In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.

在任何努力领域，如果不首先受到该领域过去成就的强烈影响，就不可能作出重大贡献。

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We can not rest on the past achievements.

我们不能停留在过去的成绩上。

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But those same businesses know that they can no longer live on past achievements.

但那些企业也意识到不能够满足于已取得的成就。

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In a nationally televised address to hundreds of government officials and cultural elites in the Kremlin, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said the prestige and well-being of Russia cannot forever rely on past achievements.

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The important thing now, of course, is not simply to acknowledge past achievements, but to build upon them.

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Given his past achievements, it would be a surprise if he didn't taste victory again sooner rather than later.

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Gone are the days of the grossly inflated contracts and underperforming players who rely heavily on past achievements and glory.

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