The problem is that as we mature, we lose the clear-headed thinking that is natural for children.

问题是在我们成熟时，我们失去了儿童时拥有的头脑清晰的思维。

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She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats.

她朝着码头走去，心想里卡多可能藏在其中的一条船上。

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Jesse headed into the far woods toward the creek, thinking maybe the hounds would lose his scent if he waded through the water.

杰希转向小溪边的树林，想着也许如果他穿过了小溪，猎犬们可能就会找不到他的气味。

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This clear-headed thinking meant his team braved one of the most dangerous climbs in the world and made it back down again, together.

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Draw the line on this sort of woolly-headed thinking now.

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Cano headed to first thinking the score had been tied, but umpires ruled he went around too far and called him out.

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