And the original question examined by Charles darwin-what is the mechanism that causes new species to evolve-has yet to be fully explained.
而被查尔斯·达尔文所检验的那个最本初的问题—是什么机制引发了新物种的进化—却尚未完全得到解答。
Like Lincoln, Darwin was brave.
达尔文同林肯一样勇敢。
It's a big year for all things Darwin.
对于所有与达尔文有关的事情来说，2009年都是重要的一年。
In truth Darwin was a prolific author.
实际上，达尔文是一位多产的作家。
Darwin saw many new plants and animals.
达尔文看到了许多新的植物和动物。
Darwin wrote it all down in his notebooks.
达尔文将这一切写进他的笔记里。
This is a question that Darwin pondered for years.
这个问题也萦绕了达尔文多年。
As asserted by Darwin, only the fittest can survive.
正如达尔文所言，物竞天择，适者生存。
I think Darwin would have been pleased. But not surprised.
我想，达尔文会为之高兴，但并不感到意外。
"It is a grand case for me, " Darwin confided to a friend.
“对于我来说，始祖鸟化石堪称经典案例，”达尔文曾对密友透露说。
Darwin lived in this room, on and off, for nearly five years.
达尔文就住在这里，断断续续，将近五年。
Darwin eventually put forward a model of biological evolution.
达尔文最终提出了一套生物进化的理论模式。
As a boy, Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests.
小时候，达尔文喜欢在田野和森林里散步。
MY fellow primates, 200 years ago today, Charles Darwin was born.
灵长类同胞们，200年前的今天（1809年2月12日——译者注），查尔斯•达尔文诞生。
In South America, mysterious rocks weren't all that Darwin found.
达尔文在南美发现的并不只是奇怪的岩石。
Charles Darwin read widely and sought ideas from other fields of study.
查尔斯·达尔文广泛阅读，从各个领域吸收知识。
Despite his book's title, Darwin had little to say about human origins.
尽管达尔文的书名叫人类由来，但他对人类起源却鲜有论及。
But what is astonishing is how much Darwin did know, and how far he saw.
但令人惊奇的是，达尔文怎么能知道那么多，还有他的高瞻远瞩。
We naturally associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
我们自然而然地把达尔文的名字与进化论联系在一起。
Actually, as with so much else in biology, Charles Darwin got there first.
其实，如同生物学上的其他许多问题一样，也是査尔斯*达尔文最先发现了这一关联。
Darwin taught us that otherspecies are more like us than they're unlike us.
达尔文告诉我们，其他物种和我们相像的地方比不像的地方更多。
With Darwin there is no Eureka moment when he suddenly discovers evolution.
对达尔文而言，当他发现进化现象时，并没有那种“找到了！”的欢呼时刻。
Nor will the new work do anything to diminish the standing of Darwin himself.
新的研究一点也不会降低达尔文本人的名望。
Most were taking the train for pleasure and intended to fly home from Darwin.
大部分游客乘坐这趟火车是观光，准备从达尔文乘飞机回家。
Darwin was a keen observer, an accurate reporter, and an indefatigable collector.
达尔文是一位锐敏的观察家、准确的记录员、孜孜不倦的收藏者。
Yet, thinks Professor Catling, amid this wild desolation, Darwin began to hatch a plot.
卡特林教授认为，恰恰于此狂野荒凉中，达尔文突发奇谋。
Adrian Desmond and James Moore published a highly regarded biography of Darwin in 1991.
艾德里安·德斯蒙德和詹姆斯·摩尔在1991年出版了一部备受推崇的达尔文传记。
By 3 December the weather held promise and Darwin started sleeping onboard the Beagle again.
到12月3日，天气好转，达尔文又开始在贝格尔号上睡觉。
Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born in the same year, on the same day: Feb. 12, 1809.
查尔斯·达尔文和阿伯拉罕·林肯同年同日生：1809年2月12日。
As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth.
跟随着贝格尔号做环球航行，达尔文开始思考地球上生命的演变。
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