The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't, whichever seems likelier to win an effect.

幽默家的困难,在于他们把相信的和不信的全混在一起,只考虑哪个看上去更 有效果。

The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don′t , whichever seems likelier to win an effect.--

幽默家的困难,在于他们把相信的和不信的全混在一起,只考虑哪个看上去更有效果。--厄普代克

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||1:实际上这是微软在早期打入电纸书市场失败后的第二次尝试。||2:12年前，微软就曾发布过自己的电纸书软件。||3:这次与 Barnes & Noble的协议又加入了诸多内容，这使得上市后购买WIN 8平板电脑的人们多了一个理由（就电子阅读来说平板电脑是比智能手机，笔记本或台式机更好的选择）。

||1: Microsoft is in effect buying a second bash at a market where it made an early but unsuccessful start. ||2: It launched its own e-reader software all of 12 years ago. ||3: The deal with Barnes & Noble, bringing lots of content with it, may give people an extra reason to buy Windows 8 tablets (a likelier choice for e-reading than smartphones, laptops or desktops) when they appear.

||1:微软公司已是第二次涉足电子书市场，而它首次进入时并不成功。||2:12年前，它曾经推广过自家的电子阅读软件。||3: 现在与巴诺公司达成的协议也充实了微软自家阅读器软件中的内容，用户们因此有更多的理由在windows 8平板面世后选购它们。与智能手机、笔记本和台式机相比，运行着Window 8操作系统的平板产品与电子阅读器的相似度更高。

Most operators and analysts think that mergers inside borders are a likelier route.

大部分运营商和分析家认为，更有可能实行国内合并这一方案。

The deal with Barnes & Noble, bringing lots of content with it, may give people an extra reason to buy Windows 8 tablets (a likelier choice for e-reading than smartphones, laptops or desktops) when they appear.

这次与 Barnes & Noble的协议又加入了诸多内容，这使得上市后购买WIN 8平板电脑的人们多了一个理由（就电子阅读来说平板电脑是比智能手机，笔记本或台式机更好的选择）。

They were much likelier than their non-communicating peers to converge on the greenest patches.

这也并让人感到不惊讶。与其他不可以进行交流的竞争者相比，他们更有可能汇聚在绿色卡片最多的搜集区。

But it is not obvious why the police would be any likelier to enforce it.

但警方将很可能执行这一点不明显。

But taken the other way around, if more people can be enticed to do sports, are world-class athletes likelier to emerge?

但是反过来说，如果更多的人被吸引来做运动，是不是世界级的运动员更容易产生呢？

Easterners are likelier to choose a red pen, while Westerner more often choose the green.

东方人更可能选一只红色的钢笔，而西方人经常选那只绿色的。

A confluence of factors is a likelier explanation.

各种因素的共同作用更有可能说明问题。

According to new USDA data, students who eat a federally funded school lunch are likelier to be overweight than those who don't.

根据美国农业部的数据，那些吃了联邦政府资助的午餐的同学更容易超重。

Worse, firms that default are likelier to end up in full liquidation.

更糟的事，公司的违约问题有可能在年底清算。

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to see Iran as the top U. S. enemy, while Democrats are likelier to name Iraq.

共和党人认为伊朗是美国头号敌人的人数是民主党人的两倍多，而民主党人更倾向于选择伊拉克。

Committed as he is to austerity, in his budget Mr Osborne is likelier to reform taxes than to cut them.

尽管他致力于财政紧缩，但是在预算中奥斯本更有可能改革而不是减少税收。

A travel company is likelier to pay attention to someone with 10, 000 followers than a lone wolf with just a handful of contacts.

旅游公司对一个有1万位好友的用户的重视程度，绝对高于联系人寥寥无几的用户。

Those who'd been randomly rewarded were likelier to stop and help than those who'd won their money.

那些一直是随机获奖的人比那些赢钱的人更可能停止和帮助。

Almost everywhere, he says, leftists are likelier than conservatives to excuse fascistic governments and movements.

他说相比那些保守人士，左派人士不管在哪里，都更容易纵容法西斯政府和运动。

I don't think it takes anyone extremely smart or me to know that the second of the two scenarios is likelier to occur.

我不认为这需要特别聪明的人，或者我，来判断第二个场景比第一个场景更容易实现。

Some also argue that letting Mr Mugabe in effect pick his successor would make him likelier to step down.

一些人则怀疑让穆加贝总统选择他的继承人是否会让他更有可能下台。

The likelier prospect would be a long war that sucked in neighbours (Turkey, Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia are all candidates).

一种可能的前景是，两派内战持续不断，最后把邻国也拖下水（土耳其，叙利亚，伊朗和沙特都有可能）。

Pick a travel company at the vanguard of these changes, and you're likelier to be heard.

因此，要选择处于领先地位的旅游公司，你的意见被听取的可能性会更高。

'Women who increased their starch intake over one year were at a much likelier risk for recurring

增加淀粉摄入超过一年的女性癌症复发的可能性更高。

The charity is dismayed by the ruling on age thresholds, arguing that at 21 women are much likelier to resist a forced marriage.

这个慈善机构对于年龄门槛的规定感到沮丧，认为21岁的妇女最可能拒绝强迫婚姻。

That makes it likelier that people will pay over the odds.

这使得人们更有可能付出过高的价格。

That would be likelier if new entrants were encouraged to buy bits of the state-aided banks.

这种可能性将变得更大假如市场的新成员被鼓励去购买那些接受国家救助的银行的部分资产。