But suddenly, big money is starting to flow into the ivory tower, as university administrators wake up to the commercial potential of academic research.

但是，大量金钱现在开始流入大学这座象牙塔，因为大学管理者开始意识到学术研究的商业潜力。

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But some parts of the ivory tower have proved harder to occupy than others.

但象牙塔的某些部分确实比之其他部分更难到达。

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Answering customer and employee e-mails keeps you grounded a little bit, because you’re in these meetings, and you can get a little bit in the ivory tower, and it keeps you kind of focused.

回复客户和员工的邮件会让你对基层的把握更坚实一些，因为许多的会议让人处于一个象牙塔般，而与客户员工沟通使人回归重点，更专注于问题。

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The idea of bridging Ivory tower and Main Street.

也就是，搭起学校与社会之间的桥梁的想法。

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Lastly, spending time in the stores vs. only in the ivory tower of the corporate office is a must.

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Zuckerberg lately has gotten the reputation of the billionaire exec in the ivory tower, wearing a hoodie of course.

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He nowadays would be covered in tar and feathers and chased out of the ivory tower for self-plagiarism?

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