解释；其中隐含一个 if 引导的状语从句表示虚拟语气。在正式的文体中，倒装可以用来代替 if 引导的表示假设的状语从句。were reason the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate 相当于 if reason were the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate。
[阅读重点] 注意 so it does 的用法：so+主语+助动词，表示对前面表述的观点的赞同，注意这一结构与 so+助动词+主语 结构的区别。后者表示也的意思，只用在肯定句当中。另外应注意破折号后解释部分中的条件句里时态的运用：if 条件状语从句中使用过去时 were，主句中用过去将来时 would do，是作出与现在事实相反的假设。
补充难句翻译
①The goal of all will be to try to explain to a confused and often unenlightened citizenry that there are not two equally valid scientific theories for the origin and evolution of universe and life.
[参考译文] 所有这些书的目的都是要努力向迷惑而且通常还没有被启发的普通民众解释：不可能有两种同样站得住脚的关于宇宙和生命的起源和演化的科学理论同时存在。
[结构剖析] 句子的主干结构是 The goal… will be to try to explain…，其中 explain 后面接的是双宾语：explain to sb. sth.，这里 sth. 是 that 引导的宾语从句 there are not…。
[阅读重点] all 指代上文提到的书籍，要注意 origin 和 evolution 是并列的，而universe 和 life 是并列的。而 confused 和 unenlightened 也是并列的。
②Scientific creationism, which is being pushed by some for equal time in the classrooms whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given, is based on religion, not science.
[参考译文] 科学的神造说/特创论-不论什么时候谈到进化的科学解释的时候，某些人就会要求在教室里获得同等的时间来解释这一学说-是以宗教为基础的，而不是以科学为基础。
[结构剖析] 句子的主体结构是… creationism is based… on religion, not science，其中which 引导了一个非限定性定语从句 which is being pushed by some for equal time in the classroom…修饰 creationism，在这一定语从句中，whenever 引导了一个时间状语从句 whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given。
[阅读重点] 首先要理解非限定性定语从句的用法，另外，在阅读中可以先跳过非限定性定语从句，只看句子的主干。
语言点详解
1. creationism 神造说，特创论（一种反进化论的学说）
2. rumor has it 据传言说
[大纲词汇] rumor/ rumour n.传闻，谣言
[经典例句] Rumor has it that more than 20 people died in the accident.
3. pipeline 供应线
[大纲词汇] pipeline n.管道，管线
4. unenlighted 未受启蒙的
[大纲词汇] enlighten v.启发，启蒙，教导
[衍生词汇] enlightened a.开明的，有知识的，文明的 enlightening a.有启迪作用的enlightenment n.开明，启发 unenlightened a.未受启发的，愚昧无知的，落后的
[经典例句] He regarded most people as unenlightened.
5. citizenry 老百姓
[大纲词汇] citizen n.公民；市民，平民
[衍生词汇] citizenry n.〔总称〕公民；市民；老百姓
6. cosmology 宇宙论
[大纲词汇] cosmic a.宇宙的
[衍生词汇] cosmology n.宇宙论，宇宙哲学
7. geology 地质学
[大纲词汇] geology n.地质学
5. biology 生物学
[大纲词汇] biology n.生物学
9. consistent 前后一致的
[大纲词汇] consistent a.（with）前后一致的，始终如一的
[经典例句] What he said was consistent with what he did.
10. unified 统一的
[大纲词汇] unify n.使联合；使同意；使相同，使一致
[经典例句] It is their strong wish that the country should be unified.
11. constantly
[大纲词汇] constant a.经常的，不断的；坚定的；永恒的；忠实的
[衍生词汇] constantly ad.经常地，不断地
[经典例句] The world is changing constantly.
12. virtually 实际上
[大纲词汇] virtual a.实际上的，事实上的
[衍生词汇] virtually ad实际上，事实上
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