六级冲刺练习阅读（117）
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Laws">Laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="rarer">rarer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="objection">objection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="senses">senses</span>. <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unalterable">unalterable</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="observed">observed</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prophets">prophets</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="promulgate">promulgate</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revoking">revoking</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="democracies">democracies</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="consciously">consciously</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Laws">Laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="commands">commands</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uniformities">uniformities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="fallacy">fallacy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="giver">giver</span>. <span word="Incidentally">Incidentally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="soviet">soviet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="atoms">atoms</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="incorrectly">incorrectly</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>, <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="incorrectly">incorrectly</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="inaccurately">inaccurately</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theoretical">theoretical</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p>
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