Since we lack basic confidence in our ability to make something worthwhile, we invest more and more energy into our projects trying to push them just a little bit further.

我们缺乏完成目标的最基本的自信心，我们只是尽可能多地把投入精力投入到工作中去使结果看上去不那么糟糕。

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In some cases it makes sense to invest time essentially teaching others (through nods, puzzled looks and other clues) how to make their point more clearly or appreciably.

有些时候你需要花点时间教会对方(通过点头、不解的表情或者其他方法)如何才能让他们的观点更加清楚和有价值。

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Make a realistic budget and find out how you can cut back on something so you can invest more.

做个比较实际的预算，计算一下要怎样你才能花的更少，可用的资金才会更多。

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"Democrats and Republicans must still work together to make health care more affordable, invest in renewable energy and help all people in America to get an education.

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Residents who support Singapore's strict policies believe they instill greater respect for public property and help make Singapore a more inviting place to live and invest, much as former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's efforts to prosecute petty crimes helped boost respect for the law there.

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"We have told the union and the federal mediator that we are prepared to make reasonable economic compromises and that we will invest more money in officiating as long as it assures long-term improvement, " it said.

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We must, however, resist the temptation to try to prop up the European Union as the solution to such prospects and invest, instead, in efforts to work with national governments there to make them more responsible, accountable and disciplined - something the project known as "Europe" has not been to date and can, as a practical matter, never be.

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