That if you stop and get involved, you could get tied up in things you don't want to get involved in.

并且你可能想到一旦你停下并参与其中，你就会在一些你及其不情愿的事情中脱不了身。

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So why do I get tongue-tied, back up into a file cabinet or blurt out something inappropriate every time I run into one particularly talented colleague?

那么，为什么我每次碰到一个非常有才能的同事的时候都会张口结舌、退到文件柜一角或者脱口而出些不合时宜的话？

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To the general public, real estate and housing tend to get tied up into one category.

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New housing plans routinely get tied up by antidevelopment activists, and people wonder why housing is becoming unaffordable.

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But every time Cofetel would set a lower price, Telcel would appeal in Mexico's Byzantine court system, where cases can often get tied up for years.

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