In sixth grade, your idea of a friend was the person who went up to Nicky or Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said "no", you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.

六年级时，好朋友是那个走到你喜欢的尼克或苏珊面前，邀请他们与你共舞，即使他们拒绝，也不会让你感到尴尬的人。

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In sixth grade your idea of a friend was the person who went up to Nicky or Susan, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.

在六年级，你心目中的好朋友是那个走到你喜欢的尼克或苏姗那里请他们与你跳舞，这样如果他们不同意你就不用感到难堪的人。

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I say, "Let them alone, because I should hate them to be wronged" : and he'd crush you like a sparrow's egg, Isabella, if he found you a troublesome charge.

我说，‘放开他们吧，因为我可不愿意他们被冤枉。’伊莎贝拉，如果他发现你是一个麻烦的负担，他会把你当作麻雀蛋似的捏碎。

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If you crush your employees for coming up with imprecise or divergent numbers, and honor them for hitting numbers precisely or being in perfect agreement, then your employees will do whatever it takes to achieve the latter.

FORBES: Perfect Numbers