A qualified stenographer is not necessarily a competent secretary.

一合格的速记员不一定就是称职的秘书。

If you want to learn English, you must first find a competent teacher.

你如要学习英文， 你须先找一位称职的教师。

A nod's as good as a wink, she was sacked for incompetence.

不用多说, 她因不称职而被解雇。

As a qualified lawyer, he has to assimilate the facts, not just remember them.

作为一名称职的律师,应该理解这些事实,而不是仅仅记住它。

She fulfilled herself both as a qualified mother and as a successful painter.

她充分发挥了自己的才能既是一称职的母亲又是一成功的画家。

He’s no great shakes as a teacher.

他不是很称职的老师。

We should beware the incompetence of legislators.

应该防范立法者的不称职。

You can relax and feel safe in the knowledge that I am a fully qualified and vastly experienced shover.

你大可放松且不必担心，因为是一位称职并且经验丰富的推动者。

He was discharged for incompetence.

他因不称职而被解雇。

He’s incompetent,he’ll have to go.

他不称职,得辞掉他。

In choosing a partner we are subconsciously assessing their evolutionary fitness to be a mother of children or father provider and protector.

在选择伴侣的时，会在潜意识里衡量对方将来是否会是称职的母亲或者父亲，是否会是合格的一家之主。

They took him along on another foray into the forest following the spiders, and once again the boarhound didn't prove to be much worth as a protector or guide.

他领着它，跟踪蜘蛛的足迹，在禁林里展开另一番历险。这头猎犬又获得了一次机会证明了自己并非一称职的保镖或向导。