The first mechanism only refers to the amount of WIP, but this second refers to the flow, its direction and speed.

第一个机制仅仅涉及到在制品的数量，而第二个则涉及到流程——流程的方向和速度。

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Observers said India's latest proposal of talks would not amount to a resumption of the full-scale dialogue, but would be a step in that direction.

观察家说，印度提出的最新谈判不会构成一个全面恢复性的对话，但将在这一方向上迈出实质性的一步。

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Obviously no one expects that women will stop dressing up in heels altogether, but if you limit the amount of wear time and the heel's height you're, um, taking a step in the right direction.

显而易见没人会期待女性完全放弃高跟鞋，但是如果控制你穿写的时间以及鞋跟的高度，你就正在向着正确的方向迈进。

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So the pink line is going to move towards the vertical, and the blue line is going to move towards the horizontal, and notice that the amount of effort that we generate, goes down dramatically, goes down in this direction.

粉色的线最后会趋向垂直,蓝色的线最后会趋向水平,请大家注意下我们付出的努力,会朝这个方向大幅减少

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