This mode is useful in situations where you know when a task starts and stops but have no way of knowing how far the task has progressed.
这种模式在这样几种情形下是有用的，您可以知道一项任务何时开始以及何时停止，但是您没法知道任务进展了多远。
Many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.
许多美国人不把午餐当作休息，而是把它当作另一项任务，挤进已经安排得满满的一天里。
It's no small challenge for a blog run by a group of ordinary—if ambitious—young people, but the members of Generation O are up to the task.
对于由一群普通——如果有抱负——的年轻人运营的博客来说，这是一个不小的挑战，但GenerationO 的成员会胜任这项任务。
Speaking to a group can be difficult, but a bad speech is truly a tiresome task.
面对一群人演讲可能很困难，但是一场糟糕的演讲真的是个令人讨厌的活儿。
He looked excited and said to us, "Boys and Girls, today I have a special but interesting task for you to complete."
他看起来很兴奋，对我们说：“孩子们，今天我有一个特殊而有趣的任务要你们去完成。”
Both brothers were so sad about the job at first, but after completing the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father.
一开始，兄弟俩都很难过，但完成任务后，他们感到自豪，父亲也为他们骄傲。
"May you never forget this lesson, my son!" said Mr. Prentice, "You now get the secret of success. It lies in never stopping to think about a task being difficult or tiresome, but in going steadily on, with a fixed determination to succeed."
“愿你永远不会忘记这一课，我的儿子！”普伦蒂斯先生说，“你现在得到了成功的秘诀。它在于永远不要停下来去想一项任务多困难或令人厌倦，而是要稳步前进，以坚定的决心取得成功。”
But it is often a task that is overlooked — seen as trivial, something that occurs only in the background.
但是，这个任务常常被忽视，被当作只在后台发生的微不足道的事情。
Each group needed a justification for saying how interesting the task was, but they each had a justification.
每一组都需要一个理由来说明,这个任务有多有趣，但他们各自有自己的理由。
This is the old "black box" principle at work; a black box performs a complex task, but it possesses simplicity on the outside.
这就是工作中古老的黑盒原则；一个黑盒执行一个复杂任务，但是从外面看它具有简单性。
Augmenting the window glass itself would be a different thing, but it's a major task.
增强窗户玻璃本身会是一件不一样的事情，但是这是一个主要任务。
But quality ingrained in every task performed is a goal that will serve any team well.
但将质量意识根植到每项要做的任务中是一个对任何团队都有益的目标。
Accepting an award may seem like a simple task, but each year the Academy Awards proves there may be more to it than you might think.
上台领奖看似一个简单的任务，但是每年的奥斯卡金像奖都证明了这个过程远比你想象的要复杂。
For more experienced readers, this book has a more limited value, but still presents a useful approach to the task of process improvement.
对于更有经验的读者，这本书的价值有限，但仍然提出了一个过程改进工作的有效方法。
Agile principles advice not to work out detailed plans at a task level upfront - but it does not discourage planning in any way.
敏捷原则只建议不要预先做细分到任务层面的计划——但它并不是劝阻任何层面的计划。
Simplifying user interfaces may sound like a mechanical task, but what lies beneath the surface of user interface design?
简化用户界面听起来可能像一项机械性的工作，但是用户界面设计的背后又隐藏着什么秘密呢？
I originally looked for a task list object, but I could not see how to append an entry to the list.
一开始，我试图寻找一个任务列表对象，但是没有发现添加列表项的方法。
This isn't a trivial task, but it's still manageable for even somewhat experienced developers.
这不是一项轻松的任务，但有一定经验的开发人员仍然可以完成。
I'll even dig a bit into the bizarre-sounding but useful task of annotating annotations.
我甚至会更深入地说明奇异但有用的对注释进行注释的任务。
But when faced with a complex task, framing the challenge in the right way can really help to focus people's efforts.
但是，在面对复杂的任务时，以适当方式对难题进行拆分确实有助于明确工作重点。
In general, placing and resizing widgets is not a computation-intensive task, but it may involve various considerations and details.
通常，放置和调整部件大小并非计算密集型任务，但是可能涉及不同的因素和细节，需要多方考虑。
The description above may sound like a complex process but is, as illustrated below, a straight-forward task.
以上描述听起来似乎是一个复杂的过程，但是正如下面阐述的那样，这其实是一项简单的任务。
But performing a task with interpreted code and performing it with compiled code can take significantly different amounts of time.
但是使用解释后的代码执行任务和使用编译后的代码执行任务在时间上有巨大的差异。
But a faster CPU doesn't always make a task run faster.
但提高cpu频率并不一定会使任务运行更快。
Your brain can make any task look big and impossible, or it can make it seem totally doable. It’s the same task but a completely different feeling.
你的大脑可以将任何一项任务看成是艰巨得难以完成的事情，但它完全可以视其为可行的。
Ewanick isn't talking about exercise, but his primary task at a resurgent GM (GM).
伊万尼克说的可不是体育锻炼，而是他在完成通用汽车 “复兴大业”中的主要任务。
Simplifying, on a life-scale, can seem like a daunting task - but I'm here to offer some good news.
简化生活看上去更像一项令人生畏的艰巨任务，但是我带来了一些好消息。
Simplifying, on a life-scale, can seem like a daunting task - but I'm here to offer some good news.
简化生活看上去更像一项令人生畏的艰巨任务，但是我带来了一些好消息。
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