It had grown into a habit, to pick up pebbles and touch the chain, and to throw them away without looking to see if a change had come; thus the madman found and lost the touchstone.

拾起小石去碰碰那条链子，然后不看看变化与否，又把它扔掉，这已成了习惯；就是这样，这疯子找到了又失掉了那块点金石。

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Most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest.

大多数人在学校表现不佳不是因为他们缺乏能力，而是因为他们觉得学校没有挑战性，因此失去了兴趣。

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Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found items, and traffic problems on campus.

他们的工作是处理犯罪、事故、失物招领和校园交通问题。

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That book was lost, found and lost again over the centuries.

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