184. "It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data." A8 e( B4 b! F, `% R5 a4 Y
p3 U Z( `# U" p在掌握足够资料之前建立理论会导致严重的错误。
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1. A theory conjured up without the benefit of data amounts to little more than the theorist’s hopes and desires—what he or she wants to be true and not be true. / y1 X0 x5 M, ^! e( [* M
2. By theorizing before collecting data the theorist also runs that risk of interpreting that data in a manner which makes it appear to lend more credence to the theory than it actually does. 0 i* Z( V5 ?; d6 @; K
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186. "Practicality is now our great idol, which all powers and talents must serve. Anything that is not obviously practical has little value in today’s world."
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5 O3 T, l g& g: ~$ e6 q9 l5 c实用主义是我们现在主要的追求，一切的力量和才智都必须为其服务。任何并非显著实用的东西在当今世界几乎是没有价值的。 9 D7 k7 f9 Z- F% t v/ O/ H
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1. Practicality seems clearly to be the litmus test for education today.
# c- r' M7 Z6 t7 a7 i) o$ `2. Practicality also dictates what sort of art is produced today. c& J- i6 f& G9 _7 a
3. Practicality is also the overriding concern in contemporary politics. 8 F1 [8 M( a/ _, i) D6 e
4. On the other hand, the claim amounts to an overstatement when it comes to today’s scientific endeavors. 1 v; h$ x7 G% K- k7 [
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187. "It is easy to welcome innovation and accept new ideas. What most people find difficult, however, is accepting the way these new ideas are put into practice."
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. _3 [. W2 L, a: [$ H6 q$ N拥护革新和接受新想法很简单。但是在大多数人们看来，最困难的是接受把这些新想法付诸实现的方式。
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1. In areas of politics and law, new ideas are not often easily accepted.
& l, p3 @5 c1 q0 K! j; K' u" T2. Yet once society grows to accept these new ideas, it seems that it has an easier time accepting how they are put into practice.
; K# W3 D- |- X: J% d3. In contrast, consider innovations in the natural sciences. It seems that we universally embrace any new technology in the name of progress. Of course there are always informed dissenters with legitimate concerns.
2 k! U2 F" t: K# Q" D4. Yet the reasons why these dissenters oppose certain innovations have to do with their potential applications and uses, not with the innovations themselves.
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