第169句 人际关系的影响
The researchers’ argument stems from a simple observation about social influence: With the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey-whose outsize presence is primarily a function of media, not interpersonal, influence-even the most influential members of a population simply don’t interact with that many others.
译文：
研究人员的观点源自对社会影响的简单观察，除了欧普拉·温弗瑞这样的少数名人之外——他们的频繁亮相主要是媒体炒作的结果，而不是人际关系的影响——即使最有影响力的名人也不会对其他太多的人产生影响。
点睛：
该句的主干足The researchers’ argument stems from a simple observation.about social influence是介词短语作observation的后置定语。两个破折号之间是whose引导的定语从句whose outsize presence is primarily.．修饰a few celebrities like Oprah Minfrey。stem from意为“来自，起源于，由…造成”。