Some people's gadgets determine their self-esteem. Being a tech columnist is like being onstage: feedback from readers is instantaneous, impassioned and voluminous.

许多人的自尊是靠他们的装置所维持的。作为一个科技潮人就好像使自己时刻呆在舞台上：他们给读者的留言是即时的、热情洋溢的、长篇大论的。

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Nothing is worse than making an impassioned attack on campaign finance irregularities before Congress and suddenly having your phone light up with a call from "RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO."

没有什么比这个更糟的——当您正在国会热情洋溢的攻击对手非法筹集竞选资金时，突然兜里iphone却接到了来自“雷诺烟草公司”的电话…岂不是一个打在你自己脸上的响亮耳光？

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You had a few companies involved, but not one of the largest companies in the world coming out with a lengthy and impassioned post, like we saw yesterday from Tim Cook.

有几家公司参与其中，但那时可没有一家世界上最大的公司用一篇充满激情的长文站出来表态，就像我们昨天看到的蒂姆·库克所做的那样。

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The globe-trotting daughter of a former Cantonese diplomat is feisty and impassioned, like a stiletto-shod mashup of vintage Spice Girl and Manolo Blahnik.

WSJ: The New Cachet of 'Made In China'

But when pressed for broader examples, members of the community resort to vague yet impassioned statements about a "way of life" and their fluency with two cultures.

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The impassioned pursuit of a definitive vision may better describe what it feels like once an entrepreneur hits her stride, rather than reflect the far messier and less certain process of how she got going in the first place.

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