新概念英语第四册38-02

接下来课文...One should have the courage to think uncomfortably, since it is only by rejecting the convenient that one can come to think the truth. ...

rejecting: 抛弃掉

接下来课文...Not, after all, that there is any such thing as truth. At best we can approach to some relative approximation. On the other hand, there is surely such a thing as untruth. ...

after all : 毕竟，归根到底

at best : 充其量

approach = get close to

on the other hand: 另一方面 前面对应词组：on the one hand

接下来课文...One is generally aware when one has said something, or acted in some way which has left on other people an impression not strictly in accordance with the facts.

aware = clear

in some way : 以某种方式

leave an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象

left on other people an impression 介词短语提前，因为 impression 后有定语，避免歧义

in accordance with : 与……一致

elegance n.:高雅，典雅

接下来课文...One is generally aware, also. when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient. ...

thrust aside = reject

slide into: 滑到