In reconciling our rational and irrational motives for belief, we have become good at kidding ourselves.

为了调和我们理性和非理性信念的动机，我们已经擅长开自己的玩笑。

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Obviously I was having a little fun with that recipe, but I’m not kidding; those are the basic ingredients for at least 75% of the commercials I hear!

很显然，对于这个“食谱”我幽默了一小下下，但我可不是在开玩笑：那些就是我所听到过的75%以上的广告的基本配料。

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And for those of you wondering if movies like Star Trek or The Hangover now have a shot, you are kidding yourself.

如果你们中的一些好奇，像《星际迷航》和《宿醉》这样的电影现在是否有获得提名的机会，你是在糊弄你自己。

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The second possibility is that not only the level of UK productivity, but its potential growth rate was permanently damaged by the financial crisis - or maybe, the crisis revealed that we had been kidding ourselves for a long time about the rate at which the economy could safely grow.

BBC: UK jobs figures bring good news, but also a worry

We've broken the entire thing down for you -- we're not kidding when we say this will affect how the internet works for all of us in the future, so grab a snack and head past the break for the whole story.

ENGADGET: FCC outlines new 'third way' internet regulatory plan, will split access from content

Purveyors of Germanic audio gear bright and shiny, Burmester has announced some new bits of are-you-kidding-me expensive gear for those with money to burn.

ENGADGET: Burmester's 087 surround processor gives ultra-rich a "more affordable" option