The alternative is to dwell on your bad luck, less than ideal circumstances, etc. , and slip into a mentality of complaining and excuse-making.

与之相反的是每天都纠结于霉运、状态不理想等等，陷入抱怨和寻找借口的心态。

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It is less than ideal, but people opposed to expansion should ask themselves if they really want the alternative - loss of business to another airport in Europe that is prepared to expand, with the resulting loss of jobs, economic decline, and fall in house prices that would follow.

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