Unit_8_Knowledge_and_Wisdom(14)

You study the composition of the atom from a disinterested desire for knowledge, and incidentally place in the hands of powerful lunatics the means of destroying the human race. (l.14-16) You study the make-up of the atom from a pure longing for knowledge, but you put it into the hands of men of power who are crazy to use it to destroy the human race. 你出于对知识的纯粹渴望而研究原子的组成，然而 这一研究却落入一群拥有权力的狂热分子手中，成 为他们毁灭人类的工具。