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瓦斯普契

瓦斯普契

瓦斯普契

瓦斯普契

1

Yet Vespucci's enterprising life was never boring and his far-fetched tales ought not to be judged by today's exacting standards .

尽管如此，瓦斯普契汲汲进取的生活从不枯燥；而关于他的那些牵强附会的故事也不应该用今日苛刻的标准来评判。

2

Were Vespucci's deceptions all that wicked ?

瓦斯普契的欺骗是否都那样恶毒呢？

4

He had his weaknesses : his cosmography was amateurish , his navigation overrated , his writing feeble.

诚然，瓦斯普契自有其弱点：他的宇宙学很业余，航海水平被高估，文笔也很糟糕。

5

But this , in his book , does not mean that Vespucci (1454-1512) is unworthy of having two continents called after him .

但在他的书中，这一点并不意味着瓦斯普契就不值得两个大洲以之为名。

6

Vespucci 's contemporaries were not in thrall to hard facts based on firm evidence .

瓦斯普契的同时代人并不相信有着确凿证据的明确事实。

7

The New World was so conducive to life and health , Vespucci opined, that "doctors would find it ruinous to live there " .

瓦斯普契以为，新大陆是如此有益于生活和健康，以至于 “医生会发现在那里将无以为继 ”。

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