We seem to have focused a lot on 'cheap' and 'good' but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it 'fast' comes out of our own pockets.

我们似乎太多的专注在“便宜”和“优质”，用来保持“迅捷”所需的额外时间都来之我们自己的腰包。

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They can stretch thousands of miles, for one thing, and move vast amounts of water, sometimes with winds of hurricane force, but focused a few thousand feet above the earth's surface.

他们可以延伸成千上万公里，这是其一，同时他们也能移动如此大量的水分，虽然有时候通过飓风的力量确实可以如此，但是在几千尺高的空中简直令人无法想象。

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It ranges from a passive, free-floating awareness to a highly focused, active fixation.

它包括从一种被动的、自由自在的意识到一种高度集中的、积极的注视范围。

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The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

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So, there's a whole lot of sensory organs, for instance, focused along your tongue, and that's why that's so big, and an enormous amount on your face but your shoulder isn't even— doesn't even make it on there because although your shoulder might be bigger than your tongue, there's not much going on.

比如,在你的舌头上,集中存在着非常多的感觉器官,也就是这片区域如此之大的原因,你的脸上也有数量庞大的感觉器官,但你的肩膀并没有,你的肩膀甚至都没有在示意图中标示出来,因为,尽管你的肩膀要比你的舌头更大,但却并没有什么感受器官

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That is the hard work, and being focused, and having a little luck, of course.

当然这要靠努力、专注，还有一点点运气。

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And unfortunately, the federal government and industry have focused a huge percentage of battery research solely on lithium-ion technology.

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We have focused a lot of our attention on long-term sustainability and durability, so that the projects last over time.

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They placed a sample of each in a machine that shook them about, and focused a laser beam on each sample.

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