Because all of these things add up in a hurry, I encourage teams to put together a rules of engagement document to make clear some of the most basic rules and interactions.

因为所有这一切来得太突然，我鼓励团队写一份规则约定文档，把最基本的规则和交互定义清楚。

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He doesn't want to deceive others any more. Therefore, he put the whole incident on the table and made things clear to everybody.

他不想再欺骗别人，于是把整个事情搬到桌面儿上说清楚了。

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That means that it may take a long time not only to clear, but also to get, for example, the power companies back in to clear trees and to put things back in place so that folks can start moving back home.

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