同样，在日常生活中，你是无法看透这个逐渐演化的地质年代或者是DNA的盘旋曲折。

It's equally hard to fathom the ages of geological time that drive evolution or to directly see the folding and unfolding of DNA on an everyday basis.

有些片段，特别是第七章，涉及盘旋曲折的哲学论证，但读者能够迅速走过这些片段，而不会有严重的问题。

Some sections, especially chapter 7, involve rather convoluted philosophical arguments, but the reader can pass quickly over these sections without serious problem.