But there was a crucial flaw in this argument—one routinely overlooked in more conventional areas of science.

但这一论点有一个关键的缺陷——一个在更传统的科学领域经常被忽视的缺陷。

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Unfortunately for science, the nearest young stars that could be producing planets are so far away that conventional telescopes are unable to discern what is in the cradle.

对于科学来说很不幸地，最近的能够产生行星的年轻恒星是如此遥远，远到传统的望远镜都无法辨别摇篮里面有什么。

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In fact, science has shot down most of the food-mood links accepted as conventional wisdom and perpetuated by self-proclaimed nutrition experts.

事实上，我们传统知识所认可的，某些自以为是的营养学家所推崇的食物和情绪之间的联系已经被科学证明是错误的。

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It is precisely because of this conventional weakness, they say, that China has decided to leapfrog several generations of military science and invest heavily in missiles, space and new black arts like cyber-warfare.

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