“Who questions much, shall learn much, and remember much.”
—Francis Bacon(1561－1626)
It seems obvious now how we acquire① knowledge and understanding②. To start with③， you need questions. Then, to find answers, you observe④ the world around you and study the facts. After that you consider possible answers and test each to find the right ones. ⑤Although today we are more accustomed to⑥ typing a few key words into a search engine and waiting for the Internet to spit the answer out⑦ for us, modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the world's problems with this type of analysis —⑧ luckily for us.
①acquire [?′kwaI?] vt.获得，得到
②it作形式主语，how引导的从句为真正的主语。
③to start with＝to begin with首先
④observe v．观察；遵守
⑤although 引导让步状语从句，可与still, yet连用，不与but连用。
⑥be/get accustomed to习惯于(to为介词)
be/get used to 习惯于
⑦spit out 吐出
⑧破折号表示解释说明。
