In fact, if you're like me, you probably often wonder where the line is drawn between "sucking it up" and being authentic.

事实上，如果你像我一样的话，你可能会经常对应该如何区分奉承和真实而感到迷惑。

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Like a line in the sand, an absolute poverty standard shows whether the economic tide is moving in or out. It does not matter too much where on the beach it is drawn.

就像在沙滩上划线，绝对贫困标准显示经济潮流是进是退，和这条线划在沙滩的哪里没有太大的关系。

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When I am forced to have crossed lines, I will notate it using the standard applied on electrical-wiring diagrams: one line is drawn "hopping over" another one, as in Figure 4.

在不得不交叉线时，我会用适用于电路图的标准来标记：一条线“跳过”另一条，如图4所示。

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But when that's not true, then there is a typical sort of modern frontier, a land bridge which there a line is-a theoretical line is drawn through it, and on one side is one city, and the other side is another city.

但还不止这些天然边界,另外还有种边界形式,和现代国境线很类似,是由一座陆桥,分割出一条界线…假象的界线,界线的一边是一个城邦,另一边是另一个城邦

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So the line I've just drawn is the best response for Player I as it depends on Player II's choice.

我画的这条线表明参与人I的最佳对策,取决于参与人II的策略

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And the fact that these five countries have it for historical reasons is unfortunate but the line should be drawn there.

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But is it not just as plausible that the trader, not knowing where the line is drawn separating illegal insider-trading from legal market analysis (a distinction that eludes even many legal experts), saw fit to minimize his exposure by destroying any possible evidence against him?

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When it comes to brownies, the battle line often is drawn between lovers of the corner pieces and those who want the middles.

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