Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

  • -- Talcott Parsons 帕森斯

理论不仅规定了我们所知道的东西,而且告诉我们我们想知道什么,也就是需要答案的问题。

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Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory that profits can be maximized by minimizing the product.

华尔街的一种理论正在削弱新闻业,这种理论认为,利润可以通过最小化产品实现最大化。

If the theory turns out to be right, that will be tremendously thick and tasty icing on the cake.

如果这个理论被证明是正确的,那将是非常厚和美味的锦上添花。