Like you are just making things up and lying to yourself.

就像你只不过是在编故事，自欺欺人而已。

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The truth is, most experience comes from making things up as you go along.

事实上，大部分的经验来自你边做事边积累。

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As with just about anything in programming, you'll save work in the long run by having a well-thought-out plan from the beginning rather than making things up as you go along.

正如在编程时所碰到的问题一样，从一开始就采用一个经过详细考虑的规划要比在进行的同时规划更能节省工作量。

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Everyone is making things up as they go along, often with no set procedures to fall back on.

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"They are just making things up and selling their predictions, " Mr. Kengkard, wearing a leopard-skin pattern hat, said in one recent TV appearance.

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Since the EPA is making things up, the rational way to set the mandate would be to fine the cellulosic folks for a lack of mermaids and rebate the money to consumers who are paying higher prices because the oil companies can't do the impossible and buy an imaginary fuel.

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