So let me rephrase, are these people, are these pair of partners in the firm, or two students working on their homework assignments, are they working more or less than an efficient level?

让我换个表达方式吧,这些企业合伙人,或者两个共同协作做作业的同学,他们是否实现了最优效率了呢

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For example, maybe you are a partner at your firm and you're working with an associate on a project.

例如，你是公司的合伙人，你和一位同事正在共同跟进一个项目。

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