Essentially, they're signalling to those around them 'I understand what the social norm is and I understand that you know that I have failed in this regard, so please don't hurt me.'

从本质上讲，他们向周围人发出这样的信号——'我明白什么是社会规范并且我也认识到自己的错误，所以请不要伤害我。

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I realize that two weeks is the norm, but I also realize that it isn’t written down anywhere. There aren’t any laws about about vacation time.

我知道，按惯例假期应该是两周，但是，我也发现，这条惯例并不是明文规定，偌大的美国并没有一条关于休假时间的法律。

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There is just something a bit too lemming-like about that course of action and I've always taken pride in being true to who I am even if that means I must break with the norm.

这简直是太像那些为了行动而动的旅鼠了，而我，则一向是以自己的真实而骄傲的，哪怕有时这意味着我要打破某些规矩。

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I know it's possible to induce chemical reactions, but these are exceptions. This is not the norm.

我知道催化化学反应是可能的，但是那些是特例，不是常规情况。

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It might be true that those cases do happen, but I really think they are not the norm.

虽然有这种案例，但我并不认为这是一种普遍情况。

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Not ever a human rights norm, I'm saying is absolutely right.

我并不是说哪一种人权规范，是绝对正确的。

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While I felt guilty for wanting something different to the norm, I knew that returning to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice, and I began planning my next move straight away.

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In terms of how that has unfolded, I think the pace and direction is entirely within the norm, and I refer you to HHS for more details.

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Because I think the no-haggling norm is good for society, I think firms that defect from it deserve to be stigmatized.

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