This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.

• 这是件憾事，因为减少噪音实在是一项美好的事业；如果把它与贫乏的科学知识搅在一起， 那么这种美好的事业有可能使人生疑。