The results, for families in one of the most deprived boroughs in the country – where children have an above average likelihood of mental health problems – are being described as "inspirational".

对于那些来自英国最贫困市镇之一的家庭——他们的孩子有心理健康问题的可能性在平均水平之上——该计划的结果被描述为“鼓舞人心的”。

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An increase in average speed is directly related both to the likelihood of a crash occurring and to the severity of the consequences of the crash.

平均速度的上升与发生碰撞事故的可能性以及碰撞后果的严重性直接相关。

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Their likelihood of rearrest only drops back to average levels after six years, the number-crunchers found.

这些同数字打交道的技术人员发现，6年后，他们再次被逮捕可能性才有可能降至平均水平。

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For example if they had predicted that their likelihood of being robbed was 30%, but the average likelihood was actually 20%, they might adjust their estimate to 22%.

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If the information was worse than expected, then they tended to adjust their estimate much less (if the average likelihood was really 40%, and they estimated 10%, they might adjust to only 15%), which suggests that they were largely ignoring the new information.

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