Why should we call some people specialists?
我们为什么把他们称之为专家？
Because they have accumulated a system of expertise in their domain
因为他们在某一领域拥有丰厚的知识储备
after years of research and practices
他们经过了多年的研究和实践
and been acknowledged by their peers and the public.
并得到了同行和公众的认可。
Those real specialists are able to provide the pubic
这些真正的专家能够给公众提供
with accurate information and solve many problems.
正确的信息并解决许多问题。
Of course, as to err is human,
当然是人都会犯错
real specialists can not avoid making mistakes in their lives.
真正的专家也会犯错误。
But so long as they maintain an honest and scientific attitude toward their opinions,
但是只要他们对自己的意见保持科学、诚恳的态度
the public can still forgive them
那么公众也会原谅他们
even if they make wrong judgments.
即使他们做出了错误的判断。
However,in recent years,
但是最近几年
the public have an increasing suspicion of specialists opinions.
公众对专家的意见产生了越来越多的怀疑。
Some specialists frequently appear in TV advertisements
许多专家频繁出现在电视广告之中
to endorse on certain products.
为某产品做代言。
These experts seem to lose the publics trust,
这些专家似乎失去了公众的信任
for they are suspected to unfavorably direct the public
人们怀疑他们误导了公众的方向
and provide wrong information.
并提供了不真实的信息。
In my opinion,
我认为
specialists opinions can only be trusted so long as they are honest.
只有专家诚实可信人们才能信任他们。
Firstly,only honest specialists can provide objective
首先只有诚实的专家才能提供可观的意见
and accurate judgments for the public.
以及准确的判断。
Nowadays, specialists are frequently consulted with by big companies
当今专家通常会成为大公司的顾问
and hence they are likely to provide opinions
他们通常会提供一些
in favor of those companies.
对公司有利的意见。
This can be best illustrated in medicine advertisements in the media.
这些能够从医药广告中体现出来。
Pharmaceutical companies tend to invite specialists
医药公司通常会聘请一些
with white hairs and various titles
有白头发有许多头衔的专家
to provide their comments on their products.
并为他们的产品提供意见。
Without exception,
无一例外
those specialists highlight the advantages of new medicines,
这些专家都会高调宣扬产品的好处
and then would recommend them to the public.
并向公众推荐。
But one can not help thinking
但是人们不禁会想
why these experts are willing to appear in the media
为什么这些专家愿意出现在媒体上
and endorse on the new medicine.
并为新药做广告呢。
All the rational people can figure out that
所有理性的人们都会认为
those specialists have been bribed by pharmaceutical companies
医药公司给了专家好处
and hence their comments and recommendations are in the interest of those companies.
只有这样专家的意见和建议才会有利于这些公司。
While the honesty has been corrupted by money,
这样的诚实是建立在金钱之上的
should we still trust them? ?
?我们还应该相信他们吗?
Secondly,the media has produced a lot of fake specialists.
第二媒体产生了许多假冒专家。
Wrapped by an aura of trustable titles,
这些专家有许多可信的头衔
these fake experts would speak in an authoritarian tone to the public
这些专家会以一种官方的口气说话
and provide claimed accurate information.
并提供自认为正确的信息。
The truth is that realist specialists are banned
事实是真正的专家却
by intellectual integrity and regulations of their institutions
受到了正义、原则的限制
to endorse on certain products in any advertisements.
他们无法为产品做代言。
I am of opinion that real experts are reluctant to appear in the media,
我认为真正的专家不会出现在媒体上
for real specialists should absorb themselves in their research
真正的专家会全身心投入在研究上
and do not want to be disturbed by the media.
并不想受到媒体的打扰。
Consequently, we can reason that the more impressive the introductions of specialist are,
所以专家的介绍越诱人
the more likely they are fake specialists.
他们造假的几率就会越高。
On all accounts,
总之
so long as specialists are not employed by companies
只要公司没有雇佣专家
to provide information to the public,
并在公众上提供信息
and they are not fake,
那么他们就是真专家
their opinions are trustable,
他们的意见就是可信的
for real specialists are honest and provide objective opinions.
真正的专家是诚恳的能够提供客观的意见。
Otherwise,we should be cautious about their claimed authoritarian opinions.
否则我们就应该小心他们在公众所提供的意见。