Words and phrases:

an ongoing search for truth 词组为go in search of

After the ship wreck, the rescue team searched for survivors.

goes back to the earlist civilization

也有两人认识很久的意思，例如 We goes back.

write widely on scientific subjects 对比write a lot about，地道多了

the best known of sth(a group)

The Great Wall is the best known of Chinese national heritage.

An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.

Fascinated by the picture book of the universe, the boy wants to be an astronomer in the future.

Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories. （指知识）以观察或实验为根据的（非理论的）；经验的

String theory is hardly an empirical study.

If you put forward a plan, proposal, or name, you suggest that it should be considered for a particular purpose or job. =submit  ≠withdraw

The US president put forward the final solution for the peace talk.

If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.

Commitments have been made with very little intention of carrying them out.

The terrorist attack was carried out by ISIS.

If you carry on an activity, you do it or take part in it for a period of time. =conduct

She carried on Yoga to lose weight.

pick holes in sth DISAPPROVING to find mistakes in something someone has done or said, to show that it is not good or not correct

Picking holes in others' work is definitely the worst way to survive in your career.

If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.

The deflection of something means making it change direction. (TECHNICAL)

The deflection of small particles are caused by the electric field.

bounce back off tissue paper

all the more even more than before 差不多等于more

The repression of the government only made the dissenters all the more outspoken.

A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.

Suicide is the most compelling answer to his death.

in some measure 从某种角度

bodily humour 体质

Ancient Greeks believed that men could be divided into four bodily humours or temperaments.

Something that is exquisite is extremely beautiful or pleasant, especially in a delicate way.

The sculpture on the nut is exquisite.

If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it.

The rumours were quashed by his clear conscious.

To discredit an idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain.

The new evidence discredits the defender's argument that he is in the clear.

phlogiston [flɒˋdʒistən] 不可数名词 ‘古化学’燃素(未发现氧前被假定为可燃物之主要成分)

If you say that someone or something turns up, you mean that they arrive, often unexpectedly or after you have been waiting a long time.

If you turn something up or if it turns up, you find, discover, or notice it.

take root If an idea, belief or system takes root somewhere, it starts to be accepted there:

The belief that aliens on the 3-body planet were superior to human beings took root in their mind.

habour life 孕育生命，为生命提供庇护

Europa is considered to be the most likely place to habour life besides Earth.

A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have. 染色体

In biology and genetics, a genome is the particular number and combination of certain chromosomes necessary to form the single nucleus of a living cell. (TECHNICAL) 亦作genom.‘生物’整组基因; 整组遗传因子

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读后感

Before listening to Annie's analysis of the article, I thought that the 47-minute record was lengthy since the article was quite succinct. But Annie really filled the time with nuggets, telling us that it is not only concise but also exquisite, which is dappled with impeccable usages of small words.

According to Annie, the article is an introduction of a book about science written for middle school students, which makes it easy and interesting to read. The article starts with the illustration of what scientific method is, which is the key concept of science and also the reason of scientific progression. Then, the article tells the development of science in segmented eras from ancient Greece to modern times. This is a quick tour of some most important science discoveries in history. In the end, the writer talks about the cutting-edge science discoveries, which greatly inspire the readers to dive into the details of the book.

The article consists of plain English and is a model for us to learn, especially when we want to write about science.