I hadalways figured reading was a linear process; you know, start up front and grindthrough to the very end in the exact order it was printed in.

我过去常将阅读描绘成是一个线性的过程；如你所知，按照设定好的顺序，从最前面开始煎熬到印刷的最后一页。

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A job search is not a linear process.

求职并不是个线性过程。

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It's not a linear process.

这是一个非线性过程。

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