EP 0068The Office
Groundbreaking Research
We’ve been over this a thousand times. The data is irrefutable! Look, we’ve done extensive research, built studies, and read the literature, and there is conclusive evidence to support my theory!
Horowitz, I beg to differ. Even in your most recent study, the investigative approach was flawed! You know as well as I do that the collection of data was not systematic, and there is a large margin of error. To draw a definitive conclusion based on that data would be misleading
That is preposterous!
You are trying to single-handedly solve one of the world’s greatest mysteries, and yet you are oblivious to the fact that you are wrong!
I am not wrong! The chicken came first!
No! The egg came first!
核心词汇
definitive conclusionphrase
a final judgment that is not able to be changed; that is final
singlehandedlyAdjective
do something on your own, without help
investigative approachphrase
way of looking for information
flawedAdjective
having errors or mistake
preposterousAdjective
crazy, foolish, or silly
oblivious tophrase
unaware or don’t know
extensive researchphrase
very full and complete study to find information
systematicAdjective
using a careful system or method
irrefutableAdjective
correct; not able to be proved wrong
拓展词汇
associated withphrase
linked or connected with
circumstantial evidencephrase
a collection of facts that implies or suggests something to be true, but does not prove it
indicateverb
show something to be true
a compelling casephrase
an argument that is capable of making people believe that point of view
determineverb
find out if something is true