When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.

面临新环境时，有些人因为花太多的时间做最坏的打算，所以他们易于重复他们的失败。

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Thomas, who lives in southern New Hampshire, began feeding the deer near her home in 2007, when a failure of the acorn crop led her to put out corn for the many wild creatures facing a lean time.

汤玛士生活在新罕布什尔州南部，二零零七年那里的橡子作物歉收，她拿出很多谷物喂给许多面对饥荒的野生动物，从那时开始她在自己家附近喂养野鹿。

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For the first time since it entered the world stage, the United States is facing the emergence of a new great power rival.

因为一个新的对手，一个强大的国家，正在出现，正在向美国面前走来，她开天辟地第一回进入了世界舞台。

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In fact most global automakers have signaled that they are going ahead with plans to open new factories in India at a time when many of them are facing a serious slump in their home countries.

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The new economic coordination minister, Ginandjar Kartasasmita, announced on radio that Indonesia was facing "a most difficult time, just like at the beginning of the New Order" -- the name given to Suharto's 32-year rule.

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Making arrangements to cover mortgages or rent, sort out bills, retrain and apply for new jobs all takes time and this cut will leave families facing financial hardship.

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Third, the financial industry, and the major investment houses, in particular, are facing reputation issues that take time to repair, especially in the face new issues like the LIBOR scandal just take a look at Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) and Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU), which trade at a fraction of their 1989 all time highs.

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