They said the saving in expense made it worthwhile even though sourcing it took quite a bit of time.

他们说，节省这笔开支是值得的，尽管采购它花了不少时间。

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An obsession with time, saving, gaming, wasting, losing and mastering it, seems to have been a part of humanity for as long as humans have existed.

人类对时间的执念——对其的节省、玩弄、浪费、丧失及掌控——似乎是人性的一部分，人类存在了多久，执念就存在了多久。

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An obsession with time, saving, gaming, wasting, losing, and mastering it, seems to have been a part of humanity for as long as humans have existed.

人类对时间的执念——对其的节省、玩弄、浪费、丧失及掌控——似乎是人性的一部分，人类存在了多久，执念就存在了多久。

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To this day, I have a hard time saving anything.

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