Remember, nothing happens until we decide to start; it lasts as long as we want; and it doesn't end until we decide to stop.

记住，如果我们不想开始，交易就不会开始；我们想持续多久就会持续多久；如果我们不想停止，它就不会停止。

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Researchers from the Netherlands set out to measure the effect that vacations have on overall happiness and how long it lasts.

荷兰的研究者着手研究假期对于幸福的作用以及此作用的延续时间。

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But this phase is only the tip of the iceberg. It lasts only a few weeks, and you aren't supposed to stay on it long term.

但是，这个阶段只是冰山一角，持续仅几个星期，你可别以为要长期停留在这个阶段。

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It will depend, he says, on what sort of war it is, and how long it lasts.

ECONOMIST: Face value

The semiconductor industry is in an oversupply, and as long as it lasts (which should continue until the middle of 2013) many semiconductor vendors will report quarterly losses.

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Many in this situation will take the free ride for as long as it lasts and save what would have been their mortgage payment or rent for the day when they are evicted.

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