This is why there is a saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.

有句俗话说，如果你想做一件事，就请一个忙碌的人去做，看来也不无道理。

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You want to get something done?

想要做什么事吗？

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Need something done quickly?

需要快速地完成某些任务吗？

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Another popular proverb is: "If you want something done right,do it yourself."

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Since people are always talking, ideas get down stuff each other and then eventually, someone starts making something, and then we're done.

交流顺畅了，就会摩擦出智慧的火花，最终有人会着手实践新点子，这样就行了。

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but if you explain it to your friend that you or she should not have or should have done something,

如果你想要向你的朋友解释，或者她应该做某事的时候，

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And we hope to capitalize on that and get something done for the American people.

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But I think, again, you're starting to see people respond that they want something done.

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But we didn't want to just issue a report, we wanted to actually get something done.

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