例1:
The liberating effect of dissenting viewpoints has been replicated in other studies, and it underscores the value of having a diverse array of people around to poke holes in prevailing ideas.
- underscores v.强调;着重说明
- liberating v.解放;释放;使自由
- replicated v.复制;再生;
- dissenting v.不同意
- holes n.洞
主句
The liberating effect of dissenting viewpoints has been replicated in other studies,
不同观点的解放效应在其他研究也有再生
This effect underscores the value
这种效应突显价值
什么的价值?
of having a diverse array of people around定语
让周围形形色色的人
to poke holes in prevailing ideas.(定语中的状语)
找主流思想漏洞
翻译:
不同观点的解放效应在其他研究也有再生,这种效应突显让周围形形色色的人找主流思想漏洞的价值。
例2:
The reason minority views are so potent, according to research on persuasion, is that people tend to scrutinize them more carefully.
- potent a.有效;
- persuasion n.说服;劝说
翻译:
关于在说服上的研究,少数派观点很有效的原因,是因为人们倾向于仔细审查这些观点
例3:
When we hear a dissenting view, we think more critically about what’s being said, prompting a consideration of different sides of an issue.
- prompting v.促使;
翻译:
当我们听到一个不同意见时,我们会更批判性思考说了什么,从促使一个问题各个方面的思考。