It was his way of describing a reality that continues to haunt the movie business: Studio executives have no idea which pictures will make money.

话语中透露出的是一直困扰着电影工业的现实难题：电影工作室的负责人不知道哪些电影真的能赚到钱。

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Of course, I did not feel too much shocked at this reality because I had prepared psychologically before I held my hands to others for money.

当然我也已经有了心理准备，毕竟这个社会就是这么现实。

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The reality is, few musicians ever made most of their money on albums anyway.

实际的情况是，很少有音乐家是通过卖专辑挣大钱的。

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In the meantime, efforts by the pension to deny the obvious waste of millions in secret fees paid to intermediaries for doing next-to-nothing, as well as to retaliate against whistleblowers and credible critics, only makes the fund seem embarassing ignorant of the reality of federal regulation of the money management industry.

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Not only can a journal help you with the harsh reality of where your money goes each pay cycle, but over time will help you to feel good about your cost-cutting measures as it will reflect the savings you make each day.

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In reality the bulk of the money goes on what amounts to political patronage, be it to special interest groups like farmers, aid to southern European countries or what could easily be seem as cronies.

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