We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo's spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth;
如果我們回想一下伽利略之前幾個世紀期間，曲面鏡一直是一種用于產生幻影而不是產生真象的把戲裝置，那么我們就會原諒那些當時把伽利略觀察到的木星衛生說成是伽利略用他的小望遠鏡變出來的人們，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 32 Galileo reborn
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 或許;（表示不確定）也許;（用于粗略的估計）或許;（表示勉強同意或其實不贊成）也許;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
?? per全部+hap機會，運氣+s表復數→全是機會→也許，可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你說完，也許我可以說點什么。
近義：maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反義：indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
vt.& vi. 原諒; 饒恕; 對不起;請原諒 ;
vt. 免除;
?? for(away from)+give→原諒（=to give away）
"I'll never forgive her for what she did."
我絕不會原諒她做的事。
近義：indulgence, absolve, pardon, remit, resolve, spare
反義：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
vt. 叫回，召回;使想起，回想;取消;調回工廠;
n. 召回，喚回;記憶力，回想;罷免;收回通告;
?? re回，向后+call呼喚→召回，回憶
"He seemed to have a very selective recall of past events."
他好像對過去的事情有選擇地回憶.
近義：recollect, remember, revive, reminisce, retrospect, memento
adj. 流行的，大眾化的;民眾的，大眾的，公眾的;通俗的，普通的，平易的;〈美俚〉自以為了不得的，驕傲的;
?? popul人民+ar…的 → 大眾的 → 流行的
"This is the most popular model in our whole range."
這是我們產品中最受歡迎的型號.
近義：appreciated, prized, regarded, respected, valued, celebrated
反義：ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
n. 真理;真相，事實;忠實，忠誠;現實，現實性;
?? tru相信，真實+th抽象名詞 →事實，真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義：honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反義：hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness