1. The unconscious is certainly the source of instinctive activity. But in creative thought the unconscious is responsible for the production of new organized forms from relatively disorganized elements.
    潜意识无疑是本能活动的源泉。不过，在创造性思维过程中，正是潜意识使得相对无序的成分变成新的有序形式。

2. It was an important reference work and Humboldt made an instinctive grab for it.
    那是一本很重要的参考书，洪堡本能地去抓它。