Day 1

First paragraph of the text 1 (2001)

Specialization can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units, one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis for further research. But specialization was only one of a series of related developments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was the growing professionalisation of scientific activity.

译文：

       专业化可以看做是对日益膨胀的科学知识的反映。通过将学科中的问题单元化，人们可以继续掌握其中的信息并将之作为基础，从而进行更为深远的研究。但是，专业化仅仅是科学领域内一系列与影响交流过程发展有关的现象之一，另一个现象是科学活动的日益职业化。

知识点：

1.response to ......   对......做出回应

2.split up                 分裂，分离