2014年1大学英语六级阅读材料积累2：托马斯亨利赫胥黎
<p> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Huxley">Huxley</span></p><p> 托马斯亨利赫胥黎</p><p> <span word="May">May</span> 5,1883</p><p> 1883年5月5日</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appreciative">appreciative</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toast">toast</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>,<span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="pears">pears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="jestingly">jestingly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="force">force</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="oust">oust</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="devouring">devouring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Andromeda">Andromeda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> .<span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Perseus">Perseus</span>,<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swiftness">swiftness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>,<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="invisibility">invisibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="artical">artical</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Medusa">Medusa</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vituperation">vituperation</span>,<span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>.<span word="Sir">Sir</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Perseus">Perseus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>;<span word="first">first</span>,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>,<span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="head">head</span> ,<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="secondly">secondly</span>,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sakeof">sakeof</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="you">you</span> ,<span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="debonair">debonair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="monster">monster</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Andromeda">Andromeda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> ,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tenderest">tenderest</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="desires">desires</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="charming">charming</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p>
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