得知真相后我写信去致歉，这位“过世”的女作家着实温文雅量、宽宏为怀，她说能够读到如此的溢美之辞实在是人生乐事。

The dead woman to whom I wrote to apologise was generous and forgiving saying it had been a real pleasure to read such a kindly account.

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在怀斯曼的一项调查中，自称走运的人里有百分之八十的人告诉他，直觉在他们的职业选择中起到了关键作用，那百分之二十也比“不走运”的人多。

In one of Wiseman's surveys, 80 percent of self-described lucky people told him their intuition played a key role in their career choices-some 20 percent more than in the "unlucky" group.

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顺年中，银行家之贪者将怀动机作假。 譬如其会借债离岸公司，离岸公司遂转债佛罗里达之分摊买家(condo-buyers)。

In good times, greedy bankers would have the incentive to cheat; for example, by making loans to offshore holding companies that would then pass on the money to Florida condo-buyers.

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