He had been among the first, back in the 1970s, to see the potential that lay in the idea of selling computers to ordinary people.

还在20世纪70年代时，他是最早发现把电脑卖给普通人这一想法据有潜力的人之一。

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In his work with patients Beck developed the idea that at the heart of depression lay one or more irrational beliefs (Beck, 1963). Here are a few examples.

Beck在治疗病人的过程中产生了这样一个想法：抑郁症的根源在于一个或多个不合理的信念(Beck 1963)。

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Behind them lay the idea that the ultimate purpose of companies is to add value for shareholders.

在他们背后藏着这样一个观点，就是公司的最终目标就是增加股东的价值。

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Behind that quip lay an idea that coloured his whole philosophy: at any moment, we are free to make of ourselves what we wish.

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So the idea lay dormant for many years.

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So Towers Perrin came up with the clever idea of having Enron buy the contracts, providing the Lays with immediate liquidity, and hold them as deferred compensation for Mr. Lay with the idea that they would be transferred back in the future under a cliff vesting schedule.

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