The transformation here, importantly, ; interrupts the eating of the fruit; consummation of desire is deferred.

这种变身在这里很重要，它打断了吃浆果;,欲望的实现被拖延了。

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you guys know the word procrastination? Just putting things off.

你们知道procratination这个词吧？就是拖延。

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They can stall you for a year; you're trying to sell the house, they hire lawyers and sue you and you've got to hire lawyers.

能拖延你整整一年的时间,当你准备卖掉房子,他们会请律师起诉你,然后你也不得不请律师

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He wrote once that, "The chief thing is to know your duties and our edicts by heart and not put off things until tomorrow, like his son did.

他曾经这样写道,"最要紧的事就是牢记我们的职责和法令,并且不把今天能做的事拖延到明天去做",他儿子就是这么拖沓的

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If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

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