经济学人双语精读｜来自神经外科医生的留言：你拥有一个超级大脑

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点击文章末端“ 阅读原文 ” 获取完整电子版 （ PDF + Word + MP3音频） 每天分享一篇经济学人双语精读 全文翻译+全文注释+长难句分析 背景知识+写作技巧+短语+段落大意+词汇精析 本期同步音频 01 经济学人原文 Missives from a neurosurgeon ： What a big brain you've got 【 1 】 Neurosurgeons are  typically portrayed  in one of two ways in popular culture. One is as a  brilliant , if  arrogant ,  boffin . These doctors are intellectuals (it is brain  surgery , after all) who have very little social life. Think of Dr Jack Shephard, the  protagonist  of “Lost”, a television series, or Doctor Strange, a Marvel character. The other common  depiction  is as a mad scientist. At best, these  characters perform unethical  surgeries and, at worst, become  cannibalistic serial  killers, such as Hannibal Lecter. 【 2 】 But these  portrayals  miss much of what modern  neurosurgery  really is, argues Theodo ………………………………