Refusing to learn from your mistakes, whether out of stubbornness or arrogance, is a quick way to kill your career.

不管出自固执还是傲慢，如果拒不从错误中吸取教训的话，你的事业死期指日可待。

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It won't kill you if you fail to follow the instructions for how to use a new time tracking software program at work, but you may lose out on wages or waste time redoing your time sheets later.

你不会因为没有能按照说明来使用实时跟踪软件而送命，但是之后你有可能在薪水上有所损失或者把时间浪费在重新完成考勤表上。

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There's nothing out there-or maybe they'll get lucky and kill a camel.

那里根本什么都没有——或者，如果他们特别走运的话，也许能打死一只骆驼。

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Even the surviving Mercury astronauts--a plumpish Wally Schirra, a leathery Scott Carpenter, a frail Gordon Cooper--were there, showing the colors the way they always did when a member of their elite fraternity was setting out on a mission that would kill him or not, but in either event would provide him with that transcendent thrill he got nowhere else.

CNN: Victory Lap

Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they'd go kill some Americans?

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Big repair bills for a blown engine or worn-out transmission are often what finally kill an old car, says J.

WSJ: Old Cars: Breaking Up With a Broken-Down Car Is Hard��Eyes on the Road