He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.
他是一个忠诚、出色、很有能力的公务员。
His 2009 speech was thin for what was a pre-election pitch, and last year was blandly competent in the way he often is when under no real pressure.
我认为这次演讲要比前面的几次好，2009年为大选拉票，他的声音尖细，去年他常常采用那种完全没有压力的演讲方式，看不出他的演讲能力有什么特别出众之处。
He was a very competent lawyer.
他是一位很有才干的法学家。
He was an estimable, good natured man and a competent journalist.
他是一个值得尊重的、性情温和而有才能的新闻记者。
He was such a competent governor that every time when he wanted to leave that place, people there would cry and beg him to stay.
他是如此地兢兢业业，以至于每次想要离开南柯的时候，南柯老百姓都哭求他留下。
He was a highly competent jet pilot.
他是一位非常合格的喷气式飞机驾驶员。
The problem for me is McClaren was a competent guy but he has never been completely accepted in England.
我认为麦克拉伦是一个有能力的人，但是他在英国还没有得到所有人的公认。
Then ask ourselves, do you train a competent staff, he was working here when you shop made great contributions, or whether the lack of enthusiasm and ability to bring you the loss of one?
这时应该自问，你培训出一个有能力的员工，他是在你这里工作时对花店贡献大呢，还是缺少工作热情和能力，给你带来的损失大呢？
Then ask ourselves, do you train a competent staff, he was working here when you shop made great contributions, or whether the lack of enthusiasm and ability to bring you the loss of one?
这时应该自问，你培训出一个有能力的员工，他是在你这里工作时对花店贡献大呢，还是缺少工作热情和能力，给你带来的损失大呢？
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