Under the false illusion that our path in life should be a straight line, we become terrified of curves and detours.

在我们的人生之路应该是一条直线的假象之下，我们变得对曲线和弯路战战兢兢。

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Far from an energy crisis rooted in a short supply of oil, we have at present a dollar crisis that is creating the false illusion of energy scarcity.

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Brokers would also "spoof" the market on behalf of UBS - creating a false illusion that there was more demand on one side of the market than really existed, by advertising bogus requests, in order to influence the interest rates offered by the banks.

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