Language Point 51
The Wagner story shows the sudden explosion of a new concept into consciousness. (Para. 5)
explosion: n. a sudden bursting out
We are living in an age of knowledge explosion; we have hardly had the time to learn the new concepts.
我們生活在知識爆炸的時代,幾乎來不及學習新的知識。
a considerable explosion of public opinion
輿論大嘩
concept: n. something formed in the mind; a thought or idea
Students are supposed to learn the basic concepts of their fields.
學生應該學習他們專業領域里的基本知識。
The text does not explain the concepts very clearly.
這課文沒有把概念解釋清楚。