Selfdelusion may be dying hard among Britain's Banks, yet the sooner they face facts, the sooner they can move on.
掩耳盗铃之于英国银行业可谓积习难改，可只有在他们肯直面事实之后，才会迈出前进的步伐。
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There is a bit of self - delusion at work, with an under-talented but over-expectant segment asserting that their skills deserve high short-term rewards.
有一点自欺欺人的做法在发挥作用，一部分才能不足但期望过高的人声称，他们的技能理应获得高额短期回报。
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Society must in principle be able to move towards its ideals, such as equality and freedom, or they are no more than cant and self-delusion.