But improvisation does not mean just playing any old thing that comes to mind.

不过，即兴演奏并不是随便想到什么就演奏什么。

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You want a franchise business, but not just any old thing--you want something big time.

假如你想拥有一家特许经营公司，当然不是那些老一套的东西，而是第一流的特许经营公司。

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In my experience, people in requirements meetings tend to throw any old thing out there just to go on record as having said it.

根据我的经验，人们在需求会议上都倾向于抛出一些陈旧的内容应付一下，就算是已经说过了。

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Any strategy should be focused on one thing: getting capital out of the old economy, so that it can be invested in new and growing businesses in an asset-light economy.

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Any examination of Mr Vidal's background dispels the old canard that there is no such thing as an American upper class.

ECONOMIST: American literature