Aparallel situation exists in respect of predatory mammals and fish-eating birds.Time was when
biologists somewhat over worded the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by
killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on "worthless" species.
The researchers' argument stems from a simple observing about social influence, with the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey—whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media, not interpersonal, influence—even the most influential members of a population simply don't interact with that many others.
The researchers' argument stems from a simple observing about social influence, with the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey—whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media, not interpersonal, influence—even the most influential members of a population simply don't interact with that many others。
研究者的论据来源于对社会影响的简单观察,对于少数像欧普尔·威福瑞名人就是例外,他超重的形象起到了主要的传播媒介的
前一句翻译比较容易,后一句我觉得可以变为“除了少数像Oprah Winfrey这样的名人”,而且Oprah Winfrey是女的啊,是美国脱口秀上的名主持人
作用,而不是人际交往之间的,影响力——甚至于人群中最有影响力的人,都不可能简单的与其他大多数人相互影响
我觉得这里是否可以理解为“不只是简单的和很多人相互影响”??