那个夏天天气酷热，地而湿度适宜，提早播种就可以在热浪打蔫植尖之前完成授粉，同于干旱更没有爆发洪水，产在田里的玉米得以保存。

For that on blistering summer, the ground moisture was just right, planting early allowed pollination before heat withered the tops, and the lack of rain spared the standing corn from floods.

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在1997年和2000年两度与总裁职位擦身而过——这促使了他提早退休——之后，他二话不说地舍弃了游泳短裤，换上一身西装。

He did not hesitate to swap his swimming trunks for a suit, having been passed over for Coca-Cola's top job in 1997 and again in 2000—which had prompted his early retirement.

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所以我们认为，最好提早些打电话，而不要等到满脸困惑的出租车司机焦急地等待你说出目的地的时候。

So we learned it is best to call slightly before you find yourself face-to-face with a confused cab driver waiting anxiously for your direction.

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