Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.

即使是失败本身，也是有所得的，失败可以催人奋进，也可以让人一蹶不振。

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Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another, even the failure to do something is in itself a deed.

我们的所作所为都表示我们已朝甲方向或一步另一位，就是做某事失败本身就是一个行动。

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Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another, even the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward.

我们做的每件事都是迈向一个或另外一个方向，甚至“什么都没做”本身也是一种行为，它让我们前进或倒退。

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Less good is Mr Hague's failure so far to do something about the party's European divisions.

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There was an opportunity in the Senate and House bills on FDA reform (the Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2007) to do something about this and I as a reformer am disappointed in the failure of both bills to strengthen post-market surveillance.

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Also, their falling prices probably have something to do with the monumental failure that was Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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