How could a supposedly intelligent person be so stupid?

一个所谓聪明的人怎么会这么笨呢？

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We should learn a lesson from our mistakes so as to be a better person in the future.

我们要从错误中吸取教训，以便在将来成为更好的人。

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On the one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment.

一方面，一个人住一个房子会太大了，所以我或许应该租一间公寓来住。

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But it also can be so severe that a person cannot live a normal life.

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So, when they ask you questions about which person should be on the quiz show, people say the more competent person.

因此，当他们问你,觉得谁应该去参加这个智力竞猜节目，你们会说更有能力的人应该去。

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So if this were to happen to him he wouldn't be Shelly Kagan the person who'd been lecturing last week.

所以如果这件事发生在他身上,他不会成为谢利·凯根,上星期给你们上课的人。

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Does always being at the end of the alphabet mean that eventually, with years of having to wait, wait, wait, a person will be so pent-up that they will not be able to master the art of delayed gratification, once it truly matters as an adult?

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Peter is a young lad and will recover, but the next person might not be so lucky.

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Networking in person can be intimidating, so women should look at a site like LinkedIn as a place they can go to cultivate their networking skills.

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