It is not just the SEC's probe into Associates, which was described in Mr Weill's autobiography as one of the worst purchases of his career.

这不仅仅是因为美国证券交易委员会对Associates的调查。此项收购在威尔的自传中被形容为其职业生涯最失败的收购之一。

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It associates you going for the lead with going for a walk; It does not have any rational insight into the connection between the two, its just habit.

它便将你的到来和前去遛弯儿产生了联系;,其实在这两者之间没有任何理性理解的切合点，只是习惯而已。

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The habit of smoking tends to carry young men into the society of men whom it is not desirable that they should choose as their intimate associates.

抽烟的习惯往往把年轻人带入不可取的男人的社会他本应该选择这些人作为自己的亲密伙伴。

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We are seeing more students beginning at 2-year colleges and then coming into junior year with an Associates Degree.

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Previously, sales associates had to dial into a call center or were tethered to a computer.

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Students can turn what could be a loose proxy for smarts and responsibility, say for example, an Associates degree in English, into a strong signal and skills-based orientation that tells the retailer that the individual has not only the talent, but intention, to be a floor-manager at a big box retailer.

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