should start with induction, from sensual observation,

都应该从归纳感官观察开始
and what you cannot observe, you should not assume it does exist.

而不能假设无法观察的事物存在
Therefore he advocated a methodology which was exactly

他因此而提出一套方法论
the opposite of the Aristotelian methodology, which was deductive.

与亚里士多德的演绎法恰好相反
He advocated induction.

他主张归纳法
Now he was very closely affiliated with William Cavendish

当时培根与威廉·卡文迪什关系非常密切
and had a great deal of impact on Hobbes initially,

而且对早期的霍布斯影响很大
though eventually Hobbes changed actually his mind.

尽管霍布斯最终改变了自己的思想
And he went to Europe and, among other things,

霍布斯去了欧洲在其他事情上
he spent time--he knew where to spend time.

他花了不少时间他知道哪里可供消遣
He went to Paris, and he began to investigate

他去了巴黎并开始研究自然科学
natural sciences, Galileo and Descartes,in particular.

尤其是伽利略和笛卡尔