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Much of what your manager said is lost because you were busy concentrating on the ketchup stain on his pocket, but the essence of it is clear.

由于您刚才在关注经理的口袋上的番茄酱斑点，可能已经忘记经理具体说什么了，但主要的东西还是十分清晰的。

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Working on projects that you have lost enthusiasm for because you know they could be better is a huge drain on creativity and can bleed over to your other work.

因为你知道一些项目对你来说不可能做得更好，从而失去了热情，但你还是为这些项目工作，这无疑是对你的创造力的巨大浪费，同时也会使你的其它工作受到很大的影响。

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It is cynical to declare that the war is lost because you believe it gives you political advantage.

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Workers should also remember that there could be consequences to abandoning a job just because you lost free coffee or a transportation reimbursement.

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And you certainly hear stories about lost technology because a product you were planning on unveiling at a trade show somehow someone reverse-engineered or trade secrets have been stolen.

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