1973年，社会学家马克·格兰诺维特指出，在我们的社交网络中，关系松散的熟人或“弱关系”对我们的行为和选择产生了不成比例的影响。

In 1973 sociologist Mark Granovetter showed how the loose acquaintances, or "weak ties", in our social network exert a disproportionate influence over our behaviour and choices.

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超过30%的受访者选择听有声读物，这一比例高于前一年。

More than 30 percent of the people who answered the survey listen to audiobooks, higher than the year before.

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尺寸：选择和你的体型比例协调的镜架。

Size: choose a frame that's the right scale for your build.

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The percent who think it's the best investment is higher in Los Angeles than in Milwaukee, and since the peak of the bubble in 2003, it's been declining in Los Angeles but, surprisingly, rising in Milwaukee.

认为房地产是最佳投资选择的人群,在洛杉矶居民中所占比例远高于密尔沃基,自从2003年房产泡沫达到最高峰,洛杉矶房价就一直在下跌,令人惊异的是密尔沃基房价仍在上涨

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There's no reason why these two attributes had to be proportional, but they are proportional and they are equal by choice of units and you can ask, "Is this just an accident or is it part of a big picture?"

我们不知道这两个质量为何成比例,但它们确实成比例,而且如果选择合适的单位还会相等,你会问,"这种情况纯属偶然,还是这只是物理学大体系的冰山一角"

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