Does the idea of affecting the world make you hyperventilate a bit—like you might have to join the Peace Corps or adopt an orphan from Indonesia?

对世界产生影响的想法是否会让你有点喘不过气来——比如你可能不得不加入和平队，或者收养一个来自印尼的孤儿？

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Managers should therefore adopt an approach that appears counterintuitive—they should explain what stands to be lost if the company fails to seize a particular opportunity.

因此，管理人员应该采取一种似乎有违直觉的方法——他们应说明如果公司未能抓住特定的机会，可能遭受怎样的损失。

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When you sign up, you adopt an animated penguin to chat with friends, play games, explore, collect coins and even personalize your very own igloo.

注册时，你就会领养一只活泼的企鹅来与朋友聊天、玩游戏、探索、收集硬币、甚至让你自己的圆顶冰屋个性化。

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After the loss of a baby, a husband and wife adopt an older child.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

His own mother will volunteer to be his nurse, and Pharaoh's daughter will eventually adopt him and name his Moses: again, this is an Egyptian name.

而他的亲身母亲则会自愿当他的奶妈，法老的女儿最终会收养他，给他命名“摩西“,再说一次，这是一个埃及名字。

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Nicholas Lardy, an economist and senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute, says China's unwillingness to adopt derivative loans and other high-risk financial products helped to shield it from the impact of the world economic downturn.

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Other towns are being urged to adopt an American formula, capitalising on bars, books and bread.

ECONOMIST: Small towns

In the event you find yourself in the presence of the recipient, adopt an air of gloating beneficence.

FORBES: Christopher Buckley: Keep Calm And Merry On

The Historical Enquiries Team must adopt an even-handed approach when dealing with cases, a victims commissioner has said.

BBC: HET enquiries must be even-handed: Victims commissioner