With this high degree of specialization, the frontiers of knowledge are steadily being pushed back more rapidly than ever before. But this has not been achieved without considerable cost. The scientist, who outside his own particular subject is little more than a fool, is a modern phenomenon; as is the man of letters who is hardly aware of the rapid progress that has been made in technology. Similarly, specialization has indirectly affected quite ordinary people in every walk of life. Many activities which were once pursued (追求) for their own sakes, are often given up in despair: they require techniques, the experts tell us, which take a lifetime to master. Why learn to play the piano, when you can listen to the world’s greatest pianists in your own drawing – room?
Little by little, we are becoming more and more separate from each other. It is almost impossible to talk to your neighbor about his job, even if he is engaged in roughly the same work as you are. The Royal Society in Britain includes among its members only the most admirable scientists in the country. Yet it is highly confusing to find that even here, as one of its fellows put it, at an academic(学术的) lecture only 10% of the members can understand 50% of what is being said!
57.The underlined expression “versatile men” refers to
.
A.highly – skilled specialists B.brilliant scholars
C.talented people
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