For many people, the initial sense of urgency to create easily dies away because it requires making the tough decision: taking the time to create, stealing it from yourself if it's the only way.

对许多人来说，最初的创作紧迫感很容易消失，因为这需要你做出艰难的抉择：花时间去创作，如果别无他法，就从自己身上挤时间。

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Did he admit to stealing it?

他承认是他偷的吗？

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I was just borrowing it, not stealing it.

我只是借来用用而已，又不是偷。

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Joe says it is theft, maybe in an extreme case it's justified, maybe a parent is justified in stealing a loaf of bread to feed his or her hungry family.

乔说这是盗窃，但在极端情况下也许可以原谅，例如为了养活饥饿的家人,而去偷面包的家长。

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That is, people actually digging up copper wire from the ground, stealing it, and selling it for scrap.

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