An incentive is simply a means of urging people to do more of a good thing and less of a bad thing.

简而言之，动机是一种督促人们多做好事，少做坏事的方式。

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I feel like people are more independent over there, which is sort of a good thing,

我觉得那里的人更独立，这也是件好事情，

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This could be a good thing, of course. More algae might mean more krill, and that might mean more whales and other large sea animals.

这当然是个好事，更多的藻类意味着有更多的虾类，更多的虾类意味着将有 更多的鲸类和其它大型海洋动物。

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So I feel like people are more independent over there, which is sort of a good thing,

所以，我觉得那里的人更独立，这也是件好事情，

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But still, in a way it's kind of like a good thing because you are going to find out more stuff about them,

但是，从某个角度来看，这仍然是件好事，因为你将发现更多关于他们的东西，

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You could suggest that, if mistakes and controversy are good, maybe we should send referees out drunk and blindfolded that way, we'd have even more of a good thing.

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Making a mistake was perhaps a good thing as it made me feel more human and a good representative of young people - we know we don't always get it right!

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Given the high reoffending rate, and the fact that many leave prison jobless, homeless, addicted and without family support or probation supervision, a community sentence that involves more positive handling of their offending and addiction must be a good thing.

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