He thinks that being a close loser might give people a psychological boost, or the proverbial kick in the pants.

他认为，惜败可能会给人们一种心理上的刺激，或者如谚语所说的“重大挫折”。

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Besides, knowing that we are not alone just might be the kick in the pants we need to grow up as a species.

此外，知道我们并不是孤独的大概会成为我们作为一个物种成长过程中所解不开的心结吧。

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“So cheer up and take it from us that even if we kicked you in the pants it was between friends, ” Crick wrote in December 1951.

“所以振作起来即便我们给你严重警告那也是朋友间的玩笑，”1951年克里克写到。

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Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

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My canvas bag had torn cottonfield pants and the tattered remnants of my huarache shoes in it.

我的帆布包里还有两条破烂的裤子,和破旧的革条帮平底凉鞋。

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So, you have parts of your brain that are basically telling you now, largely in the frontal lobes, that are--"Okay. Keep your pants on.

现在在你的大脑中,会有脑组织告诉你,主要是额叶,"好了,穿好裤子

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And a good kick in the pants in Europe is exactly what we need right now.

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And every few years the SEC gives the NASD a good kick in the pants.

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And yes, it's certainly a pleasantly smooth kick in the pants while you're driving it.

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