Economists are now working on theories which will be less prone to malfunction.

经济学家目前正在研究不太容易出错的理论。

And one thing that stands out right away is that some groups of people tend to be less prone to severe cases, like kids.

还有一件值得关注的事便是，有些群体并不太容易患上严重疾病，比如儿童。

And are less prone to confuse those who've had perhaps a little too much to drink and think they are reaching for something sweet.

而且不太容易让那些喝得有点多的人感到困惑，让他们认为自己是在吃甜品。

If this translates to humans, lazier individuals may be less prone to substance addiction, although more research is needed to confirm this.

如果这适用于人类，那么懒惰的人可能不太容易上瘾，尽管需要更多的研究来证实这一点。

In the tropics, the valleys appear to be more favorable because they are less prone to dry out, they have less frost, and they have deeper soils.

在热带地区，因山谷气候湿润，霜冻情况较少，且土壤肥沃，更受当地居民欢迎。

Research does suggest that those with a low NFC tend to be less prone to bias, and to make more thoughtful choices and analyses because they're not rushing to get closure.

研究确实表明，结束感需要程度低的人不太容易产生偏见，并能做出更深思熟虑的选择和分析，因为他们并不急于结束。

You typed up your copy on stencils which could be purchased in a local office-supply store for nineteen cents apiece—my brother called this chore “cutting stencil, ” and it was usually my job, as I was less prone to make typing errors.

你得把文字先打在蜡纸上，蜡纸是从当地一家办公用品商店花19美分一张买来的——我哥哥管这活叫做“切蜡纸”，通常这活都由我来干，因为我打字很少出错。