評論
打印
Using Language
語言應(yīng)用
Reading and Listening
閱讀和聽力
1 A Fact or an Opinion?
一、是一個(gè)事實(shí)還是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)？
What is a fact?
事實(shí)是什么？
Is it something that people believe?
是一些人們相信的東西嗎？
No. A fact is anything that can be proved.
不！事實(shí)是可以被證明的任何事。
For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.
例如，可以證明中國人口比世界上任何其他國家的人口都要多。
This is a fact.
這是一個(gè)事實(shí)。
Then what is an opinion?
那么什么是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)？
An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.
觀點(diǎn)是人們相信那是真的但還沒有被證明的。
So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial.
所以一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)在一個(gè)審判中不是一個(gè)好的證據(jù)。
For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”.
例如，如果你說“貓是比狗好的寵物”這會(huì)是一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)。
It may be true, but it is difficult to prove.
這可能是真的，不過很難去證明。
Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.
一些人可能不同意這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，不過他們也不能去證明他們是對的。
In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.
在一場審批中，一個(gè)審判官一定要去決定相信哪個(gè)目擊者，哪個(gè)目擊者不應(yīng)該相信。
The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works.
這個(gè)審判官不會(huì)去考慮每個(gè)目擊者的長相或人們在哪里居住或工作。
He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions.
他/她只關(guān)心目擊者是否會(huì)提供真實(shí)的信息，信息一定是事實(shí)，而不是觀點(diǎn)。
This kind of information is called evidence.
這類的信息被稱為證據(jù)。
