You spend a day putting out files, but by the end of the day, you haven't accomplished any of the really important things you set out to do.

你花了一天的时间整理文件，但是到一天结束，你还没有完成任何你计划要做的真正重要的事情。

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This room has been set aside for the department files.

这个房间已被用来存放本部门的案卷。

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I got over this by creating a "to shred" set of files.

在创建一个“即将分解”的文件集时，我也感觉这样。

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The Crown Prosecution Service last month was sent the first set of files from police relating to the inquiries.

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With a complete set of files on three papal deaths, it was a formidable armory containing detailed background stories -- parts of which could be used again in some form or another -- on the death, the funeral, the conclave, the election, the coronation.

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The eight released files are part of almost 200 files set to be made available over the next four years.

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