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If you don’t focus on fundamental research, no translation is possible.
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The quote says that practical application depends on strong basic research first. Without careful work on fundamental questions, there is nothing reliable to carry into another setting or use. Here, “translation” most directly means turning foundational knowledge into something applicable, rather than translating words between languages.
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