184. "It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data."
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在掌握足够资料之前建立理论会导致严重的错误。 / [9 p' ?/ `$ W5 H9 t, i9 K
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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. # F7 f5 u' g3 ^0 o! T6 C
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. $ d: j6 B) s. T
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3 ^; j* R6 H$ T6 H- A186. "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." ^ c& H( E. N0 l+ d- T0 x8 n6 P
2 Q, A L; l3 ^# j! x9 e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。
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1. Practicality seems clearly to be the litmus test for education today.
' `. z; U) Z3 `% t2 s9 o, p2. Practicality also dictates what sort of art is produced today.
" S/ r$ U! A N ?/ L8 _4 F, `3. Practicality is also the overriding concern in contemporary politics.
0 }7 b ?( u% S: _# j+ Y0 M4. On the other hand, the claim amounts to an overstatement when it comes to today’s scientific endeavors. 4 k/ N( ]8 ?2 N9 l/ E' m
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$ g; t( G% D$ Y187. "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." 5 C. |! z2 R+ }# S: f
+ q# e+ o6 [& \: U) Z. j! q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。 9 M% O- s3 k& P h7 B# o5 z
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1. In areas of politics and law, new ideas are not often easily accepted.
% s1 |0 _ W5 V3 B w2. Yet once society grows to accept these new ideas, it seems that it has an easier time accepting how they are put into practice. 2 M z- f# s) j, {
3. 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.
4 |0 E9 Q0 u8 n2 m+ @( t4. 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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