It's a persistent problem partly because it always raises these issues of fictionality versus truthfulness, of honesty versus embellishment.

这是个持久的问题,原因是它一直在质疑虚构性和真实性的关系，还有诚实与修饰的关系。

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That partly reflects the persistent optimism of many economic forecasters.

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It had been an exciting but sluggish contest, owing partly to the unavoidable torpor that accompanies televised football, but mostly because of the persistent confusion brought by the NFL's great 2012 boondoggle: replacement officials.

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