Now costs are rising but productivity is growing painfully slowly, from a low base.

现在，劳动力的价格在不断上涨，而生产效率起点虽低，却一直增长缓慢，这着实让人苦恼。

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Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for "productivity" software, but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.

微软自己的 Office 软件在“生产力”软件市场上占据主导地位，但这些初创公司代表了为智能手机世界从头开始设计的一波新技术浪潮。

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Take all of your paid time off, which not only gives you recovery periods, but raises your productivity and likelihood of promotion.

把所有带薪假期都用来休息，这不仅能给你时间来恢复元气，还能提高你的工作效率，使你更有可能升职。

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But experts say productivity suffers in workplaces where employers tolerate or accept bullying.

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The "parable of the talents" rewards hard work and investment; and it's satisfying because it does that, but it also instills an anxiety about non-productivity.

才能的寓言“奖励努力工作和投资的人;,这很令人满意，但同时它也会造成关于无生产力的忧虑。

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But he says too much help will hinder productivity.

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But productivity growth has been disappointing, partly because so much of the economy is in the public sector.

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Yet the general wage level is set not by specific sectoral productivity but by general productivity across the economy.

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More staff, especially nurses, have been recruited, but overall productivity has fallen (see first chart).

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