It is incredibly difficult to calculate how much dead stock currently goes to waste.

要计算目前有多少滞销库存将被浪费是极其困难的。

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I can visualize the mad scientist irrationally pursuing an obvious dead-end only to - poof - incredibly discover penicillin or a cure for the common cold.

我能想见一位疯狂的科学家为了不可思议的发现盘尼西林或者是彻底治愈普通感冒，而毫无理性地苦苦寻找一个终极疗法。

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After all, the rationale is simple: Even though it's hard to pick winners this early in the industry cycle, your chances of picking losers are incredibly good as the dotcom dead pile up.

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