When you're serious, any way to win will do, but mostly you could make a virtue of a necessity.

一旦你较真,你会为了胜利不择手段,但通常你会在之前进行道德的考虑

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and I don't think I really will win, but sometimes it's fun to play anyway.

我从未觉得我会中奖，可是有时就觉得很好玩。

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For example, people tend to believe that their team will win; this has been documented by psychologists.

比如,人们倾向于相信他们支持的球队会赢,心理学家已经证明了这点

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Each side conducts sacrifices in which they ask the gods for assistance in the battle, sometimes they hope that there will be a favorable omen suggesting they're going to win.

双方会各自进行祭祀,祈求神灵的庇护,有时他们希望得到有利的预兆,告诉他们将取得胜利

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the winner is the person whose number is closest to 2/3 times the average The winner will win $5 minus the difference in pennies between her choice and that two-thirds of the average."

所选数字最接近2/3倍平均数人是赢家,赢家的奖金是5美元减去,所选数和平均数三分之二之差的百分数

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Because you get to hear which side will win.

你总能听到哪一方将会获胜的消息。

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They have a bias. If you ask them, what's the probability that Yale will win the Yale-Harvard game, don't expect Yale students or Harvard students to give an unbiased probability.

人们有偏向性,如果你问他们,耶鲁与哈佛的比赛中耶鲁胜出的几率有多大,不要指望耶鲁或哈佛的学生会给出,一个公正的答案

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People tend to assume that the candidate that they believe in will win.

人们倾向于认为,他们支持的候选人会胜出

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