Either so that they wouldn't have to carry everything with them or so they could save time once they arrived at a site by not having to make stuff from scratch.

这样他们要么就不用把所有东西都带在身边了，要么他们到了一个地方的时候不用从头开始做东西，可以节省时间。

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As I learned in my challenge, by not having my smartphone, I fell into deep work more easily, so I completed my tasks in a shorter time.

我从我的挑战中了解到，没有智能手机，我更容易陷入深度工作，所以我在更短的时间内完成了我的任务。

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Sometimes you are at a disadvantage by not having a plan.

有时你因为没有提前规划而陷入困境。

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But in fact academic studies have shown that this is wrong-footed and that in the long run by not having a level playing field, by not building systems, by not creating competitive markets you are actually undermining development and you are undermining economic growth and you are taking away the trust of potential investors."

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Then they deal with the households by having a local office and telling people what their balance is and calling them up if they're not paying and that sort of thing.

他们还会建立地方办公室,以便处理后续事宜,告知人们,他们的贷款余额,如果没有按时还款,就给他们打电话,以及类似的事情

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These are two examples I just gave you of introducing genes that affect the life of a cell, either by making it express a protein that it's not making properly that's important to its life, or by intentionally killing a cell by having it express a fatal gene.

刚才我所举两个例子,都只是影响单一细胞生命过程的,无论是使无法正常表达的重要蛋白,正常表达也好,或是有意地,导入致命的基因杀死细胞也好

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