It was a tradition to open the White House on that day so the president could wish visitors a happy new year.

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They're required, every year, to go into the business, into one part of the business for a whole day and learn everything there is to know about that.

他们每年必须抽出一天仔细研究公司情况，公司某一方面的情况,了解所有相关信息。

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Imagine that when everybody's born, on their wrist everybody's born with a natural birthmark that indicates the precise year, day, and time in which they're going to die.

假设当大家出生的时候，手腕上都有一个天生的胎记,它预示了哪一年，哪一天，哪个时候你会死去。

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