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1·He tried for the job but was among the also-rans.

他设法得到那份工作，但失败了。

2·They hurt the also-rans as much as they help the winner.

他们伤害失败者的程度与帮助获胜者的的程度一样大。

3·Why he probably won't: Pitchers on also-rans can win the award.

为什么不是他得奖：投手在失败的球队可以赢得赛扬奖。

4·This union of two also-rans against the winner has a clear logic.

这两家落后的公司抵抗谷歌的联盟具有清晰的逻辑。

5·As for getting promotions, George counted himself among the also-rans.

在升职这件事上，乔治觉得自己肯定属于没戏的那一群。

6·Some Western consumer-goods firms that are also-rans at home do surprisingly well in China.

一些西方消费品厂家在国内平凡无奇，在中国却混得风生水起。

7·Spain, long one of Europe's also-rans, is about to join the big league; Italy is going in the other direction.

长期以来，西班牙是欧洲一个局外人，而现在它即将加入这个大联盟，与此同时，意大利却沿着另外一个方向前进。

8·The cities that have done most to excite attention the world over-new York, Chicago and Los angeles-are also-rans.

而那些做得更多以引起全世界关注的城市——纽约，芝加哥，和洛杉矶却落选了。

9·Whereas the financial systems behind automated teller machines (ATMs) used to be considered fast, they're now also-rans.

自动柜员机(atm)使用的财务系统虽然称得上快，但是现在也落伍了。

10·This is the one question that interviewers like to ask because the answer can separate the contenders from the also-rans.

面试官之所以喜欢问这个问题，是因为该问题的答案能够把面试者和其他水平均等的竞争者区分开来。

失败者

1·They hurt the also-rans as much as they help the winner.

他们伤害失败者的程度与帮助获胜者的的程度一样大。

2·Evidently, the fashion world is much better than the art world at discerning real talent and celebrating the genuine stars, not the also-rans.

显然，在辨别真正的天才并庆祝真正的明星而不是其他失败者上，时尚界比艺术界好的多。