It's a very different kind of crafting, but yet it does replace reality in a similar way, or it makes demands on reality that push the real back.

是一种很不一样的工艺，却以同样的方式代替了现实，或者对现实提出要求。

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So if we were management consultants working for Mckinsey or something, and we were brought in to advise you on your homework assignments, or this law partnership on their work practices, we would come down with a prediction that this is how much work you're going to get.

如果我们是麦肯锡公司的管理顾问,或者给你们的作业提出点好的建议,或者对于现实中的律师事务所,我们都能够预测出来,你可能会投入多少工作量

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