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Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely because progress of particu-lar kind is actually taking place around us and is more and more manifesting. Although mankind has underg- __1

one no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumu-lation of knowledge. Knowledge begins to increase as __2

soon as the thoughts of one individual could be com-municated to another by mean of speech. With the in- __3

vention of writing, knowledge could be communicated and stored. Libraries made education possible, and education in turn added libraries: the growth of knowl- __4

edge followed a kind of compound-interest law,which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing. All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly risen. __5

then knowledge began to be accumulated according to a systematic plan. However, as soon as new knowl- __6

edge is acquired, it is now turned to practical account. What is called “modern civilization” is not the result of a balanced development of all man’s nature,but not of accumulated knowledge applied to practical __7

life. The problem now facing humanity is: what is going to be done with all this knowledge? Like is often __8

pointed out, knowledge is a two edged weapon which could be used equally for good or evil. It is now being __9

used indifferently for both. Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that gunners __10

using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them.

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comparatively [kəm'pærətivli]

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adv. 比较地,相对地

 
tempo ['tempəu]

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n. 拍子,速率

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shatter ['ʃætə]

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n. 碎片,乱七八糟的状态
vt. 打碎,破掉

 
loom [lu:m]

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n. 织布机
n. 若隐若现
vi.

 
invention [in'venʃən]

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n. 发明,发明物,虚构,虚构物

 
morality [mə'ræliti]

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n. 道德,美德,品行,道德观

 
manifest ['mænifest]

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n. 载货单,运货单,旅客名单
adj. 显然

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whimsical ['wimzikəl]

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adj. 心情浮动的,反覆无常的,古怪的

 
improvement [im'pru:vmənt]

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n. 改进,改善

 
intelligence [in'telidʒəns]

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n. 理解力,智力
n. 情报,情报工作,情报

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