These kind of natural and spontaneous arrangements are not global, they're not big enough and important enough.

这种自发性的商议,并不是全球性的，它们的规模不够大，也不那么重要。

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And they're supplemented by more spontaneous acts of charity, the kind that most frequently spring to mind during the holidays.

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"Sometimes I feel a bit left out of those spontaneous meetings, the ones coworkers can have easily in an office when they're passing by each others' desks, " she said.

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