When things don't turn out as we would like them to, it is very tempting to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending.

当事情的结果不像我们所希望的那样时，我们很容易假设，如果我们做的事情不同，故事会有一个更快乐的结局。

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He hasn't done things by half.

他于这事倒没有半途而废。

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Wish you had done things differently?

希望你不做这样的事儿！

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If all these things were not done,Calhoun said, then it would be better to separate, to part in peace.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

So one of the things that we've done for a while now is, we have this thing called Director Day.

所以我们一直在做的是，设立董事日。

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Right, having done that, we can certainly get to more complicated things, so for example, suppose I look at that expression.

好，说完了这一点，我们就可以讲些复杂些的话题了，例如，假设我看到了这个表达式。

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I've had my share of their riches and fame, done things I never should have done.

NPR: Judy Collins, From Both Sides Now

You know, we all have parents that have done things that we have not liked.

NPR: 17 min 50 sec

But Mr. Ryu says he doesn't plan to change other ways he has always done things.

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