棋盘宛如世界：一个个棋子仿佛世间的种种现象
the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature.
游戏规则就是我们所称的自然法则。
The player on the other side is hidden from us.
竞争对手藏于暗处，不为我们所见
We know that his play is always fair, just and patient.
我们知晓，这位对手向来处事公平，正义凛然，极富耐心。
But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.
可是我们也知道——在我们付出了代价之后——他从不忽略一个错误，或者说他绝不原谅无知
By Thomas Henry Huxley
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