他虽然聪明，但不会成功，因为他缺乏进取心。

He's clever but won't succeed because he lacks drive.

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尽管你愿意试试，但不会成功。

Try as you will, you won't be able to succeed.

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尽管他们很努力，但不会成功。

Try as they may, they will not succeed.

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So I mean, people can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable but if they don't really believe in it, then they're not going to really work hard and they're not going to even if they're smart guy who doesn't have the relevant experience, they're not going to care enough to develop the relevant experience in order to succeed.

就比如说，一个人不仅聪明,而且也有拿来即用的技能,但是如果对于自己的事业没有认同感，他就不会,百分之百的付出,就算他是属于,缺乏经验但智力超群的那类人，他也不会有意识地,为了成功而积累自身经验。

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