When you factor out the amount of time spent thinking through complex and unfamiliar concepts-a rarity when people read for pleasure-reading is an appallingly mechanical process.

抛开用在思考复杂和陌生概念上的时间不谈——休闲阅读中很少出现这一情况——阅读意外地成为一种机械过程。

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It's not that complex, but it introduces a significant amount of extra work to most programs.

并不是说多复杂，而是对于大多数程序而言增加了太多的额外工作。

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TabFolders are a convenient way to create complex GUIs that use limited amount of space.

TabFolders 是一个创建使用有限数量空间的复杂 GUI 的简便方法。

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The code is unusually conspicuous, complex, and enigmatic; it attracts an inordinate amount of attention to itself, and this attention has to acquire the rigor of a method.

这种代码通常很显著，复杂，神秘;,它把大量的注意力都吸引到自己身上，这种注意力得有一种方法的严肃性。

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Some things are complex, but an overwhelming amount of elegant solutions with which we are aware are exceedingly simple.

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Cingular and other mobile providers got slapped with a patent lawsuit over "prepaid" accounts, which aren't anything more complex than purchasing a certain amount of cellphone minutes in advance and drawing from them over time, as opposed to going in for a regular per-month subscription allotment it's not too prevalent here in the States but is much bigger overseas.

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Its invention reduced the amount of time necessary to perform complex mathematical operations, making it an invaluable tool for commerce, science and engineering.

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