It is indeed misery if I stretch an empty hand to men and receive nothing; but it is hopelessness if I stretch a full hand and find none to receive.

假如我向人伸出空手而得不到东西，那当然是苦恼；但是假如我伸出一只满握的手，而发现没有人来接受，那才是绝望呢。

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The students did nothing special before the first test. But before the second test, students were told they’d receive money for high marks.

第一场测试进行时一切都很普通，但在第二场测试之前，他们告知学生测试成绩高可以获得金钱奖励。

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You receive universal energy during sleep too, but nothing compares to the amount of the energy you receive during meditation.

从不冥想的人们错过太多。只有通过冥想你才能够获得大量的有益于你身心健康的资源能量。

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White-collar felons like Bernard Madoff deserve the prison sentences that they receive, but that punishment is nothing compared to the punishment they receive by witnessing the impact that their actions have on their families.

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MPs who prefer their own lodging would receive a small subsidy, but nothing for furniture, refurbishment and the like.

ECONOMIST: Parliamentary expenses

People willingly pay this money to a handful of telecommunications companies, but pay nothing for the news content they receive as a result, whose continued survival is generally agreed to be a fundamental plank of democracy.

FORBES: Why I Think The New York Times Is Going To Go Bust