As plausible as this picture may seem, it does a bad job of explaining a lot of recent scientific research.

这种想法就象那幅图画一样，好象是真的，却解释不了最近所取得的科学研究成果。

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If you have a better idea for a term paper for instance, if you think that one of the chapters in the lecture notes does a bad job of explaining things, and that you could do a better job!

如果你对学期报告的方式有更好的想法(例如：你认为从这些章节中的的某一节课程讲议对事物的论述不完善，而你却可以另外做的更好！)

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What does a "bad job" mean?

何谓“不好的工作”？

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If we could find the right F, and make out the argument, the physicalist can't explain it or does a bad job of explaining it and the dualist does a better job of explaining it, we'd have reason to believe in the soul.

如果我们能找到合适的特性F,并且给出论证,物理主义者无法解释,或者解释得很牵强,而二元论的解释更合理,那么我们就有理由相信有灵魂存在

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The U.S. complains that Canada does a bad job of screening immigrants, and that in turn, could open a back door to the United States.

NPR: U.S. Worries as Canada Welcomes New Immigrants

But, even given its difficulties, the law does a bad job.

ECONOMIST: Planning

Buildings waste a huge amount of energy, and since the market does a bad job of making them more efficient, some government intervention may be necessary.

ECONOMIST: Lessons from Britain about how to cut carbon, and how not to