dissenter. Maybe he did disrupt their traditional thinking, but isn’t a little bit of dissonance healthy for the intellectual community? Dissimilar thinking sometimes leads to better ideas and progress. Besides, it’s not likely that he’s been disrespectful to his peers, right?”
“I don’t know,” said John. “I do know he is a member of a dissident group. I have also heard that he leads a dissolute lifestyle, but that is probably just a nasty rumor. Sometimes I see him at the cafeteria near the university. He is always disseminating literature about his opinions. Our professors tell us it’s rubbish and try to dissuade us from reading it.”
“Don’t you see what’s going on?” said Mary with a smile. “Your professors are trying to keep you from learning new ideas! They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives. When all the smoke dissipates, you’ll see the truth.”
“Really?” replied John. “I can’t imagine professor Smith trying to dissimulate her true thoughts, she’s usually pretty candid. So is professor Doe.”
“Are you from some distant planet?” asked Mary with a laugh. “Professor Smith dissects plants all day in botany class.
Professor Doe spends most of his time dissolving chemicals in chemistry class. What could these two professors possibly know about political science?”
Words:
disregard vt. 不理會(huì)，不顧；蔑視
disreputable adj. 聲名狼藉的，品行不端的
disrepute n. 壞名聲，不光彩
disrespectful adj. 無(wú)禮的，輕視的
disrupt vt. 使混亂，使中斷
dissect v. 解剖（動(dòng)植物等）；詳細(xì)研究，剖析
dissemble v. 掩蓋，掩飾
disseminate vt. 傳播，宣傳
dissenter n. 不同意者，反對(duì)者
dissenting adj. 不同意的
dissertation n. 論文
dissident n. 持不同政見者；adj. 持不同政見的
dissimilar adj. 不同的，相異的
dissimulate v. 掩飾，隱藏
dissipate vi. 消失，消散
dissolute adj. 放蕩的，無(wú)節(jié)制的，墮落的
dissolve vt. 使溶解
dissonance n. 不一致，不調(diào)和
dissuade v. 勸阻，阻止
distant adj. 遠(yuǎn)離的，遙遠(yuǎn)的
“I think we can disregard this article,” said John, as he helped Mary prepare materials for her political science dissertation. “The author’s dissenting opinions have brought him into disrepute, especially among his peers.”
“Wait a minute,” responded Mary. “I don’t consider a person to be disreputable just because he is a dissenter. Maybe he did disrupt their traditional thinking, but isn’t a little bit of dissonance healthy for the intellectual community? Dissimilar thinking sometimes leads to better ideas and progress. Besides, it’s not likely that he’s been disrespectful to his peers, right?”
“I don’t know,” said John. “I do know he is a member of a dissident group. I have also heard that he leads a dissolute lifestyle, but that is probably just a nasty rumor. Sometimes I see him at the cafeteria near the university. He is always disseminating literature about his opinions. Our professors tell us it’s rubbish and try to dissuade us from reading it.”
“Don’t you see what’s going on?” said Mary with a smile. “Your professors are trying to keep you from learning new ideas! They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives. When all the smoke dissipates, you’ll see the truth.”
“Really?” replied John. “I can’t imagine professor Smith trying to dissimulate her true thoughts, she’s usually pretty candid. So is professor Doe.”
“Are you from some distant planet?” asked Mary with a laugh. “Professor Smith dissects plants all day in botany class.
Professor Doe spends most of his time dissolving chemicals in chemistry class. What could these two professors possibly know about political science?”