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范文3：学会质疑 Before it was proven that the earth was round, it was a well-knownfactthat it was flat. Thisfactwas so widely accepted that no one dared test it, because they thought if they did sail out beyond the horizon they would fall off the edge. In other words, because they believed it couldnt be done, it wasnt done. 在地球没有被证明是圆的以前,人们普遍接受的事实是:它是扁平的。这个事实得到了广泛的认同,以至于没人敢去验证它是否正确,因为大家担心如果航行的船只一跨过地平线,就会从边界上掉下去。换句话说,因为大家都相信这件事情不能做,于是就没有人去做。 That is, until Columbus questioned common knowledge and askedwhat if?This question literally expanded the boundaries2)of his country, changed history, and permanently altered accepted reality forever. 这种状况一直延续到哥伦布质疑这个常识的那一刻--如果不是会怎样?这个疑问彻底拓宽了他祖国的疆域,改写了历史,并且永久性地改变了人们所接受的现实。 In spite of our tendency to think of reality as the non-negotiable basis of our experience, the definition of reality changes every time someone pushes the boundary conditions of conventional wisdom. When our perception of reality changes, our behavior changes accordingly, based on what is newly considered possible. When Columbus returned from the New World, a revised world map was drawn up and this began a new era of exploration and adventure. | 
