惜败者可能会比险胜者表现更好，其中一个简单的原因是，这两类人的能力相当。

One straightforward reason close losers might outperform narrow winners is that the two groups have comparable abilities.

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我们在这讨论挑战心智的真正原因是，当人们试图从混乱的状态中解脱出来时，通常需要一个繁复的思维过程，而挑战自己则会让这个过程变得简单。

The reason why we are discussing ways to challenge your mind is because simplifying one’s life, from the chaotic state it may currently be in, takes a lot of thought process.

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极端降雨事件在变暖的气候中越来越频繁，越来越强烈，其原因是另一个简单的物理事实：暖空气可以容纳更多的水分。

Extreme rainfall events will also become more frequent and intense in a warmer climate, owing to another simple fact of physics: warm air can hold more moisture.

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The other reason we teach it here, in addition to it being simple, is that it's incredibly useful.

这种思想的原因之一，另一个原因,是除了简单它还十分有用。

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