It's lack of confidence, not lack of ability, that makes most people fail.

许多人失败不是因为缺少能力，而是因为缺乏信心。

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What held young people back was not lack of ability, but lack of aspiration .

阻碍年轻人进步的不是能力不足，而是缺乏抱负。

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The lack of ability of some cultures to deal with large numbers is not really surprising.

有些文化缺乏处理庞大数字的能力，这并不奇怪。

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It would not be lack of ability to pay, but rather little willingness to do so, that would lead to debt restructuring.

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My lack of seniority has not impeded my ability to communicate in any way.

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While many animals communicate using their sense of smell, it has long been assumed that humans lack this ability because we do not have the olfactory sensitivity of dogs for example.

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