There is a scene in a recent episode of the Apprentice UK (one of just a handful of TV shows I watch, by the way) that clearly describes this principle.

在最近的英国学徒节目中，最近的一期有这样的一个场景(英国学徒时我看的众多电视秀节目之一，顺便提一句)，这个场景很好的描述了这项原则。

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The apprentice is not yet out of his time.

这徒工还没有出徒。

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He stars in a popular Chinese version of 'The Apprentice,' in which he dispenses advice to entrepreneurs who aspire to be like him.

他参与了广受欢迎的中国版《飞黄腾达》(The Apprentice)节目，给那些立志要像他一样的企业家们提供建议。

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In 2004, then-30-year-old broker Kwame Jackson had to leave the firm when he became a contestant on the first season of The Apprentice.

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They are particularly concerned that a future series of The Apprentice could be broadcast around the time of a possible election next year.

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At Belfast City Hall, the governor of the Apprentice Boys, Alistair Simpson, laid a wreath at the cenotaph in memory of the war dead.

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