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。
Marketers have embraced the two-step flow because it suggests that if they can just find and influence the influentials, those select people will do most of the work for them.
营销人员接受了这种两步流程理论，因为它表明，只要他们能找到并影响这些影响者，这些人就会为他们完成大部分工作。
It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry 13 they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.
19世纪末有人提出论点，认为人类不是因为 13悲伤才哭泣，而是当眼泪开始流的时候才变得悲伤。
Although sadness also 14 tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow 15 muscular responses.
尽管悲伤也会导致14眼泪，证据表明情绪可以引发15肌肉反应。
They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas.
他们是全球经济发展中工作、金钱和思想流动的积极参与者。
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。