He resented her inertia, her lack of energy and self-direction.

他讨厌她的懒惰、缺乏活力和自我。

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Though our own world was seemingly self-contained, it impacted on the white world of Piedmont in almost every direction.

虽然我们自己的世界似乎是自给自足的，但它几乎从各个方面影响着皮埃蒙特的白人世界。

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And though our own world was seemingly self-contained, it impacted on the white world of Piedmont in almost every direction.

虽然我们自己的世界似乎是自给自足的，但它几乎从各个方面影响着皮埃蒙特的白人世界。

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The balance between self-direction, digital exploration, and maintaining productivity is indeed a delicate one.

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If you have or are considering opening these types of accounts, it is worth looking into an administrator that permits self-direction.

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Similarly, employee self-direction and freedom (a la Google and Atlassian) is often perceived as a frivolous luxury confined to the world of quirky technology developers.

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