And the economist 8 George Akerlof once found himself faced with a simple task: mailing a box of clothes from India, where he was living, to the United States for his friend.

经济学家乔治·阿克尔洛夫某次发现自己面对一个简单的任务：将一箱衣服从印度(当时他所居住的地方)寄给他在美国的朋友。

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Now my brother is a wise and calm person. He is at one with himself. He recognizes when he has had too much alcohol to drink. So he accepted an offer for a ride home from a female friend.

这时我弟弟是个非常聪明冷静的人，他头脑冷静下来，意识到自己喝了太多酒，因此他就接受了一个女性朋友的帮助，让她载他回家。

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