English Original
It was a fine sunny day in the forest. A rabbit sat outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along came a fox, out for a walk.
Fox: "What are you working on?"
Rabbit: "My thesis."
Fox: "Hmm. What's it about?"
Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes."
Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows rabbits don't eat foxes."
Rabbit: "Sure they do, and I can prove it. Come with me."
They both disappeared into the rabbit's burrow. After a few minutes, the rabbit returned alone to his typewriter and resumed typing.
Soon, a wolf came along and stopped to watch the hardworking rabbit.
Wolf: "What's that you're writing?"
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."
Wolf: "You don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?"
Rabbit: "No problem. Do you want to see why?"
The rabbit and the wolf went into the burrow. Again, the rabbit returned by himself after a few minutes and went back to typing.
Inside the rabbit's burrow: In one corner, there was a pile of fox bones. In another corner, a pile of wolf bones. On the other side of the room, a huge lion was belching and picking his teeth.
It doesn't matter what you choose for a thesis subject.
It doesn't matter what you use for data.
What does matter is who you have for a thesis advisor.
中文翻译
森林里，一个阳光明媚的日子。一只兔子坐在他的洞穴外，在打字机上敲敲打打。一只狐狸散步走了过来。
狐狸：“你在忙什么呢？”
兔子：“我的论文。”
狐狸：“嗯。是关于什么的？”
兔子：“哦，我在写兔子是怎么吃狐狸的。”
狐狸：“太可笑了！谁都知道兔子不吃狐狸。”
兔子：“当然吃，我能证明。跟我来。”
他们俩一起消失在兔子的洞穴里。几分钟后，兔子独自回到打字机前，继续打字。
很快，一只狼走过来，停下看着这只勤奋的兔子。
狼：“你在写什么？”
兔子：“我在写一篇关于兔子如何吃狼的论文。”
狼：“你不会指望这种垃圾能发表吧？”
兔子：“没问题。你想知道为什么吗？”
兔子和狼进了洞穴。几分钟后，兔子又一次独自回来，继续打字。
兔子洞穴里：一个角落有一堆狐狸骨头，另一个角落有一堆狼骨头。房间的另一边，一只巨大的狮子正打着饱嗝剔着牙。
你选择什么论文题目无关紧要。
你用什么数据也无关紧要。
真正重要的是：你的论文导师是谁。