The objective was partially reached with Felipe, who came in seventh, while the engine failure took away Fernando's two points, which would have been precious anyway.

菲利普部分完成了目标，他获得了第七，而费尔南多的引擎故障夺走了他宝贵的2个积分。

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It dawns on people that failure is nothing to be afraid of. But it is a precious experience in life.

人们逐渐明白了失败并不是可怕的东西，而是人生的宝贵经历。

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All investing is economy enhancing for both success and failure providing precious market signals as to where capital will achieve its highest return.

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When it comes to negotiation, it would be hard to retreat from asking for those opt-outs, but he should not make too much of a failure to win. (There is precious little new social legislation in the pipeline, and Britain already has the right to opt out of most new judicial measures.) A reprieve for the City from the proposed financial rules would be a coup.

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