We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo's spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;
如果我们回想一下伽利略之前几个世纪期间，曲面镜一直是一种用于产生幻影而不是产生真象的把戏装置，那么我们就会原谅那些当时把伽利略观察到的木星卫生说成是伽利略用他的小望远镜变出来的人们，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 32 Galileo reborn
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 或许;（表示不确定）也许;（用于粗略的估计）或许;（表示勉强同意或其实不赞成）也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会，运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
近义：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
vt.& vi. 原谅; 饶恕; 对不起;请原谅 ;
vt. 免除;
💡 for(away from)+give→原谅（=to give away）
"I'll never forgive her for what she did."
我绝不会原谅她做的事。
近义：indulgence, absolve, pardon, remit, resolve, spare
反义：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
vt. 叫回，召回;使想起，回想;取消;调回工厂;
n. 召回，唤回;记忆力，回想;罢免;收回通告;
💡 re回，向后+call呼唤→召回，回忆
"He seemed to have a very selective recall of past events."
他好像对过去的事情有选择地回忆.
近义：recollect, remember, revive, reminisce, retrospect, memento
adj. 流行的，大众化的;民众的，大众的，公众的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以为了不得的，骄傲的;
💡 popul人民+ar…的 → 大众的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
这是我们产品中最受欢迎的型号.
近义：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反义：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 真理;真相，事实;忠实，忠诚;现实，现实性;
💡 tru相信，真实+th抽象名词 →事实，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness