Some fool even themselves, until some life event—a layoff, an empty nest, an inheritance that frees them to spend time as they like—jolts them into taking stock of their true natures.

有些人甚至欺骗了自己，直到生活中发生了一些事情——失业、空巢、一笔可以让他们自由支配时间的遗产——让他们开始审视自己的本性。

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Taking stock of your situation is the first and most critical step.

清算您的状况是第一步，也是最重要的一步。

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Instead of fighting, married people are taking stock of their lives.

与其争吵, 已婚人士正为他们的人生做出另外的打算.

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When we were taking 90% of dividends that was 90% of the stock market being taken by the government; but that's not all because we were also taxing the corporations.

当我们从股利中征收90%的税,也就是股票市场收益中的90%都被政府拿走,这还不算完,因为公司获得利润后也要交税

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But there are times when it is worth taking stock, and noting progress so far.

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Part of self-knowledge stems from taking stock of the situation now and what you want to accomplish near and short term.

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