Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.

了解你擅长的东西并多去实践就会成就卓越的表现。

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The loss of competitiveness can be reversed (Ireland is doing it), but only at the cost of a long-term decline in wages and demand, which will require in turn even more fiscal retrenchment.

竞争缺失可以修复（爱尔兰正在这样做），但要付出工资和需求长期下跌的成本，这样一来势必需要做出更多财政紧缩。

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We could continue to build more DAMS and exploit deeper and deeper aquifers; but even if you can afford it, it's not a cost-effective way of doing things.

我们无法继续建造更多的水坝，开发越来越深的地下水，而且，即使我们负担得起，这么做是不划算的方式。

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It means this particular G-Class can hit 160mph even if it only spends most of its life doing a much more sedate 6mph.

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If you had something to sell, your chances of finding the most buyers were enhanced by listing it there, even if doing so cost a little more than other markets.

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