It's great to be productive if your productivity has a purpose, but a lot of people are burning their way through to-do lists like it's an Olympic sport and they're going for the gold.

有目的的去做一件事是很棒的，但是很多人为了准备要多什么的清单而精疲力竭，就像是为了取得奥运会金牌一样。

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This week, gold topped $1,500 per ounce, setting records for both the cost itself and the speed at which the price is going up.

本周，金价达到了1500美金每盎司的顶峰，创下了金价价格与涨幅速率的记录。

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It has nothing to do with the supply and demand for gold in the jewelry trade, or whatever - it's going to be a result of there being no viable alternatives when the paper-money con game is over.

它与珠宝行业及任何其他市场的供求情况毫无无关——这将是当纸币骗局结束时没有任何切实可行的替代选择的结果。

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We're fortunate enough to play in the NHL,but the Olympics are a really big thing for us and we're really going there to win the gold.

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More women than ever are going for the gold in 2012.

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Let's leave Jess Ennis aside, because she is so far out there going for the gold medal, but if Louise can work on some of her weaker events she has to be looking at trying to get close to those medals.

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The question parents have to ask themselves if they want their kids going for the gold is, is my child, and our family, ready to make all the sacrifices necessary to reach this gold and be comfortable with doing so even though that goal may never be reached?

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