Realize that there's this wonderful mechanism in place that allows you to put your toe in the water for several weeks no less and then get a sense, and then decide whether or not this is something for you.

要知道这种好的评分体制哈佛也有,在这种机制下你可以先试听几周,熟悉这一机制，然后再决定这是否适合你。

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Or maybe you want to express that you have something less tangible than a boyfriend.

又或者你想表达你拥有一些不像男友那么具体的东西。

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If he splits his head open and there's blood everywhere, I'm less likely to laugh unless I don't like him or something.

如果他摔个头破血流，我就笑不出，除非我很讨厌这个人。

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We see something that's more or less round, and it reminds us of perfect circularity.

我们看到较圆的东西,我们会想到正圆

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or wanting less of something as well.

或是要得少的想法。

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