没有这些工具,就没有参考点来标明我们进步了多少,退步了多少。
Without such tools, we have no reference points to indicate how far we have advanced or retreated.
如果没有这些工具,那么您可以编写一些简单的命令脚本,以便周期性地运行和收集最有价值的统计信息。
If not, you might be able to write a few simple command scripts to run periodically and collect the most useful statistics.
当然,2008年候选人中的很多人有网站、一键捐款工具和社交网络的特色——甚至连约翰·麦凯恩都有这些特色,尽管他并没有亲自使用过电子邮件。
Of course, many of the 2008 candidates had websites, click-to-donate tools, and social-networking features — even John McCain, who does not personally use E-mail.
They couldn't tell the stories without those tools.
没有这些工具就讲不了这些故事。
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