The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible-sounding but largely untested theory called the "two-step flow of communication": Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.
所谓影响者的重要性源自一种听起来合理但大多未经验证的理论，称为"传播的两步流程"：信息从媒体流向影响者，再由他们流向其他人。
In many such cases, a cursory search for causes finds that some small group of people was wearing, promoting, or developing whatever it is before anyone else paid attention.
在许多这样的案例中，粗略地寻找原因会发现，总有一些小群体在其他人注意到之前就已经在穿、推广或发展这些东西了。
Behind the scenes, they have been taking aim at someone else: the accounting standard-setters.
但在幕后，他们却把矛头指向了其他人：制定会计准则的机构。
To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music.
可以肯定的是，他演奏了各种令人印象深刻的有趣作品，但我不需要去艾弗里·费舍音乐厅，或任何其他地方，就能听到有趣的管弦乐作品。
But thinking what nobody else has thought and telling others what they have missed may not change their views.
但思考别人未曾思考的问题，并告诉他人他们忽略了什么，可能并不会改变他们的看法。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。