"You can't just preach lofty goals and wait for somebody else to act.

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Well, you can't adopt the policy of "I'm going to wait for this pig to dance " and when it does I'm going to reinforce it" because it's going to take you a very long time.

那么，你就不能说,“我要等这头猪跳舞,然后再对它进行强化“,因为这会花掉你很长的时间。

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I can't wait for you.

我没法再等你了。

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Similarly, if you're dealing with immature humans and you want your child to get you a beer, you can't just sit, wait for the kid to give you a beer and uncap the bottle " and say, "Excellent. Good. Hugs."

类似的，如果你要训练的是未成年人,如果你想让你的孩子帮你拿一罐啤酒，你就不能只是坐着，等孩子把啤酒拿给你,然后你打开瓶盖,说，“太棒了，来抱一下“

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