Time is the most precious thing we have. Yet most of us treat our time as though it has hardly any value at all.

时间是我们拥有的最宝贵的东西。但是我们大部分人对待时间的方式就好像它几乎没有价值一样。

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In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze that mirrors our fear of the dark.

在大多数城市里，天上看起来好像没有星星，仅剩一层薄薄的雾霾，这反映出我们对黑暗的恐惧。

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The value of listed shares in American firms collapsed by 57% from its peak in October 2007 to a low in March this year, though it has since rebounded somewhat.

虽然之后有所反弹，但是美国公司的上市股票价值从2007年10月的最高点到今年3月的最低点暴跌了57%。

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Experts say one of the lessons is that even though the economy has improved, it demands more attention.

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So I'll now start to get into that habit, even though it's a bit of distracting detail, it's just consistent with the expectations that the compiler really has.

所以我现在将开始养成那个习惯，虽然这是一个有点分散注意力的细节，它只是与编译器,拥有的期望是并存的。

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It's saying everybody has to be counted as an equal even though at the end of the day, one can be sacrificed for the general welfare.

基本观点是，众生皆平等,虽然不得已之时，为了大众的福祉，个体还是可以被牺牲的。

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ChevronTexaco, though it has an excellent position in neighboring Kazakhstan, has come up dry in Moscow.

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Throughout the Cyprus crisis, this market has feared a squeeze, though it has not truly materialized.

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At one point, the ten-year swap spread reached 71.5bps, though it has fallen sharply since then.

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