The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice.

这一对比表明理论和实践之间有相当大的出入。

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Students need to get a strong foundation in literary theory and criticism before I let them in the room.

学生们必须要有良好的文学理论和文学评论的基础，这样我才能让他们参加这门课程。

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Plausible as this seems, it is still a theory and based on our more comprehensive knowledge of land-based animals.

这似乎是合理的，但它仍然是一种理论，这个理论是基于我们对陆生动物的更全面的认识。

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And she explains the theory of evolution through natural selection in a way that both children and adults will enjoy.

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Now this may suggest a certain condescension both toward theory and toward literary text, which is not at all intended.

选择这篇文章也许意味着,要对理论和文本进行一定的浓缩，这一点不是我想要的。

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Well, so I mean, he is... when he invented all the theory about the space time and all this,

嗯，他呢……他发明所有这些空间时间理论的时候，

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Research: undertake and coordinate forefront research in the field of number theory and arithmetic geometry.

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It was taught as a special subject quite distinct from the theory and practice of architecture.

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As it always is when theory and empirical evidence point in the same direction.

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