I thought that if the right time gets missed, if one has refused or been refused something for too long, it's too late, even if it is finally tackled with energy and received with joy.

我心想，如果一个人错过了合适的时机，如果一个人长期拒绝了或被拒绝了某件事，即便最终通过努力而获得了欣慰，说来也是太迟了。

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The drawback is that it leaves decisions to politicians, who risk taking too long to agree on the right policies in a slump and are unwilling to raise taxes in a boom.

缺点是这些政策的决定者是政客，经济消沉时他们要达成正确政策花费时间太长，同时也不愿意在繁荣的时候加税。

youdao

Or maybe I'm not willing to live with that risk - perhaps 3 years is way too long to get my 1.5m back, and maybe it's about right.

也许我不愿意承担这一风险，三年收回我的一百五十万美元太赔本了，这种决定也是对的。

youdao

While I will argue that prison sentences for some are too long, the experience does get your mind right.

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