Issue 31
Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield, itisjustasimportanttorecognizethelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandinformation.
Personally, Iholdthatknowledgeknowsnobounds, therefore, onrealizingthisawkwardness, theonlythingmanshoulddoistoabsorbasmuchnewknowledgeashecanforthesakeofnotlaggingbehindthepacingstepsofourworld.
Doesrecognizingthelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingserveusequallywellasacquiringnewfactsandinformation, asthespeakerasserts?注意这一句经典的反问式开头了，这是最引人注目的。Whileoureverydayexperiencemightlendcredencetothisassertion, furtherreflectionrevealsitsfundamentalinconsistencywithourWesternviewofhowweacquireknowledge. Nevertheless,虽然是原则上不尽同意但还是提出妥协的办法，从而显出是criticalthinking的，这一点很重要，也是拿分的重头戏也。acarefulandthoughtfuldefinitionofknowledgecanservetoreconcilethetwo.
让我们记一记一些好词好句：lendcredencetothisassertion 证明这一观点的正确性；furtherreflectionrevealsitsfundamentalinconsistencywith；Nevertheless, acarefulandthoughtfuldefinitionofknowledgecanservetoreconcilethetwo.
Ontheonehand, thespeakersassertionaccordswiththeeverydayexperienceofworkingprofessionals. Forexample, thesortofbookknowledgethatmedical, law, andbusinessstudentsacquire, nomatterhowextensive, isoflittleuseunlessthesestudentsalsolearntoaccepttheuncertaintiesandrisksinherentinprofessionalpracticeandinthebusinessworld.
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