“Meeting basic needs” requires effort and dedication, but once those basic needs are met, take a good look at your life and at your career choices.

“满足基本需要”要求努力和奉献，但一旦那些基本需要得到满足，好好地看一看你的生活和事业选择吧。

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This not only requires added skill but double the effort.

这不但要求额外的技巧，而且需要翻倍的工作量。

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The latter requires effort but is likely of no benefit.

后者需要一定的付出工作，但很可能不能带来好处。

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True engineering contribution does not arise solely from writing papers and making presentations, but requires a simultaneous effort to realize ideas in practice.

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These schemes offer consolation, but any effort to deflect an asteroid requires plenty of advance warning, and that may not always be available.

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Yes, it requires more time and effort but the end result is something you can hang your hat on and even have a launch not tarnished by controversey.

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