模仿文本：For most of us scientists, myself included, the search for ultimate explanations leads us to define our questions ever more precisely, to zoom in on something and study it to the level of detail that non-scientists can find bewildering. But for Jared Diamond, constantly asking why has taken him in the opposite direction, asking ever bigger questions and seeking easy-to-understand answers. 

 

译文：对我们科学家中的大多数人来说，包括我自己在内，对终极解释的孜孜求索会引导我们不断问出更加精确的问题，对某件事物放大细查，研究的程度之细会让非科学家晕头转向。但对杰拉德·戴尔蒙德而言，不断追问为什么却把他带到了相反的方向，他问的问题越来越宽泛，而且追求的是简单易懂的答案。