I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.

我不能接受那种认为贪欲也可以是件好事的想法。

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Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?

你认为铁路国有化是件好事吗？

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This is why researchers generally regard so-called moral guilt, in the right amount, to be a good thing.

正因如此，研究人员通常认为，所谓的道德负疚感，如若适量，会是好事。

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A USA Today-Gallup poll shows a small majority believe the new health care plan is a good thing.

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And, that's a good thing to know because if you come out with an answer that's somewhere near the diameter of the universe and it's supposed to be the diameter of an atom, then you will know that you probably made a mistake.

这是我们需要知道的,因为当你做一道题得到的答案,是宇宙的直径,而正确答案是原子直径时，你能很快发现你的错误。

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which creates a lot of jobs for the people in the community which is a good thing.

这(工程)为社区的人们创造了大量的就业机会，这是一件很好的事情。

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It is on the whole a good thing for both America and the world that the superpower is a reluctant imperialist.

ECONOMIST: ��War lite�� is all very well. Empire lite is a mistake

That means that the burdens and costs of this operation are shared, which we think is a good thing and we think the American people probably think is a good thing, as well.

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So back to our question: is the cloud a good thing for Microsoft?

FORBES: For Microsoft, Is The Cloud A Threat - Or Their Secret Weapon?