但是，就像某人走进一间屋子，去了解电灯泡的线总比仅仅只是盯着看要好，科学家这么做的意义也是相同的。

Then again isn’t it a good thing for science to understand the wiring behind a light bulb, instead of just observing that it goes on when someone walks into a room?

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美国人仍然认为盯着看某人—尤其是陌生人—是很无礼的。

Americans still consider staring - especially at strangers - to be rude.

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