A change in elites can also be expensive, with the outgoing group snatching what it can before leaving and the incoming group working overtime to ensure that it too gets paid in full.

经营层的变更代价也是巨大的，离任的集团在离开之前会竭尽全力攫取一切利益，继任者也会致力于确保他们能获得最大的利益。

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Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers , they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four or five hours of shut-eye a night.

虽然睡眠时间短，但他们精力充沛、外向活泼、乐观向上，而不是疲惫而且脾气坏的“后进生”。 他们每晚只睡四到五个小时，却过得快乐健康。

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The group made him in charge of reviewing all outgoing work for errors, giving his critical eye a purpose, with great results.

于是，他们利用他的这个才能，让他负责检查所有对外工作的错误，使他那双挑剔的眼睛有了用武之地。

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The president is meeting the smaller parties first, including outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti's group, which came fourth in the poll with 10% of the vote.

BBC: Italy President Napolitano begins coalition talks