A poll-- global poll, whether it's in Japan,China,United States or Europe: most people think that it's more important to focus on their weaknesses if they are to succeed.

一项全球民意调查显示，无论是在日本，中国，美国或欧洲：,大多数人认为，如果要成功,注重自己的缺点比优点更重要。

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Some people believe that spending money on an advertisement is more important than making a quality product.

有的人相信多花钱做广告比生产质量好的产品更重要。

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Or, if you take England,for example, people came to care in very major ways what people in Manchester thought because Manchester becomes the capital essentially of the north and the economic center of production.

或者,拿英格兰举例,曼彻斯特人的意志具有很大影响力,因为那里对于北部的重要性堪比首都,并且是工业经济中心

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And sociologists point out that for a lot of aspects of your life, like getting a job, acquaintances matter, connections matter, and the connections you establish by going to a place like Yale hold you in good stead for the rest of your life, above and beyond any intellectual qualities that this place may offer.

社会学家指出，在你生活里很多方面，例如找工作，相识的人很重要，关系很重要，你去一个像耶鲁这样的地方建立的关系,能为你的余生带来好处，比这个地方教给你的知识更有好处。

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