這是從 http://vincentatntu.blogspot.com/ 轉過來的文章 因為大家都在寫論文 說不定會對底下的某些句子很有感覺... What is research all about Here is an old joke about academic research papers. (1)" It has long been known " = I didn't look up the original reference. (2) " A definite trend is evident " = These data are practically meaningless. (3)" Of great theoretical and practical importance " = Interesting to me. (4) " While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions " = An unsuccessful experiment but I still have to get it published. (5) " Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study " = The results of the others didn't make any sense. (6) " Typical results are shown " = The best results are shown. (7) " These results will be shown in a subsequent report " = I might get around to this sometime if I'm pushed. (8) " The most reliable results are those obtained by Jones " = He was my graduate assistant. (9) " It is believed that " = I think (10) " It is generally believed that " = A couple of other guys think so ,too. (11) " It is clear that much additional work will be required before completely understanding occurs " = I don't understand it. (12) " Correct within an order of magnitude " = Wrong (13) " It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigations in this field " = This is a lousy paper, but so are all the others on this miserable topic. (14) " Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to George Frink for valuable assistance " = Blotz did the work and Frink explained to me what it meant. (15) " A careful analysis of obtainable data " = Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer. --

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