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原文：
What is matter made of?
Since ancient times, learned men or philosophers have through about matter and what it is made of. One group of philosophers thought that matter was made up of a substance called "hyle" (实质). Another group of philosophers thought that matter was made of four substances, namely earth, water, air and fire. A third group believed that matter was made up of very tiny particles which were too small to be seen. These particles were so small that they could never be further divided into smaller particles. They gave the particles the name atoms, which means "those which cannot be divided." The difference between the various kinds of atmos and the ways in which they were joined were supposed to result in the different kinds of matter.
All these ideas arose purely from the mind and were not based on investigation. For many years, people believed in the second idea. But actually it is the third idea that is nearer to our present concept of matter.
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翻译要点：
tiny particles 微粒
divide further 再分
arise from 起因于
The difference between the various kinds of atmos and the ways in which they were joined were supposed to result in the different kinds of matter. （人们认为，不同种类的原子之间的差异，以及他们的不同组合方式，就构成了形形色色的物质。）
句型 sth./ sb. is supposed to.../ it is supposed that 都译为“人们认为” 。本句的主干是：The difference... and the ways... resulted in the different kinds of matter.
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