人们能够学习的原因是：人的经历能够带来奖励或惩罚。 换言之，如果人的某一行为得到的是鼓励，他重复这种行为；如果亿的某一行为带给他的是惩罚，他会避免这种行为。

They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments.

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我认识的一位投行老板就会惩罚那些过分游说的下级。

I know one investment banking boss who penalises underlings for lobbying crassly.

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库尔森还指出了拍卖程序上让那些拍了不买的买家逃脱惩罚的一个小瑕疵，那就是拍卖行不必嘉奖那些拖欠付款的买方出价。

Coulson also points to a flaw in auction procedure that lets truant buyers off the hook: houses do not have to honor most defaulted bids.

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