不幸的是，像上面那样的图表不是那么容易弄出来的。
Unfortunately, creating a simple chart like the one above isn't so easy.
但是，我还是忍不住会想起某位著名经济学家的话。他说，他宁愿只预测一个数字或者一个日期，而不是同时预言二者，因为那样的话，很容易出错。
But I can't help recalling the words of the eminent economist who said he was willing to forecast a number or a date — but not both — because it made it too easy to prove him wrong.
往往比较容易的是显得是最安全和最可以确定，但是他们却不是必须那样的。
All too often the easier pathway appears to be the safest and surest, but it is not necessarily so.
根据我的经验，消极（或为了某事沮丧）的人更容易听进同情的话语，而不是建议他/她应该这样做那样做。
From my experience, people who are negative (or upset for that matter) benefit more from an empathetic ear than suggestions/solutions on what he/she should do.
并不是所有的共同基金都是被平等创造的，而且把你的钱投进共同基金并不像把钱扔给第一个唆使你加入这桩生意的推销员那样容易。
Not all mutual funds are created equal, and investing in mutuals isn't as easy as throwing your money at the first salesperson who solicits your business.
学会说不就是拒绝(这里我认为requests应该是拒绝的意思)不是你想要的，一旦你那样做了，你将会发现它其实是多么容易的事情。
Learn to say no to requests that don't meet your needs, and once you do that you'll find how easy it actually is.
注意力是一种专注、细致、思考的状态。它不像时间那样可以很方便地划分成每个15分钟—— 注意力不是那么容易整齐简单地划分。
Attention is about focus and careful, thoughtful consideration. Unlike time – which can be broken into convenient chunks of 15 minutes – attention doesn't divide quite so neatly or easily.
战胜罗马永远不是件容易的事并且对于那样结果你还能说什么呢？
Winning in Rome is never easy and one cannot help but be happy with a result like that.
即便如此，也不是件容易的事，因为我不确信私人资本公司的那些家伙是不是如同每个人都认为的那样聪明。
Even so, it's not going to be easy. Especially because I'm not sure these private equity guys are as smart as everyone makes them out to be.
显而易见，使用玻璃对地球来说是最明智的选择。因为玻璃很容易就能回收利用，而不是像塑料那样要上百年才能分解。
Glass is obviously a wiser choice for the planet as it can easily be recycled and does not take hundreds of years to break down like plastic.
我知道那样的情况下裁判不容易做决定，如果他给我们点球(尽管不是非常明显)，整个场上局面将扭转。
I understand it's not easy for a referee in this environment, as if he gives a penalty that isn't clear as day, then the whole stadium could come down.
l我的侄子以为日文跟中文在很多方面相似，很容易学，但结果并不是那样。
My nephew had thought that Japanese, which is similar to Chinese in many ways, was easy to learn, but it didn't turn out that way.
l我的侄子以为日文跟中文在很多方面相似，很容易学，但结果并不是那样。
My nephew had thought that Japanese, which is similar to Chinese in many ways, was easy to learn, but it didn't turn out that way.
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