A: Once you’ve written up the results, the paper is finished, right?
B: Not yet: the final component is a discussion and the conclusion.
A: It sounds really complex.
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B: This final section is the most important part of the research paper!
A: 寫完研究結果,報告應該就完成了吧?
B: 還沒完,最後還有結果討論和研究結論。
A: 聽起來好複雜。
B: 這部分可是研究報告的重點呢!
(Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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