What excuse did he invent this time?

他这次编了什么借口？

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"At that time the only way to prevent polio was to invent a vaccine," said Gu.

顾说：“那时候，预防脊髓灰质炎的唯一办法就是发明疫苗。”

youdao

This is a very interesting time because the Fed is continuing to invent.

这是一个很有意思的时期,因为美联储仍在继续创造。

youdao

They spend too much time and money trying to invent products and not enough time trying to invent ways to wow customers.

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Launching at New Media Expo in Las Vegas this afternoon, the show audience is crowdsourced online and invited to invent the future in real time.

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However, big hardware companies like Philips are trying to work on a new, much shorter product cycle and there is neither the time nor resources to invent in the way they used to.

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