牛顿与苹果（真与假）

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Here is Sir Isaac Newton, the great man of science

这位是艾萨克·牛顿爵士，伟大的科学家。

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Newton had a great mind

牛顿有一颗伟大的头脑。

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He is under an apple tree

他坐在一棵苹果树下。

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It is the year 1666

那是1666年。

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Those are apples which are over his head

那些是他头顶上方的苹果。

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The seat has three legs

这凳子有三条腿。

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Here is an apple which was over his head

这是一个曾在他头顶上方的苹果。

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The apple was on a branch of the tree

这苹果原本在树的一根枝上。

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The apple came off the branch. It came down

苹果从枝上脱落，掉了下来。

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It came down on Newton's head

它掉到了牛顿的头上。

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That is the story

这就是那个故事。

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The story may be true, or it may not be true

这故事也许是真的，也许不是真的。

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But that is the story. It comes from the great writer, Voltaire

但故事就是这样，它出自伟大的作家伏尔泰。

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Two plus two is four. That is true

二加二等于四，那是真的。

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Two plus two is five. That is not true

二加二等于五，那不是真的。

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It is a false statement

这是一个错误的陈述。

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Apples are fruit. That statement is true

苹果是水果，这个陈述是真的。

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Apples are animals. That statement is false

苹果是动物，这个陈述是错误的。

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False is not true

错，就是不真。

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Short is not long

短，就是不长。

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Shut is not open

关，就是不开。

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In this story the fall of the apple on Newton's head was the cause of the idea

在这个故事里，苹果落到牛顿头上，是这个想法的起因。

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The blow which the apple gave to Newton's head gave an idea to Newton

苹果给牛顿头上的这一击，给了牛顿一个想法。

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It made a question come into Newton's mind

它让一个问题浮现在牛顿的脑海里。

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This was the question:

这个问题是：

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Have the fall of the apple and the motion of the moon the same cause?

苹果的下落和月亮的运动，是同一个起因吗？

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Here is a ball. It is hanging on a cord

这是一个球，它挂在一根绳上。

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I will give a blow to the ball with this stick

我要用这根棒给这球一击。

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I gave the blow. Now the ball is in motion

我打了这一击，现在球动起来了。

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What was the cause of the motion?

这运动的起因是什么？

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The blow of the stick was the cause of the motion

棒的这一击，就是运动的起因。

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The ball was not in motion before the blow. It was at rest

在这一击之前，球没有运动，它是静止的。

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It was hanging on the end of the cord

它挂在绳的末端。

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The blow was the cause of the motion

这一击，就是运动的起因。

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After the blow the ball was in motion

这一击之后，球运动了。

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The motion came from the blow. The motion was the effect of the blow

运动来自这一击，运动就是这一击的结果。