其貌不扬的

Actually, people like Zai Yu, who was intelligent and talented, yet overambitious and careless in behavior, and like Zi Yu, who had great ability hidden beneath a plain exterior, are around us, too. It is just that we easily make the mistake of judging people by their appearance or by their words, thereby failing to appreciate people's talents or else overestimating them.

事实上，像宰予这样聪明有才华，却又志大行疏的，或者像子羽这样其貌不扬，却沉潜有才的人，在我们的周围并不是没有，只不过我们很容易犯以貌取人，以言断人的毛病，而错失了人才或高估了人才。

They are both of the samesex—and that sex is the one your own proclivities incline you to findattractive.

想象这样的情景：你面前有两个求职者，他们的性别都是对你具有性吸引力的那个，他们的简历一样出色，他们面试的表现也一样出色；但其中一个长相娇好而另一个则其貌不扬。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。