But if the scheme does not pay off, the starry-eyed lover could be paying off the bill for a very long time, looking rather a stupid Cupid in the process.

但是，一旦这个方案失败，这个异想天开的求爱者可能需要很长一段时间才能付清债务，让他看上去更像一个傻瓜丘比特。

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Time Log: Lawyers have to track everything they do in the day and how long they do it so they can bill their clients and remain accountable.

时间纪录：律师需要纪录下他们一天里所做的事情，以及做这件事情用了多久的时间并以此来跟客户收费和做出解释。

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“If this bill goes down,” he says, “it will be a very long time before we come back to it.

“如果这个法案失败了。” 他说“要过很久才能重新回到这个议题上。

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