经济学人下载: 约翰逊专栏--口音歧视(2)

In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.

事实上，她并没有尽力申请。

2. in theory 从理论上说；照理说

In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more.

从理论上讲，这些机器应能用十年以上。