but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.

但是，他们并非故意寻求这种刺激，

This pressure must be under control,

这种压力必须加以控制，

And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.

虽然这光芒令人眼花缭乱，但它确实给予我们一种不曾经历和无法想象的美感和静谧的启示。

it is quite reasonable to regard the sea floor as the basic form of the crust of the earth,

因此完全有理由把海床看作地壳的基本模壳，

Education, with its cycles of instruction so carefully worked out,

教育，以其教学周期如此精心地安排，

But a watch could never repair itself----it does not consist of living parts,

但是，手表决不会自行修理，它不是由有生命的部件组成，