论文致谢"彩蛋"多

又是一年毕业季,毕业论文中原创率最高、引用率最低的"致谢"成了同学们自我发挥、展现真我的部分.下面双语君跟大家分享一些论文致谢中的"彩蛋".

The acknowledgment section in academic papers is where authors thank others for their contributions.

作者常用论文致谢来感谢那些为此项目做出过贡献的人们。

However, this section is often overlooked by both readers and reviewers alike.

不过这部分总是被读者和评审忽略。

Surprises and laughter can be in store for the unsuspecting reader. Here are a few quirky examples:

读者总会不经意地读到一些令人惊讶或捧腹的内容。下面是几个例子：

Thanking celebrities

Hu Jianghua, a second-year student at a medical school in Zhejiang province, wrote she "especially wishes to thank (pop star) Lin Junjie, whose songs have given me powerful spiritual support over the past decade" in the acknowledgment section of her paper published on Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity.

浙江某医学院研二的学生胡江华在发表于Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 杂志的论文中写道：“我特别感谢林俊杰，在过去的十年里，他的音乐给了我强大的精神支持。”

Hu said she added the singer's name on the paper without letting her supervisor know first. After finding the alteration, the supervisor said he is totally behind Hu finding her own inspiration.

胡同学说，她加上偶像名字之前并没有导师知道。导师知道后，表示非常支持她找到这样的精神源泉。

Marriage proposal

Rui Long, from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, wrote in his paper's acknowledgment: "In addition, Rui Long wants to thank, in particular, the patience, care and support from Panpan Mao over the past years. Will you marry me? "

华中科技大学龙瑞文在论文致谢部分写道：“我尤其感谢毛潘潘（音）在过去的几年里给我的耐心、关心和支持，你愿意嫁给我吗？”

Placing blame

Written by Brendan Pietsch, assistant professor of religious studies at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan.

这是哈萨克斯坦纳扎尔巴耶夫大学一名宗教学助理教授Brendan Pietsch的论文致谢：

"I blame all of you. Writing this book has been an exercise in sustained suffering. The casual reader may, perhaps, exempt themselves from excessive guilt, but for those of you who have played the larger role in prolonging my agonies with your encouragement and support, well ... you know who you are, and you owe me.

“怪你们所有人！写这本书是漫长无何止的煎熬。好吧，普通读者可以不用太过内疚，不过那些用鼓励和支持延长我痛苦的人们，我说的是谁你们自己有数啊，你们都欠我的。”

US evolutionary biologist Leigh Van Valen, wrote, "I thank the National Science Foundation for regularly rejecting my (honest) grant applications for work on real organisms, thus forcing me into theoretical work."

美国进化生物学家Leigh Van Valen写道：“我感谢美国国家科学基金会驳回我（诚意满满）的研究实际生物体项目的经费申请，这使我不得不进入理论研究领域。”

"If the book is not a success, I dedicate it to the burglars in Boulder, Colorado, who broke into our house and stole a television, two typewriters, my wife Helen's engagement ring and several pieces of cheese, somewhere about a third of the way through chapter 8."

“如果这本书没有成功，我就把它献给科罗拉多博尔德的小偷们，他们在我第八章写到三分之一的时候闯入我家，偷走了一台电视、两台打字机、我妻子海伦的订婚戒指，以及几块奶酪。”

Authorship rankings

In some scientific disciplines, authorship rankings are meant to reflect the amount of work that went into the project. But sometimes scientists resort to less-traditional means.

在某些科研领域，论文的作者顺序有时反映了每个人贡献的多少，但有时候作者们会采取一些清新脱俗的方式决定作者署名的顺序。

"Order of authorship was determined from a 25-game croquet series held at Imperial College Field station during the summer of 1973."

“本文作者顺序依据1973年夏天在帝国理工学院实验站举行的25局槌球比赛的名次决定。”

Thanking nature

"We acknowledge snowpocalypse 2010 for making the long-awaited completion of this paper possible."

“我们感谢2010年那场末日暴雪使得这篇拖延了很久也没有写完的论文终能面世。”

(China Daily 07/03/2018 page22)