“threat”一词在外刊标题中经常出现，意为“the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster”。今天的文章选自《科学美国人》（2017年3月），原文标题为“We Are Never Just Scientists”。【回音壁】（1）我们每日一学给出的多义词总共有365个。全部给完之后，我们将学习考点词缀。（2）之后，估计是七月份啦，我们将给出英美文化的知识点。
【精选】
(1) Science is under threat, and people around the world are mobilizing in defense.
(2) But if we want to support science, we must also stand up for what makes it great — diversity.
(3) Some of our biggest discoveries, like the Higgs boson and the human genome sequence, were possible because of the collective work of many scientists from different backgrounds.
(4) A diversity of ideas is essential for science and for addressing the world’s most pressing problems.
(5) However, to promote diversity, we must confront the structural inequalities and discrimination that are prevalent in science and society.
【解词】
under threat 受到威胁
to mobilize in defense 积极防卫
to stand up for 支持
diversity n. 多样性
the Higgs boson* 希格斯玻色粒子（超刚词，已经考查过）
the human genome* sequence 人类基因组序列
to address the world’s most pressing problems 解决世界上最急迫的问题
to promote diversity 提升多样性
to confront v. 面丢
discrimination n. 歧视
prevalent a. 普遍存在的，普遍发生的
【解句】
第（5）句However, to promote diversity, we must confront the structural inequalities and discrimination that are prevalent in science and society
（1）句子的主干为 we must confront the structural inequalities and discrimination（主谓宾）。
（2）连词that引导定语从句that are prevalent in science and society修饰inequalities and discrimination.
（3）句首的to promote diversity不定式短语作目的状语。
【译文】
（1）科学受到威胁，全世界的人们都在积极防御。
—— Science is under threat, and people around the world are mobilizing in defense.
（2）但是，如果我们想支持科学，我们也必须支持使科学变得强大的东西 —— 多样性。
——But if we want to support science, we must also stand up for what makes it great — diversity.
（3）因为有来自不同背景的科学家们的集体工作，才有可能取得一些伟大发现（诸如希格斯波色粒子和人类基因组序列）。
—— Some of our biggest discoveries, like the Higgs boson and the human genome sequence, were possible because of the collective work of many scientists from different backgrounds.
（4）就科学而言以及解决世界上最为棘手的问题而言，观念多元化是必需的。
——A diversity of ideas is essential for science and for addressing the world’s most pressing problems.
（5）然而，为了促进多样性，我们必须面对科学上普遍存在的结构性不平等和歧视现象。
—— However, to promote diversity, we must confront the structural inequalities and discrimination that are prevalent in science and society.
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