21.This is a deflation of our pretensions，to be sure.（鏈接）……——Undoubtedly，to accept the fact that the earth is not the center of the universe is the shatter the importance of human beings.毫無疑問，這就挫殺了我們?nèi)祟惖陌翚狻?BR> to be sure：undoubtedly，certainly，of course “to do……”在此處是個(gè)獨(dú)立成分，修飾全句，此類不定式短語可放在句首，也可置于句尾。
to tell you the truth；to be frank；to be honest etc.
22.……——far from being the center of the universe，……
far from：遠(yuǎn)非；根本不
The result of the exams are far from his parents' expectation. 考試的結(jié)果遠(yuǎn)出他父母的預(yù)料。
What he said was far from the truth.他所說的遠(yuǎn)非事實(shí)。
23.Gain some exposure to （鏈接）the great works of literature，art and music.——Read the great works of literature，and get to know art and music and gain some insight into the profound thoughts in them.感受一下文學(xué)、藝術(shù)和音樂名篇的熏陶。
exposure to：接觸——，感受——的熏陶；受到——的影響
Living in Europe for a year，she gained some exposure to western culture.在歐洲生活了一年，她接觸了一些西方文化。
Be exposed to 接觸；受影響
Have you ever been exposed to ancient Chinese culture？
你接觸過中國古代文化嗎？
24.If such a work is hundreds or thousands of years old and is still admired，there is probably something to it.既然一部作品已存在了幾百年或者幾千年，今天仍然受到贊賞，那么它大概確實(shí)是有些名堂。
if引導(dǎo)的從句表示說話者承認(rèn)的一個(gè)事實(shí)，但主句所表示的內(nèi)容更重要。
Eg：If I said that，I didn't mean to hurt anyone.如果我說過這話，但我的本意并不想傷害任何人。
there is something to/in：確有道理、見地、不同凡響之處
There is something to what he just said.他剛才說的話很有見地。
25.……it may takea little work on your part to discover what all the fuss is about.——you have to make some effort to find out why people admire and are crazy about those works of the past.
it takes effort/energy，etc.To do sth：it needs or requires the specified amount，quality or action for a person to complete a certain task or process to do sth.
eg：It takes courage to ask “stupid” questions.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Cf：It takes sb.Time to do sth.
It took him two years to write the book.
26.In a world as tightly connected as ours is，don't restrict your attention to American or Western culture.——In our age，countries and regions are closely related；what happens in one country or region can affect others.Therefore we should not only study American culture and Western culture.We should also pay attention to other cultures——Asian，African and Latin American.
In a world as tightly connected as ours is：在介詞短語“in a world……”中，過去分詞短語as tightly connected as ours is 起形容詞作用，作定語，修飾a world；在as……as 表示形容詞同級比較的結(jié)構(gòu)中，第二個(gè)as引出比較從句ours is
restrict oneself/sb./sth.（to sth./ doing sth.）：to put a limit on
Families in China are generally restricted to （having） one child.中國家庭一般只允許生一個(gè)孩子。
Nowadays women are no longer restricted to domestic work.當(dāng)今婦女不再只限于做家務(wù)活。
27.Humans are capable of great mutual compassion，love，and tenderness.
be capable of sth/doing sth：be able to do有能力做某事；有潛力做某事He is capable of overcoming the difficulties.他有能力克服困難。
Under the leadership of our Party and our governments，we are capable of winning the battle against Sars.在黨和政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，我們有能力取得抗擊Sars這場戰(zhàn)役的勝利。
28.Look at the delight a one-or two-year-old takes in learning，and you see how powerful is the human will to learn.
Look……，and：do sth.and you （will）：如果——，你就會——，這里該句型相當(dāng)于條件從句。
Eg：Work hard and you will pass the exam.如果你努力學(xué)習(xí)，你就會通過考試。
Show me the evidence and I will believe you.如果你拿來證據(jù)，我就相信你。
take （a） delight in sth./doing sth.以——為樂
eg：The old man takes great delight in playing chess.這位老人從下棋中得到很大樂趣。
We should never take delight in others' failures.我們不應(yīng)該對別人的失敗而幸災(zāi)樂禍。
see的賓語從句how powerful is the human will to learn 是倒裝句，由于主語the human will to learn較長而置于系動詞is之后。
29.Our passion to understand the universe and our compassion for others jointly provide the chief hope for the human race.——We have a strong desire for learning and we are kind and tender towards one another.With these two fine qualities，the human race will have a bright future.我們有渴望了解宇宙的熱忱，我們有對他人的同情心，人類的希望主要寄托于此。
passion熱忱；激情 compassion 同情心，作者在此用了passion 與compassion 兩個(gè)諧音詞來表達(dá)他對人類的希望。諧音詞是一種修辭手法，用來取得一定效果。
provide sth.or sb.For sb.Or sth./ provide sb.Or sth.with ……：to supply sb.With……
eg：Our school has provided every teacher with a notebook computer.
The organization provided a lot of food and clothes for the children.
to tell you the truth；to be frank；to be honest etc.
22.……——far from being the center of the universe，……
far from：遠(yuǎn)非；根本不
The result of the exams are far from his parents' expectation. 考試的結(jié)果遠(yuǎn)出他父母的預(yù)料。
What he said was far from the truth.他所說的遠(yuǎn)非事實(shí)。
23.Gain some exposure to （鏈接）the great works of literature，art and music.——Read the great works of literature，and get to know art and music and gain some insight into the profound thoughts in them.感受一下文學(xué)、藝術(shù)和音樂名篇的熏陶。
exposure to：接觸——，感受——的熏陶；受到——的影響
Living in Europe for a year，she gained some exposure to western culture.在歐洲生活了一年，她接觸了一些西方文化。
Be exposed to 接觸；受影響
Have you ever been exposed to ancient Chinese culture？
你接觸過中國古代文化嗎？
24.If such a work is hundreds or thousands of years old and is still admired，there is probably something to it.既然一部作品已存在了幾百年或者幾千年，今天仍然受到贊賞，那么它大概確實(shí)是有些名堂。
if引導(dǎo)的從句表示說話者承認(rèn)的一個(gè)事實(shí)，但主句所表示的內(nèi)容更重要。
Eg：If I said that，I didn't mean to hurt anyone.如果我說過這話，但我的本意并不想傷害任何人。
there is something to/in：確有道理、見地、不同凡響之處
There is something to what he just said.他剛才說的話很有見地。
25.……it may takea little work on your part to discover what all the fuss is about.——you have to make some effort to find out why people admire and are crazy about those works of the past.
it takes effort/energy，etc.To do sth：it needs or requires the specified amount，quality or action for a person to complete a certain task or process to do sth.
eg：It takes courage to ask “stupid” questions.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Cf：It takes sb.Time to do sth.
It took him two years to write the book.
26.In a world as tightly connected as ours is，don't restrict your attention to American or Western culture.——In our age，countries and regions are closely related；what happens in one country or region can affect others.Therefore we should not only study American culture and Western culture.We should also pay attention to other cultures——Asian，African and Latin American.
In a world as tightly connected as ours is：在介詞短語“in a world……”中，過去分詞短語as tightly connected as ours is 起形容詞作用，作定語，修飾a world；在as……as 表示形容詞同級比較的結(jié)構(gòu)中，第二個(gè)as引出比較從句ours is
restrict oneself/sb./sth.（to sth./ doing sth.）：to put a limit on
Families in China are generally restricted to （having） one child.中國家庭一般只允許生一個(gè)孩子。
Nowadays women are no longer restricted to domestic work.當(dāng)今婦女不再只限于做家務(wù)活。
27.Humans are capable of great mutual compassion，love，and tenderness.
be capable of sth/doing sth：be able to do有能力做某事；有潛力做某事He is capable of overcoming the difficulties.他有能力克服困難。
Under the leadership of our Party and our governments，we are capable of winning the battle against Sars.在黨和政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，我們有能力取得抗擊Sars這場戰(zhàn)役的勝利。
28.Look at the delight a one-or two-year-old takes in learning，and you see how powerful is the human will to learn.
Look……，and：do sth.and you （will）：如果——，你就會——，這里該句型相當(dāng)于條件從句。
Eg：Work hard and you will pass the exam.如果你努力學(xué)習(xí)，你就會通過考試。
Show me the evidence and I will believe you.如果你拿來證據(jù)，我就相信你。
take （a） delight in sth./doing sth.以——為樂
eg：The old man takes great delight in playing chess.這位老人從下棋中得到很大樂趣。
We should never take delight in others' failures.我們不應(yīng)該對別人的失敗而幸災(zāi)樂禍。
see的賓語從句how powerful is the human will to learn 是倒裝句，由于主語the human will to learn較長而置于系動詞is之后。
29.Our passion to understand the universe and our compassion for others jointly provide the chief hope for the human race.——We have a strong desire for learning and we are kind and tender towards one another.With these two fine qualities，the human race will have a bright future.我們有渴望了解宇宙的熱忱，我們有對他人的同情心，人類的希望主要寄托于此。
passion熱忱；激情 compassion 同情心，作者在此用了passion 與compassion 兩個(gè)諧音詞來表達(dá)他對人類的希望。諧音詞是一種修辭手法，用來取得一定效果。
provide sth.or sb.For sb.Or sth./ provide sb.Or sth.with ……：to supply sb.With……
eg：Our school has provided every teacher with a notebook computer.
The organization provided a lot of food and clothes for the children.