When good students turn in an essay, they dream of their instructor returning it to them in exactly the same condition, save for a single word added in the margin of the final page: "Flawless."

当优秀的学生上交一篇文章时，他们梦想着老师能把它原封不动地还给他们，除了在最后一页的空白处加了一个词：“完美无瑕”。

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I want to leave you with one final word to remember, "teamwork".

我想让你们记住最后一个词：“团队合作”。

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Scientists in the project emphasize that their conclusions are not the final word.

研究人员强调说他们的研究结果并不是最终结论。

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He believed that Americans -- North and South -- would accept the decision as the final word in the dispute.

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Mr. Williams, the Cambridge-London commuter, offers a final word of advice to would-be car-sharers: avoid being too chatty on a Monday.

WSJ: European Commuters Embrace Car-Sharing

In other words, the putative remedy for the eurozone that was negotiated just five days ago in such dramatic circumstance - and which was supposed to be the definitive and final word on the subject - is in danger of disintegrating even before it goes before leaders of the G20 most powerful economies on Thursday and Friday for their blessing.

BBC: The price of Greek democracy

Social media (in China, BBSes, QQ, Sina Weibo and other mobile texting services) provide reinforcement, acting as word-of-mouth before the final purchase decision is made, which may be made online or offline.

FORBES: What is Holding Back Digital Advertising Adspend in China?