陨石坑

We have the feeble old nightwatchman left to guard the smouldering meteorite crater overnight ("I''ll be all right, yessirree"); the doomed society of lotus-eaters; civilization''s future depending upon the outcome of a chess game, the answer to a riddle, or the discovery of a simple formula "a one-in-a-million chance, but so crazy it just might work!"

我们创造的科幻俗套和陈腐发明，多得难以数清：整夜看守冒着青烟的陨石坑的老弱守夜人；走向毁灭的贪图安逸的社会；文明的命运依赖于一盘象棋、揭开谜题或方程的解（&百万分之一的机会，但是疯狂的猜中了！&

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。