We call this the development from a mythological mode of thought to one based on experience and reason.

我们称这样的现象为“从神话的思考模式发展到以经验与理性为基础的思考模式”。

'Yes, ' said Mr. Torkingham, with nine thoughts to one word.

“是的，” 托金厄姆先生说， 一个词包含了九个想法。

That night, my father died. This put all other thoughts to one side and I had no time to worry about the captain.

那天晚上我父亲死了。我只好把别的事情放在一边，也没有时间想到老船长了。

We call this the development from a mythological mode of thought to one based on experience and reason. The aim of the early Greek philosophers was to find natural, rather than supernatural, explanations for natural processes.

我们称之为从神话思维模式到基于经验和理性的思维模式的发展。早期希腊哲学家的目标是为自然过程找到自然而非超自然的解释。