An analogy I like to think about is that when you're repairing your car, the first thing you do is to stomp it and shut off the engine.

我想打个比方，当修你的车时，你首先要做的是刹车，关掉引擎。

youdao

So when I heard this story it really made me think! I hope that you will find some application in your own life as well...

因此，当我听到这个故事时，它确实使我去思考，而我希望，你也会觉得在你的生活中得到一些启迪。

youdao

I think when you release something and you put your reputation behind it, you actually finish the work.

我想，当你发行些什么时，要是能把你的声誉置诸脑后，那么实际上你就完成这项工作了。

youdao

and I think it makes it so that when you take your kid, if you're a mom, it's really fun for to you to watch as well.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

And an analogy I like to think about is that your--when you bring your car in to repair it-- for repairs, when you're repairing your car, the first thing you do is you stomp it and shut off the engine.

我想打个比方,当你开你的车去修时-,当你修你的车时，你首先要做的是,刹车，关掉引擎。

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Yeah, I think it happens when your schedule does not work out the way you expected it to.

会的。有的时候你的生活并不能按照你所设想的计划进行。

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It's when you put it into - when you see it in your own life I think you understand it.

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