But competent analysis wasn't wanted.

不过，称职的分析并不被需要。

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A good scientist needs not only money but competent colleagues and academic freedom.

一位优秀的科学家需要的不仅是钱，还有能干的同事和学术自由。

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Tim Cook replaced Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring.

蒂姆·库克在8月份接替乔布斯出任首席执行官。人们普遍认为他很有能力，但缺乏激情。

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You can see this with public figures. Public figures who are viewed as competent but who pratfall, sometimes they are even more popular after the mistake. Okay?

这点可以在公众人物身上体现出来,他们能力卓越，但偶尔失态，有时，犯完错后，他们的人气蹿升？

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Now, some of you who are very cynical and/or very good looking might wonder "yes, but good-looking people like me actually are smarter, more competent, more social and morally better."

有些持怀疑态度,同时可能又长得很好看的同学可能会想,“像我这样长得好看的人确实更聪明，更有能力，更会交际，更有道德“

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Yes, we're more attracted to people who are competent than people who we think are incompetent but people who are super competent, people who seem competent on all dimensions, they're kind of threatening to us.

是的，我们更喜欢有能力的人,而非没能力的人,但是那些能力超群的人，那种全能型的人，又我们感到恐慌。

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Indeed, Western commanders say the younger Taliban leaders now emerging are more radical but less competent than their predecessors.

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Contentious, but supremely competent, Severson is FORBES' entrepreneur of the year.

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But Graff couldn't convince London's top jewelers to buy his competent but lackluster designs.

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