Questions: Have you given up on practice only to wonder why you're not improving in your field and experiencing the same luck as others?

问题是：你有没有因为纳闷为什么自己没有进步也没有遇到过别人那样的好运气而放弃努力？

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I've given you my advice, whether or not you act on it is up to you.

我已经给你我的建议，你是否采纳建议，要看它对你作用了。

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When the market rose, you would not have profited as much, but you would have given up less on the upside than you would have saved on the downside.

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It's not that black Americans have given up on athletic pursuits, but you could argue they've just decided to take dominate different sports.

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