Opposed to staring?

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July 5th, 2007, 09:57 AM
Indoorser

Opposed to staring?

Привет всем.

Перевел статью 1956 года Филипа Поллака, доктора оптометрии, о вреде суеверий :)

Не могу прогрызть выделенный текст:
"If an astronomer had explained to Dr. Bates that the twinkling of stars is caused by heat waves radiating from the earth, would he have stared incredulously? Probably not, since he was opposed to staring."

Спасибо.
July 5th, 2007, 10:12 AM
gRomoZeka

Тут перевод буквальный: "Потому что Бейтс против того, чтобы пялиться" (ответ на предыдущее "недоверчиво уставиться", надо только глагол нормальный подобрать, чтоб и там, и там подходил).

Думаю, тут над Бейтсом подшутили, вероятно по его методике нельзя напрягать глаза, т.е. напряженно, пристально смотреть на что-то, чего он и не делает. :)
July 5th, 2007, 10:18 AM
scotcher

Dr Bates wouldn't have reacted by staring because staring at someone is rude, and Dr Bates was a polite person.
July 5th, 2007, 10:22 AM
gRomoZeka

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

Dr Bates wouldn't have reacted by staring because staring at someone is rude, and Dr Bates was a polite person.

I'm sure the author pokes fun at poor Dr. Bates. He's afgainst staring because it's bad for the eyes according to his method (have you heard about his book "Perfect Sight Without Glasses"?) :D
July 5th, 2007, 10:34 AM
scotcher

Ah right.

No, I haven't.

So there you go, I stand corrected.

I shouldn't have been too lazy to read your original response :)
July 5th, 2007, 10:38 AM
gRomoZeka

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

I shouldn't have been too lazy to read your original response :)

I'm glad you haven't read it, because I liked your version. It's so... so... goodnatured. :)
And who knows? May be you're rihgt, and Bates was just a nice person. :wink:
July 5th, 2007, 02:35 PM
Indoorser

Quote:

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Тут перевод буквальный: "Потому что Бейтс против того, чтобы пялиться" (ответ на предыдущее "недоверчиво уставиться", надо только глагол нормальный подобрать, чтоб и там, и там подходил)

Ага, спасибо, я подозревал поддёвку, но старался переводить с минимальной эмоциональностью.

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Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Думаю, тут над Бейтсом подшутили, вероятно по его методике нельзя напрягать глаза, т.е. напряженно, пристально смотреть на что-то, чего он и не делает. :)

Увы, не до шуток :|. Но это совершенно другая тема.
July 5th, 2007, 02:54 PM
Indoorser

Quote:

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotcher

Dr Bates wouldn't have reacted by staring because staring at someone is rude, and Dr Bates was a polite person.

I'm sure the author pokes fun at poor Dr. Bates. He's afgainst staring because it's bad for the eyes according to his method (have you heard about his book "Perfect Sight Without Glasses"?) :D

Have you heard for a change about "Fallacies of the Bates System" of Phillip Pollack, OD?
It is out of honesty that Dr.Bates is very popular person in Russia but noone ever heard about Dr.Pollack. I could not find any of translations and I've tried to make balance a little.
Original article is http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/bates.html
I've started from "Eye Related Quackery" http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRel ... quack.html.