Last week he ruined the whole job while trying to put right a small mistake, so this time he left well alone.

上星期他想纠正一个小错误，却把整个工作弄糟了，所以这次就不画蛇添足了。

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One thing is clear: their desire for privacy was so marked that most people left them well alone.

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Regent edited the unwieldy service menu and turned six treatment tents into full-fledged cottages, but when it came to core treatments and therapists, they left well enough alone.

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But gold has continued its run, and silver has risen even faster, and it has been a bit sobering to reflect that my portfolio would have done better if I had left well enough alone.

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