It seems like a good idea on the surface but there are sure to be problems.

这主意乍一看不错，但肯定存在问题。

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You are welcome, therefore, to describe your idea on this website and it will be routed to those UN organisations responding to the crisis.

因此，欢迎您在本网站描述您的想法，它将会被发送给那些正在应对该危机的联合国组织。

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Don't take action on an idea for a week and see if it still seems like a great idea after the initial buzz wears off.

一周内不要对一个想法采取行动，看看在最初的兴奋消失后它是否仍然是一个好主意。

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Because it's another thing that sounds like on the surface is a great idea."

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It is a transnational idea, in other words, which nevertheless has, obviously, certain specific applications depending on where it is.

这是一个跨国的概念，但是很明显，它也有其明确的地区性。

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Well, it's on one hand a very large idea to take in, particularly I think if one's working in a university.

这是一个很大的话题，不容易理解，对于在大学中工作学习的人尤为如此。

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The idea on which it is based--Madison Avenue and its dramatis personae in the 1960s--is simple, unique and unambiguous.

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Instead of focusing on a simple compelling idea and executing on it brilliantly, we've got formulaic plotlines and gratuitous special effects all undertaken to appeal to the broadest group of consumers possible.

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It takes as much time to deliver several slides with one idea on each as it would to deliver multiple bullet points on one slide.

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