TEXT12NotsciencefictionFeb23rd2006FromTheEconomistprinteditionTHErecentstem-cellscandalinSouthKoreamayhavemadefront-pagenewsacrosstheworld,but（1）fewreadersarelikelytobetthataliterarynovelsetinalaboratoryandbasedonscientificresearchmightendupbeinga★page-turner[1].Readersof“Intuition”,however,willbattlewiththemselvesoverwhethertosavourAllegraGoodman'se新疆uisite★filleting[2]ofcharacter,asthescientistsarethemselvesdissectedliketheirexperimentalmice,ortorush★headlong[3]tofindoutwhath________①next.Inanunder-fundedHarvardlaboratory,the★dogged[4],unglamorous★slog[5]towardsfindingacureforcancerisu_______②way.Suddenlyoneresearchassistant'sexperiment★bears[6]fruit.Aftermiceinfectedwithhumanbreast-cancercellsareinjectedwithCliff'sR-7virus,theirtumoursmeltawayin60%ofthepopulation.ButareCliff'sresultstoogoodtobetrue?（2）ThequestionofwhethertheR-7resultswere★fiddled[7]powerstheremainderofthebook.MsGoodmanfollowsthegoodnovelist's★credo[8]thatplot★proceedsfrom[9]character;and（3）shefollowsthegoodscientist'scredothatobjectivetruthisinexorably★coloured[10]bywhoever★stands[11]toloseorgainbyit.Alltheresearchersin“Intuition”aresympathetic,andtheyareall★screwedup[12].Sandy,co-directorofthelab,isa★charismatic[13]dynamo[14],buttooenamouredwithworldlyglory.Hisbrilliant,shypartnerMarionhas★impeccable[15]researchstandards,butisunderminedbychronicself-doubt.Bycontrast,Cliffis★glibly[16]over-c_________③.Robin,R-7's★whistle-blower[17](alsoCliff'sformergirlfriend),isanaturalscientist,butherdeterminationtouncoverfraudmaybedrivenbyromanticdisappointment.Robinisheedingherintuition,and“youngresearchershadtheirintuition★tampeddown[18]lest,likethe★sorcerer's[19]apprentice,theyfloodthelabwiththeirconceits.”WhatarelieftofindanovelthatdoesnottakeplaceintheliterarysalonsofLondonorNewYork.（4）MsGoodmanmanagesfullytoinhabitanotherprofession'sworld.Hercharacterssoliveandbreatheonthepagethattheycouldgetupandm_______④youacupofcoffeewhileyoufinishanotherchapter.（5）Herwritingisrich,sorichitwouldbeeasytomisshowskilfulistheproseitself.Excitingand,formost,exoticaswell,“Intuition”isa★stunning[20]achievement.参考译文（TRANSLATEDBYCHEN激LONG）并非科幻小说韩国最近发生的干细胞丑闻或许已成为世界各地的头条新闻，不过几乎没有读者会相信，一本以实验室为背景、基于科学研究的小说到头来竟然让他们爱不释手。然而，读过《直觉》这本书的人心里很矛盾，小说里的科学家如同他们用作实验的小鼠一样被深刻剖析，因而读者们不知道是仔细品味一下阿列格拉•古德曼入木三分的人物描写呢，还是急于弄清接下来会发生什么事情。在哈佛大学一个资金不足的实验室里，科学家们为了找到一种治疗癌症的方法，正默默无闻、坚持不懈地辛勤工作。突然，助理研究员克里夫的实验结出了果实。他用R7病毒注射染有人乳腺癌细胞的小鼠后，60%小鼠的肿瘤消散了。可是，克里夫如此完美的研究结果是真实的吗？R7结果有没有被虚报？这一疑问让本书随后的内容更加扣人心弦。古德曼夫人延续了优秀小说家所提倡的“情节因人物而生”，也承继了优秀科学家所奉行的“任何人都不能歪曲客观事实”。《直觉》中的所有研究人员表面上一团和气，暗地里却都勾心斗角。实验室副主管桑迪很有人格魅力，一心扑在工作上，但虚荣心太强。他的搭档马里昂才华横溢，少言寡语，工作标准极高，但因为长期缺乏自信而萎靡不振。相比之下，克里夫却有些圆滑世故和自命不凡。揭发R7秘密的罗宾（克里夫前女友）则是一位朴实的科学家，不过她决心揭露骗局可能多少出于对爱情的失望。她重视直觉，而且，“年青研究者悄悄地抑制了他们的直觉力量，生怕会像...