If you can start the conversation with a question other than "What do you do for a living?", you'll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you're talking to.

如果你能以“你以什么谋生？”以外的问题开始交谈，你就能从与你交谈的人那里获得更多有趣的对话。

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It helped me recognize that no matter where I am or what I'm doing, I can always be living on purpose. I don't always have to be doing something specific.

我喜欢从“状态”的角度看待我的目标，这使我意识到，无论我在哪，在做些什么，我总能够有目的地活着，而不必总是要做一些特定的事情。

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And what that means, within string theory, is that we may be living on one of those gigantic surfaces, and there can be other surfaces floating out there in space.

根据弦理论，我们只是居住在很多这样的巨型平面中的一个上面，其他地方可能还漂浮着别的薄膜。

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Urban living also requires a certain tolerance for what can be a wide array of cultures and lifestyles.

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Tsur contends that living in an age with such rapid change in our industries can actually be what gives women an opportunity for success.

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But my experiences are probably living proof of what the academics have been pointing out over the past few years: angel investing can be very lucrative, but it is a challenging path.

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