A tower, no matter old or young, a dozen mobile phones or flashlight up and down, is not a people can buy a light bulb do a good deed.
一座楼的人，不管年老还是年青，个个打着手机或手电筒上上下下，就是不见一个人能买个灯泡做件好事。
Some people think it is a good thing to donate blood for it could save somebody's life while others insist that we should not donate blood for it may cause some illnesses.
有些人认为献血是一件好事，因为它可以挽救某人的生命，而其他人坚持认为我们不应该献血，因为这可能会导致一些疾病。
A good tip is to pick people out and look at them for around five seconds. Not looking at the audience gives the impression that you're either not interested in them or terrified of them.
一个很好的建议是挑一些人，看着他们大约五秒钟。不看观众会给人留下这样的印象：你要么对他们不感兴趣，要么对他们感到恐惧。
A billion people are living in slums, not the same billion people, but there is some overlap.
有十亿人生活在贫民窟，虽然与上面提到的十亿人不相同，但他们之间有重叠部分。
It is utterly confusing to me that people do not recognize this, despite the fact that pretty much anyone who has been a student can tell the difference between their best and worst teachers.
让我感到非常困惑的是，人们没有意识到这一点，尽管几乎所有学生都能分辨出哪些是最好的老师，哪些是最差的老师。
The function of a well-designed state intervention is not to deprive people of liberty but to build social capacity and infrastructure that helps people take responsibility for their wellbeing.
规划完善的国家干预不应剥夺人的自由，而应建立起社会能力和基础设施，以帮助人们对自己的幸福负责。
When a particular drug is taken by millions, some people may not respond in a predictable way, even though the drug has been tested.
当数百万人服用一种特定药物，有些人的反应可能不可预测，哪怕这种药物已经被测试过了。
In reality the bell does not exist; it is only a fancy that people have taken into their heads!
实际上，钟并不存在；这只不过是人们脑子里的一种幻想罢了！
In many big cities around the world, it is not surprising that there is a mixture of people from different cultures and ethnic groups.
在世界各地的许多大都市中，来自不同文化和种族群体的人们混合在一起并不奇怪。
The feat is not just a parlour trick—it could help people visualise how light travels in the curved fabric of space.
这一壮举不仅仅是客厅里的把戏——它可以帮助人们想象光是如何在弯曲的空间结构中传播的。
A second problem is that stereotypes, regardless of whether or not they're accurate, can have a negative effect on the people that they apply to.
第二个问题是，无论刻板印象是否准确，都会对他们所适用的人产生负面影响。
Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to.
虚荣心是永恒的；人们只有在不能承受放纵购物的时候，才会开始节制购物。
There is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field.
现在对那些一眼就能看懂大领域的人的需求越来越大，这些人可能对任何一个领域都不太了解。
The cost of the grave is so great that most people choose to rent a grave for three years and even after being dug up, lasting peace is still not guaranteed.
坟墓的费用是如此之高，以至于大多数人选择租一个坟墓3年。甚至在遗体被挖出之后，仍然不能长久地安息。
The idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
这样做是为了让人们不要自私，不要把书放在家里的书架上积灰尘。
The explanation is that, for a long time, mentally handicapped people were not regarded as equal.
这说明，长久以来，智力障碍的人们受到了不平等的对待。
Most people go to the theatre not to see a play whose plot is complicated, but to listen to brilliant dialogues between actors.
大多数人去剧院不是为了看情节复杂的戏剧，而是为了听演员之间精彩的对话。
Many Chinese people will wonder what presents to get for their moms on Mother's Day, but not many know Mother's Day is actually a festival from overseas.
很多中国人都想知道母亲节应该送什么礼物给妈妈，但是没有多少人知道母亲节实际上是一个来自海外的节日。
A gamification strategy that is not sufficiently thought through or well tailored to its players may engage people for a little while, but it will not motivate people in the long term.
一个没有经过充分思考或是适配用户需求的游戏化战略可能会在短期内吸引人们的注意力，但从长远来看它不会激发人们的积极性。
It is widely accepted that having not enough sleep can leave people in a bad mood.
人们普遍认为睡眠不足会让人心情不好。
What would happen is there would be a panic; people would say, "they're not paying on the notes."
这会发生一场恐慌；人们会说，“他们没有用票据付款。”
It means we should understand that what Ryan and so many Americans fought and died for is not a place on a map or a certain kind of people.
它意味着我们要认识到瑞恩和许多美国人并不是为了地图上的一个地点或者某一类人而战斗和牺牲的。
Most westerners are already familiar with the soup, but not many people realize that it is a good breakfast here.
大多数西方人已经熟悉馄饨汤了，但没多少人意识到它在这里可是好吃的早餐。
However, not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
然而，并不是所有的人都知道噪音也是一种污染，对人类健康也是有害的。
In countries like the USA, it is not strange for people to drive a few hundred yards to their local groceries.
在美国这样的国家，人们开车几百码去当地的杂货店并不奇怪。
Crowdfunding can be part of researchers efforts to reach the public, and people give because "they feel a connection to the person" who is doing the fundraising—not necessarily to the science.
众筹可以成为研究人员争取公众参与的一部分，人们之所以做出捐赠，是因为“他们觉得自己与正在筹款的人有联系”，而不一定与科学有关。
Apple Park is not only a fantastic working place, there is a huge dining hall for all the Apple people to have meals together at once.
苹果公司总部不仅是一个很棒的工作场所，那里还有一个巨大的餐厅，供所有的员工一起吃饭。
Crowdfunding can be part of researchers' efforts to reach the public, and people give because "they feel a connection to the person" who is doing the fundraising—not necessarily to the science.
众筹可以成为研究人员努力联系公众的一环，人们之所以做出捐赠，是因为“他们感觉自己与筹款者之间有某种联系”，而不一定是因为感觉自己与与科学有联系。
"Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing," Dr. John, an expert said.
“崇拜名人不一定是一件坏事。”专家约翰博士说。
With a stick in my hand, it is not strange for people to do so.
我手里拿着拐杖，所以人们这样做并不奇怪。
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