Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody gain an advantage.

受人喜欢为学习和新的生活体验创造了机会，这有助于人们获得优势。

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I wasn't used to being liked so easily.

过去并不常有人这样容易地喜欢上我。

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So being liked isn't its primary function.

所以让别人喜欢并不是主要的功能。

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Also, I liked being serenaded by New Blue, which is a first experience for me.

新蓝女生合唱团,创立于1969年是耶鲁第一个女声无伴奏合唱团,这还是我第一次去听她们演出

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Louboutin considers his shoes as a sort of man-bait: men like high heels, and women like being liked by men.

NEWYORKER: Sole Mate

We cringe at the prospect of not being liked by a client.

ECONOMIST: Goldman Sachs

He prefers being liked to being provocative.

ECONOMIST: Romancing the Apple