Most people try to be someone else—usually a smarter, more likeable, more compelling version of themselves.

很多人想成为另一个人---常常是比自己更聪明、更可爱、更引人注目的一个人。

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The more you read, the more you know, and the smarter you will be.

你读得越多，你就知道得越多，你也将更聪明。

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We want to be taller (or shorter), smarter, stronger, more talented, more beautiful, and wealthier.

我们想要高一点(或矮一点)、聪明一点、强壮一点、更有才干一点、更漂亮一点、更富有一点。

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They thought the Klee lovers tended to be smarter than the Kandinsky lovers and the Klee lovers would devote more resources to themselves than to others.

他们认为克利派的人,比康定斯基派的更聪明，而且他们,会更乐意帮助自己群体内的人。

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Physically attractive people are thought to be smarter, more competent, more social and nicer.

长得好看的人会被视为更聪明，更有能力，更会交际，更友善。

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It can be retrofitted to older chambers in the field, although I think it would be smarter and more preferable to replace the entire chamber.

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"We will have to work smarter to be more efficient and more profitable, " he says.

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Work harder, be smarter, be more successful.

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