Recall you get less of an effect if you have to touch the guy but distance makes it easier for you to kill him.

刚才讲过如果你要碰被电击者，可能性就降低,但隔着距离，你就更容易下手。

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If you have to put the guy's hand on it, you're less likely to kill him.

如果你要把被电击者的手放在上面，你电死他的可能性会降低。

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So, these are an important list of factors as to the factors that can make somebody less likely to bring it up to the killing level.

这些都是很重要的影响因素,它们能使电击者,进行致命电击的可能性降低。

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People have names. People have distinct, individual names that mark them as people and once you know somebody's name you are less likely to do bad things to them.

人都有各具个性的名字,这标志他们的人性,一旦你知道某个人的名字,你对他行恶的可能性就会降低。

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Now, these signals can be either excitatory, which is that they raise the likelihood the neuron will fire, or inhibitory in that they lower the likelihood that the neuron will fire.

这些刺激信号可能是兴奋性的,会增加神经元产生神经冲动可能性,也可能是抑制性的,会降低神经元产生神经冲动的可能性

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