You would think I would learn my lesson, but l truly didn't the first time around.

你也许会想，我会从这次教训中吸取经验，但是第一次我没有。

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I guess I should recognize my mistakes and learn the lesson they teach me and move forward.

我想我应该认识到我的错误，吸取教训，并继续前进。

youdao

Yet you cannot learn your lesson! My dear boy, you are deceiving yourself.

但你却学不会功课！我亲爱的孩子，你在欺骗自己。

youdao

Hence the time I had stopped working, I had taken time to learn about all the critical elements of business as I had learnt my lesson the hard way.

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