I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation—and how people persevere after setbacks—as a psychology graduate student at Yale University in the 1960s.

二十世纪60年代，当我还是耶鲁大学心理学系的一名研究生时，我首次开始研究人类动机的基础以及人们在遭遇挫折后如何坚持下去。

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The gesture saved face for him after setbacks in Lebanon.

这一姿态保全了他在巴黎嫩受挫后的面子。

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Optimism is the composure after failure, the generosity in ordinariness, the unyieldingness after setbacks.

乐观是失败之后的镇静，乐观是平凡中的旷达，乐观是挫折后的不屈。

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Europe is poised to undergo dramatic structural changes, after years of discussions and setbacks.

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By 1993 Inhale had a flashlight-size prototype, but most drug companies, wary after setbacks with nasal insulin, weren't interested.

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Despite this progress, the company is struggling to restore its credibility after numerous setbacks.

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Livingston is poised to succeed House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who opted not to seek re-election as speaker after Republican setbacks in the November 3 midterm elections.

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