The series presents a bleak story: you are far more likely to be promoted in "the Wire" for toeing the line than for being good at your job.

这部电视系列展示了一个严峻的现实：在“ The Wire ”中，你更容易因为唯命是从得到晋升而不是做好工作。

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Already, it had turned the feel-good story line of the college football season into a dark and strange one.

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This alone, would have made for a good story line.

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They have a really nice top-line growth story, and a really good bottom-line story.

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