Lesson 4 Understanding
第四课 理解
"Who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much." - Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
“多问，多学，多得。”弗兰西斯·培根（1561-1626）
It seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understanding.
如今我们获取知识和理解的方式似乎显而易见。
To start with, you need questions.
你需要以问题开始。
Then, to find answers, you observe the world around you and study the facts.
然后，为了寻找答案，你观察你身边的世界，研究事实。
After that you consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones.
在你找到合理的答案之后，对每个答案进行测试来找到正确的答案。
Although today we are more accustomed to typing a few key words into a search engine
尽管我们现在更习惯于在搜索引擎中敲进几个关键词，
and waiting for the Internet to spit the answer out for us,
等待因特网为我们找出答案；
modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the world's problems with this type of analysis - luckily for us.
然而幸运的是，当代科学家和思想家们还是用这种分析的方法为我们解决世界上的难题。
However, in the 17th century when Francis Bacon suggested that this type of thinking was the way to gain knowledge,
然而，当弗兰西斯·培根在17世纪提出这种想法是获取知识的方法时，
he was going against the views of the day.
他与当时的观点是相悖的。
Bacon held an important rank under King James (1566-1625) of England
培根在英国詹姆斯国王（1566-1625）的统治下担任着一个重要的职务，
but his true interest was not the day to day bureaucratic details of the government,
但是他真正的兴趣并不是日复一日的政府官僚细节，
but the worthy search for knowledge.
而是对知识的崇高探求。
