Oftentimes we have the illusion that if we just wait a bit longer, it will become easier to make the decision - but in fact that usually simply compounds the problem.

我们经常幻想说，等再晚点做这个决定，可能就没有那么难了—但事实上，这样的话会让决定更加得复杂。

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They complained that they had been trapped inside the police station, but in fact most were seen escaping over the adjacent roofs to safety in nearby buildings.

他们抱怨说他们被困在警察局，但实际上大部分人被看见通过毗邻的屋顶逃往附近建筑物内的安全地带。

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That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult.

那听起来很简单，但实际上非常难。

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It also bars "disparate impact" actions that are not meant to discriminate but in fact disproportionately harm minorities.

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But Milton's also sensitive to the fact that the very phrase "Christian epic" is in some way a contradiction in terms.

但弥尔顿对有些事实也很敏锐,某种意义上“基督教史诗“这个词语,本身就是矛盾的。

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But if in fact my reading practice can be shown not clearly to distinguish between meaning and significance, well, then that's what would happen.

但如果实际上我的阅读经历不足以让我清晰地,分清楚什么是意思什么是意义，那么，这就是接下来会发生的。

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It may sound far fetched today, but in fact that is what many groups are working on.

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The villains of the tidal story were the harbor masters who hoarded their information, but in fact that was only a small part of the value they offered.

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Outgoing defense acquisition chief Ashton Carter spent much of the year assuring industry that efficiency would not be achieved by slashing profits, but in fact that is precisely what is happening as new program guidance is issued to bureaucrats and contract terms are revised.

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