But frankly, I'm convinced, insofar as I'm convinced of anything, that if one doesn't live by that, nothing of any interest is going to happen.

不过，坦率来讲，我相信，或者说，我确信，如果一个人不相信这一点，那么他的艺术创作只会平淡无奇。

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In a less exciting example, you could use the "let's" pattern to suggest going home.

下面一个例子稍显平淡，你也可以用“let's”句型来建议大家回家。

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sounds well, kind of bland or revving in neutral there.What about this?

听上去还可以，趋于平淡或者说转向中性了，那这个呢？

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Rather, they stand there with their faces in a normal expression.

相反，他们表情平淡。

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You may take on a long-term project and then die before you've been able to complete it; or alternatively, you may peak too soon and then continue to stick around in an anti-climactic way.

你可能承担了一个长期的项目,然后在你能完成之前就死了，或者，你可能太快达到人生高峰,然后继续在平淡中徘徊。

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