But it started with some practical problems.

但万事开头难。

Interesting. And did you have any practical problems to overcome?

有意思。你们当初还有什么要克服的实际问题吗？

But there are even greater practical problems about the theory they came directly from continental Europe.

但是还有更大的实际问题是他们直接从欧洲大陆来。

On the other hand, people who are good at dealing with practical life problems have lots of street-smarts.

另一方面，擅长处理实际生活问题的人有许多的“处世智慧（street-smarts）”。

Their favourite activity is to ask each other questions about practical research problems, from DNA-sequencing techniques to statistical tricks.

他们最爱询问他人一些关于实用性研究的问题，从DNA压缩技术到统计技巧。

And there are practical problems involved with texting too, as he explains to BBC World Service's, The Why Factor.

而且正如他向 BBC 世界服务节目《The Why Factor》解释的那样，发信息也存在一些实际的问题。

Which for Patrick is a very practical problem.

这对帕特里克来说是一个非常实际的问题。

Practical solutions were needed for practical problems.

实际问题需要实用的解决方案。

I'm not a high theorist; I'm very much driven by practical problems.

我不是一个高深的理论家；我非常受实际问题的驱使。

When the rods can be handled fluently, they can be used to calculate the answer to many practical problems in building, agriculture, logistics, and warfare.

如果能熟练地使用这些算筹，它们就可以用来计算建筑、农业、粮食置换和战争的中许多实际需求。

In addition, a good leader should master impressive professional knowledge and skills, in order to decide the direction of team development and help the subordinates to solve practical problems.

此外, 好的领导者应该掌握专业知识和技能, 以决定团队开发的方向, 并帮助下属解决实际问题。

To reconstruct, when past sixty, an education useful for any practical purpose, is no practical problem, and Adams saw no use in attacking it as only theoretical.

过了六十岁，重建一种对任何实际目的有用的教育都不是实际问题，亚当斯认为攻击它没有任何用处，因为它只是理论上的。

And there are practical problems involved with texting too, as he explains to BBC World Service's, The Why Factor: If you speak to someone in person and they don't respond right away, that would be rude.

而且发信息也涉及一些实际问题，正如他向BBC全球服务节目The Why Factor节目解释的那样：如果你面对面和某人交谈，而他们没有马上回应，那会很不礼貌。

And it was during this time that I realized that I didn't need to be the smartest person in the classroom, but if I really applied myself to solve practical problems, I could make a big difference.

正是在这段时间里， 我意识到我不需要成为课堂上最聪明的人，但如果我真正投入自己去解决实际问题，我可以做出很大的改变。

The philosophy, therefore, which is to be genuinely inspired by the scientific spirit, must deal with somewhat dry and abstract matters, and must not hope to find an answer to the practical problems of life.

因此，真正受到科学精神启发的哲学，必须处理有些枯燥和抽象的事情，而不能指望找到生活实际问题的答案。

Back in the old fashioned physical world, a bit north of Silicon Valley., Microsoft has been actively trying to solve these more practical problems, what they deem the hybrid workplace, a more equitable convergence of the remote and office worlds.

MATT：回到老式的物理世界， 在硅谷以北。微软一直在积极尝试解决这些更实际的问题， 他们认为混合工作场所是远程和办公世界更公平的融合。