Productivity often suffers, as employees spend their time sharing rumours and providing one another with moral support rather than focusing on their jobs.

当员工把他们的时间花在分享谣言和互相提供精神支持上，而不是专注于自己的工作，工作效率往往会受到影响。

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In fact, there is another type of friend—one that has not been with us for a long period of time, but fills our mind at some moment.

事实上，还有另一种朋友，他虽然很长一段时间没有和我们在一起，但却会在某个时刻充满我们的心灵。

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A few years ago, we started this kind of "favor war" where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as cleaning up the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favor.

几年前，我们开始了这种“人情战”，我们中的一个人会为另一个人做一些好事，比如清理车道或搭建棚子，下次另一个人就会试图用另一个人情来顶上。

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And anyway, what person with any sensitivity to greatness ? has not felt this way at one time or another?

而任何真有崇高概念的人，谁没时刻感受到,那种假情假意？

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Friends who have known each other for decades, or siblings who get along well and are comfortable spending long periods of time with one another, would also be suitable for this sort of situation, said Jason Kring, assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, who is not involved with the mission.

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Croatia continued to push for the opener right up to the break and Jerko Leko sent a low 20-meter shot fizzing just wide of Boruc's right post, before the Polish number one did superbly to save from Klasnic on the stroke of half-time following another one-on-one with the Croatia hitman.

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All the parties crossed swords with him at one time or another.

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