留美老师带你每天说英文 第787期:因果关系的判断
2020-07-25来源:和谐英语
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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
Just because there is a correlation between too variables doesn't mean that one causes the other. This assumption is a logical fallacy and yet we are drawn to headlines like "People who have more sex make the most money." Unfortunately "this" does not always equal "that".
不能单凭两个变量间互有关联性,就断定两者间存在着因果关系。这种假设是个逻辑上的谬误,但我们却会被像是“性生活较频繁的人最会赚钱”这类的头条所吸引。不幸的是:“这个”未必就等于“那个”。
学习重点:
1.correlation 相互关系
correlation (n.) 相互关系
corelate (v.) 使相互关联
related (adj.) 有关的
2.variable 变数
variable (n.) 变数
vary (v.) 使不同
3.assumption 假定、设想
assumption (n.) 假定、设想
assume (v.) 以为
4.logical 有逻辑的
logical (adj.) 有逻辑的
logic (n.) 逻辑
5.fallacy 谬误
fallacy (n.) 谬误
fallacious (adj.) 谬误的