Nature was in a constant state of transformation 自然是個(gè)不斷轉(zhuǎn)換的狀態(tài)---適用于能量守恒的表達(dá)哦!

There had to be "something" that all things came from and returned to. 必然會(huì)有這個(gè)一種物體存在,世間萬(wàn)物來(lái)自于它,又變回為它.

There mustbean underlying substance that is the source of all natural change.
必該有一種潛在存在的根本物質(zhì),它是所有自然變化的源泉.

Everythng that exists had always existed.每個(gè)存在的事物都是一直存在著的.（現(xiàn)在看到的某個(gè)存在的個(gè)體其實(shí)古往今來(lái)都一直存在.）

Nothing could become anything other than it was.沒(méi)有任何動(dòng)起可以真的變成除其本身以外的東西.

Cannot step twice into the same river.不能2次踏進(jìn)一樣的河流.

When I step into the river for the second time, neither I nor the river are the same.當(dāng)我第二次踏進(jìn)一條河流時(shí),我和河流都已近與以前不同了.

The world is characterized by oppoites. If we never ill, we would never know what is was to be well. 世界以被相反證明的方式得以被感知.如果我們從來(lái)不生病,也就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)感覺(jué)到什么是健康.

Both good and bad have their inevitable place in the order of things.Withoutthis constant interplay of opposites, the world would cease to exist.好與壞在事物的秩序中都有其位置.沒(méi)有相反事物不停的相互作用,世界的存在也就停止了.

Understandingwill always require some effort. 理解總是要付出努力才能達(dá)到的.

Philosophyis was not something you can learn; but perhaps you can learn to think philosologically. 哲學(xué)不是通過(guò)學(xué)而能得到的,但也許你能學(xué)著哲學(xué)地去思考問(wèn)題.
注意can,表示 be able to=能力可及.看到第一句話的第一反應(yīng)是他認(rèn)為蘇菲沒(méi)有這個(gè)天資學(xué)習(xí)哲學(xué),后來(lái)一想應(yīng)該指的是哲學(xué)本來(lái)就不是科學(xué)一樣可以通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)去掌握的一門(mén)學(xué)科,但哲學(xué)的思考問(wèn)題的思維方式是我們可以去學(xué)習(xí)的,所以出現(xiàn)后面那句：perhaps you can learn to think philosologically
經(jīng)典詞匯用法：
How they arrived at this idea is hard to say得到這個(gè)觀點(diǎn),想到這點(diǎn)

liberate itself from religion.liberate one from...從...解放出來(lái)

all life originated from water 源于...

He calculated the height of a pyramid by measuring its shadow at the precise moment when the height of his own shadow was equal to his height. 他通過(guò)在他影子和他的高度正好相等的那一刻,測(cè)量了金字塔的影子從而測(cè)量出一個(gè)金字塔的高度.---此句小時(shí)候看中文的時(shí)候一直在想怎么表達(dá)...

...does not tally with our reason 與...相吻合,符合

take （no） pleasure in doing sth 并不因做...而感到愉快

any number ofc.npl. 任何數(shù)量的...（可數(shù)名字復(fù)數(shù)）

Nature is built up of ...有...構(gòu)成.這個(gè)形象的表達(dá)常被中國(guó)人遺忘=be composed of,consist of

Getting a love letter two days in row would be doubly embarrassing. 兩倍的尷尬=真是尷尬

They don‘t just appear outof thin air 憑空出現(xiàn)

She decided to keep a careful wathch the following day. 仔細(xì)觀察.keep 與 the fllowing day 連表示時(shí)間的延續(xù)

She has he whole week ahead of her.與時(shí)間連用,指接下來(lái)有多少時(shí)間.

嘿嘿,大家一定不知道我們小時(shí)候搭房子汽車(chē)的積木和塑料三維拼湊的玩具怎么說(shuō)吧,就叫l(wèi)ego!一塊塊分來(lái),叫l(wèi)ego block

what had it to do with philosopy was beyond her. beyond sb.--超出了某人的理解范疇.

eternal and immutable永恒不變的----相反：come and go

“a-tom “means “un-cuttable““原子”意思是“不可切分的”