1·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。
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。
3·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。
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·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。
6·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。
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·Starting with the granddaddy of video sites, Youtube.com , there's plenty of travel content if you're prepared to wade through the also-rans.
首先是视频网站的鼻祖 Youtube.com，只要你 已准备好取其精华、去其糟粕，这里有大量的旅游视频内容。
9·He transformed Liverpool from Second Division also-rans into one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Europe.
他把一支二流的利物浦带领成为欧洲最大和最成功的俱乐部之一。
10·What yesterday's game demonstrated was that Arsenal have a better chance of a result against the top sides than they do against the also-rans.
昨天的比赛证明了阿森纳面对顶级球队时，拿分的机会要比对中游球队好。