23 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression "addressing a wide range of questions”？
(A) Speak directly to someone about a series of questions
(B)Tackle a variety of situations and issues
(C) Write about a variety of situations on an addressed envelope
(D)Give a formal critique of a variety of problems

The Greeks invented philosophy. The word itself comes from the Greek，meaning “love of wisdom” From the sixth century B.C.E. until the fourth century B.C.E., Greek thinkers throughout the Hellenic world started addressing a wide range of questions about the nature of the universe and the meaning of life.
希臘發明了哲學。這個詞是來自於希臘語言，意思為『對智慧的愛』係源自前１６世紀直到前４世紀。整個希臘世界的希臘思想家開始addressing解決 a wide range of 廣泛的，對宇宙自然和生命意義的問題。

It is a mystery why the Greeks, beginning around the sixth century B.C.E., were the first to pursue sustained philosophical inquiry. But since they lacked palace bureaucracies or professional priests, no vested interests stood opposed to free speculation and observation.
對於希臘人為什麼開始在前六世紀就最先追求持續的哲學探求，是個謎。
但是由於他們沒有（缺乏）宮廷官僚體制或是職業牧師，和沒有vested既得的（vest背心衣服，vested著衣的） interests 利益者站出來反對自由推測和觀察。

In addition, because literacy was widespread—owing to the simplified Greek alphabet—and because new military tactics and governmental institutions gradually strengthened their ideals of equality, the Greeks came to believe that they were different from others, especially their Persian neighbors, and began ever more to speculate on the reasons for the differences.
此外，因為識字率很廣泛普及，由於簡化希臘字母，且因為新的軍事策略和政府體制逐漸強化平等的理想，讓希臘人開始相信他們不同於別人，尤其他們的鄰居波斯，並開始對不同的原因有更多推測。

Finally, their relative indifference to material needs and the availability of leisure time offered the Greeks unprecedented opportunities for reflection.
最後，他們相對的relative漠視，物質需求和休閒時間的可用性，提供了希臘人前所未有的機會去反思。