This is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect: people who don't know much tend not to recognize their ignorance, and so fail to seek better information.

这种现象被称为达克效应(Dunning - Kruger effect)：一知半解的人们比较不容易意识到自己的无知，所以不去寻求更好的信息。

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Me? Fail? I don't think so.

我？失败？我可不这样认为。

《牛津词典》

I had made it as plain as I could so that he could not fail to take my meaning.

我已经尽我所能地说明白，所以他不会不理解我的意思。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He dug deep into the darkness, hitting the steel so hard that his body began to fail him.

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So you may take this course ultimately via pass-fail or letter grade and I am more than happy to chat with you about the implications and to sign any paper work such as the stack here that you might need.

你可能希望这门课采用及格-不及格分制或者分数制,我很乐意跟你聊下,两个打分制各自的含义,也可以帮你在这里签到。

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I don't want you to get all frustrated and fail to show what you know, so here are a couple of tips.

我不希望你受到挫折,由于失败而不能体现你所知道的，因此这儿有一些小提示。

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Why did Ryan so fail to impress?

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Prof Blom conceded that "all hips fail" so some would fail regardless of whether they were metal-on-metal or combination.

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Economists tend to look at statistical aggregates covering high and low end income, and in doing so, fail to study the career paths of individuals.

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