所有权一般都被看作是打开美国梦大门的钥匙，但是隐藏在其背后的成本却很少被人谈及，比如不断的维修和升级，又比如各种财产所需的照料。

Ownership is supposed to be the key that unlocks the American dream. But there are hidden costs that no one talks about, like the constant repairs and upgrades and attention that possessions demand.

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比如爱因斯坦，他错误夭折的猜想多于成功验证的猜想；又比如泰格伍兹，他输掉的比赛多于获胜的比赛。

For example, Albert Einstein's ideas were wrong more than they were right, and Tiger Woods has lost many more golf tournaments than he has won.

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当然，有外部因素在起作用，比如无法掌控的工作，又比如孩子、烦心事、干扰和让人分心的东西。

Sure, there are external forces at work: an uncontrollable job, the stress of kids and chores and interruptions and digital distractions.

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Just contrast this for a brief moment to something like Selection Sort which from the get go had a ridiculous amount of redundancy comparing the same damn numbers again and again, and again.

这就与其他的排序算法形成了鲜明的对比,比如选择排序,它会一次又一次地做,多余的比较。

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Or maybe you could be wanting to try some extreme sports like skydiving, jumping out of an airplane.

又或者你想尝试一些极限运动，比如跳伞，直接从飞机上跳下来。

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We can also follow stories which involve more profound transformations as when a man dies and is reborn into the body of a child.

我们也能理解很多包含更大转变的故事,比如某人死后又转世投胎到新生儿的身上

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