格雷厄姆责备他的队员缺乏能力、态度不端正以及不肯用功，这是对的。

Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude, and application.

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大多数人在学校表现不佳不是因为他们缺乏能力，而是因为他们觉得学校没有挑战性，因此失去了兴趣。

Most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest.

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因此，初次修理的不足并不是因为技工缺乏能力；更确切地说，很明显复杂的修理需要一种高度集中的能力。

When initial repairs are inadequate, therefore, it is not because the mechanics lack competence; rather, there is clearly a level of focused concentration that complex repairs require.

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He writes "The nations in cold locations particularly in Europe are filled with spiritedness." There is that platonic word again Thumos thumos are filled with thumos " "but lacking in discursive thought " lacking in the deliberative element in other words.

生存在寒冷地区的民族,特别是在欧洲,都充满了意志“，等同柏拉图的用词,“Thumos，他们都充满了,但缺乏推论的思考能力“,即缺乏商议的要素。

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