But the number of people who get rich by singing or kicking a ball is tiny compared with the number who become wealthy or influential through brainpower.

比起那些通过智力变得富有或有影响力的人，依靠唱歌和踢足球变得富有的人数要少很多。

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So 1.1 times 10 to the -31 meters is not, in fact, a significant number when we're comparing it, for example, to the length of a ball, or the size of the baseball field.

所以1，1乘以10的负31次方米，事实上并不是一个很重要的数字，举例来说，当它与一个球的长度，或者一块棒球场地对比时。

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Subjects are told to watch a video of two teams - one wearing white shirts, the other black - passing basketballs, and to count the number of times the white team passes the ball.

在他的实验中，实验者被要求观看一部录像，内容是分别穿白衬衫和黑衬衫的两组队员打篮球，实验者被要求记录下白队传球的次数。

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So 1.1 times 10 to the -31 meters is not, in fact, a significant number when we're comparing it, for example, to the length of a ball, or the size of the baseball field.

所以1，1乘以10的负31次方米，事实上并不是一个很重要的数字，举例来说，当它与一个球的长度，或者一块棒球场地对比时。

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And the idea here is that the number 4 represents 40% chance of scoring if you shoot the ball to the left of the goal and the goal keeper dives to the left.

在这里表示进球概率是40%,前提是你从左路射门,而门将也扑向左路

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