And so we sort of sit back from the situation and say, "Look, hey, you're a really nice guy, and we like you and your family. And you're fun to be with and we like your jokes, but you didn't get the job done."

我们得保持客观，说，你很不错，我们喜欢你和你的家庭,你很幽默，我们很喜欢你讲的笑话，但是你并没有完成任务“

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And if the other guy does tidy up, hey the room's clean, Who cares? So either way, you're not going to tidy up and you end up with a typical Yale dorm room.

要是别人打扫完了,屋子干净了,我赚了,最后谁都不去打扫寝室,寝室当然就脏了

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If you wanted something, and this is still true in France today, it doesn't do any good to go to the local notable, like you did in the eighteenth century and say, "hey,monsieur,the little guy, it would be great if we had a school."

如果你想要什么东西,这在今天的法国仍然是事实,去当地的贵族那里绝无收获,就像是你在十八世纪的时候说,"嘿,小子,如果我有一所学校就再好不过了"

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If an ordinary man, not the guy in a white lab coat but an ordinary guy, says, "Hey, keep shocking him, that's okay," you're less likely to do it, and if there is a rebellion, if somebody else rebels and says, "I won't do it," you are much more likely not to do it yourself.

如果是一个普通人，不是穿白大褂的,只是一个普通人说，”继续电击他，没问题的“,你进行电击的可能性会减少，如果有电击者反抗，如果有电击者不听命令说”我不电击“,你电击的可能性就更低。

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