Although he was only grumbling, his choice of words made Rodney angry.

尽管他只是在发牢骚，但他所用的字眼却让罗德尼很生气。

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The cost that he incurs in this decision, then, is only ex ante; as soon as his decision is made and the choice is exercised and his resource committed, the cost disappears.

那么，由他的决定所引起的成本只出现在事前；一旦他作出决定，并投入资源行动起来，成本就消失了，成为历史成本，永远地消失了。

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The combination of the type of person he is, the things he's overcome and his passion for Kentucky made it a really easy choice.

考虑到他的品性，还有他所克服的种种困难和他对肯塔基篮球队的热情，使得这个决定做得很容易。

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He's made his choice.

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