Numbers are hard. That's why we teach whole semesters worth of courses in number theory.

因此我们整个学期关于数学理论,的学习也是物有所值。

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I would say, part of what we look at are hard quantitative factors, but probably more important than the numbers are the soft qualitative attributes.

我想,我们看重的,是一些硬性的量化因素,这可能比那些抽象的特质属性,更为重要

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So, for example, if you're the kind of person, which is I have to say all I ever was, if you're the kind of person who can kick the ball fairly hard but not very accurately, then it actually might change these numbers.

比如你是这样的一种人,我也不得不承认我以前也是这种人,如果你是那种能够大力抽射,但是精准度不高的人,那这些数据对你就不太准了

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I think it's very hard to raise the definition of accredited investors because the minute you do that you're closing large numbers of people out from their ability to invest in hedge funds and they don't like that; they feel insulted, so there was a lot of angry reaction.

我认为要提高,合资格投资者的门槛很难,因为一旦实施,大量的投资者将被拒之门外,这些有能力投资对冲基金的人们,可不会开心,他们会觉得被侮辱了并因此而恼怒

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