【英语翻译Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoiceinthismatter】

　　英语翻译

　　Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoiceinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudon't,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinfirmation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.

　　TheonlysolidpieceofsciencetruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.Indeed,Ifegardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiology.Itis,initsway,anilluminatingpieceofnews.Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenment(启蒙运动）tobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowconfusingseemsthewayahead.Itissuddenconfrontationwiththedepthandscopeofignorancethatrepresentsthemostsignificantcontributionof20thcenturysciencetothehumanintellect.Inearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignoredtheproblem,orsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegaps.Nowthatwehavebegunexploringinearnest,wearegettingglimpsesofhowhugethequestionsare,andhowfarfrombeinganswered.Becauseofthis,wearedespressed.Itisnotsobadbeingignorantifyouaretotallyignorant,thehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorance,theworstspotsandhereandtherethenot-so-badspots,butnotruelightattheendofthetunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcanyetbetrusted.

　　Butwearemakingabeginning,andthereoughttobesomesatisfaction,Therearepribablynoquestionswecanthinkupthatcan'tbeanswered,soonerorlater,includingeventhematterofconsciousness.Tobesure,theremaywellbequestionswecan'tthinkup,ever,andtherefore,limitstothereachofhumanintellevt,butthatisanothermatter.Withinourlimitsweshouldbeabletoworkourwaythroughtoallouranswers,ifwekeepatitlongenough,andpayattention.