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避免抄襲的七大方法之二：力求論文內容原創
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真正的學者不會竊取他人的想法，不過研究過程中，有時可能無意間侵占了其他研究者的想法或表達方式。本系列「避免抄襲的七大方法」提供訣竅，幫助你避免不小心冒用他人的心血結晶。每則訣竅將刊登在 TPS 專頁。
A true scholar is not a thief. Yet stealing another researcher’s ideas or method of expressing them sometimes happens inadvertently in the course of research. How to avoid accidentally passing off someone else’s work as your own is the subject of this series, “7 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism.” Each of the tips will be presented on the TPS Fan page before being compiled with the others as a series.
Tip # 2 – Strive to produce original content
方法二：力求論文內容原創
Academic research and writing never is 100 percent original. Even the author of a paper of profound discovery and revolutionary argument must acknowledge predecessors whose foundational work has been eclipsed by the new paper. Citation of previous work always should be complete to give proper credit, as well as to indicate where new thinking begins. The point is, even the most original of papers will incorporate old material to some extent.
學術寫作與研究不可能百分之百原創，即使論文在探索上有許多斬獲，提出革命性的論點，也應該聲明文章是奠基於哪些前人著作，並從中青出於藍。引用前人著作，務必清楚說明來源，並指出新的思想從何衍生，這樣引用才完整。重點是，不管論文有多麼原創，也必然結合了某些過去的資料。
Yet academic writing with the most impact is writing that has not previously been read. The interest of a reader is immediately captured and held by an intellectual argument that has not been formulated and written down before. Fresh conclusions that reflect fresh research will have a reader thumbing back through a paper for its highlights. This is the value of trying for originality in academic papers—a reward that is measured in respect and superior ranking.
然而，學術論文中影響力最大的，還是過去沒有人讀過的部分。未曾形諸文字的討論，會立刻吸引讀者的興趣，讓讀者興致勃勃地讀下去。若研究內容新鮮，引出的結論也新鮮，讀者還會回頭再讀，尋找重點。努力寫作創新論文的價值就在這裡，作者會受到敬重，獲得出色的評價。
Striving for original content in a paper is a bulwark against plagiarism, too. A mind set upon finding “new stuff” is not nearly as likely to steal someone else’s work as is a person content to cobble together “old stuff” in a way that disguises its roots. Intent separates the accidental, and often excusable, plagiarist from the person of lesser conscience who would rather expend energy swiping another’s work than to labor at true discovery. Such slatternly thinking is inexcusable.
力求論文內容原創也是防堵剽竊的好方法。若作者一心想尋找新材料，就不可能盜用其他人的心血結晶，把舊材料拼拼湊湊，還想掩飾材料的出處。有心的研究者即使無意間挪用他人資料，通常也情有可原，相較之下，缺乏操守的研究者卻把時間花在抄襲他人心血，不肯努力探索新事物。這樣的自甘墮落就沒有任何藉口了。
A true scholar is not a thief. Yet stealing another researcher’s ideas or method of expressing them sometimes happens inadvertently in the course of research. How to avoid accidentally passing off someone else’s work as your own is the subject of this series, “7 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism.” Each of the tips will be presented on the TPS Fan page before being compiled with the others as a series.
Tip # 2 – Strive to produce original content
方法二：力求論文內容原創
Academic research and writing never is 100 percent original. Even the author of a paper of profound discovery and revolutionary argument must acknowledge predecessors whose foundational work has been eclipsed by the new paper. Citation of previous work always should be complete to give proper credit, as well as to indicate where new thinking begins. The point is, even the most original of papers will incorporate old material to some extent.
學術寫作與研究不可能百分之百原創，即使論文在探索上有許多斬獲，提出革命性的論點，也應該聲明文章是奠基於哪些前人著作，並從中青出於藍。引用前人著作，務必清楚說明來源，並指出新的思想從何衍生，這樣引用才完整。重點是，不管論文有多麼原創，也必然結合了某些過去的資料。
Yet academic writing with the most impact is writing that has not previously been read. The interest of a reader is immediately captured and held by an intellectual argument that has not been formulated and written down before. Fresh conclusions that reflect fresh research will have a reader thumbing back through a paper for its highlights. This is the value of trying for originality in academic papers—a reward that is measured in respect and superior ranking.
然而，學術論文中影響力最大的，還是過去沒有人讀過的部分。未曾形諸文字的討論，會立刻吸引讀者的興趣，讓讀者興致勃勃地讀下去。若研究內容新鮮，引出的結論也新鮮，讀者還會回頭再讀，尋找重點。努力寫作創新論文的價值就在這裡，作者會受到敬重，獲得出色的評價。
Striving for original content in a paper is a bulwark against plagiarism, too. A mind set upon finding “new stuff” is not nearly as likely to steal someone else’s work as is a person content to cobble together “old stuff” in a way that disguises its roots. Intent separates the accidental, and often excusable, plagiarist from the person of lesser conscience who would rather expend energy swiping another’s work than to labor at true discovery. Such slatternly thinking is inexcusable.
力求論文內容原創也是防堵剽竊的好方法。若作者一心想尋找新材料，就不可能盜用其他人的心血結晶，把舊材料拼拼湊湊，還想掩飾材料的出處。有心的研究者即使無意間挪用他人資料，通常也情有可原，相較之下，缺乏操守的研究者卻把時間花在抄襲他人心血，不肯努力探索新事物。這樣的自甘墮落就沒有任何藉口了。
