They are a vital part of an array of data that we use to assess if we're doing well or doing badly, and that in turn shapes government policies and corporate budgets and personal spending decisions.

它们是一系列数据的重要组成部分，我们用这些数据来评估自己的表现是好是坏，进而影响政府政策、企业预算和个人支出决定。

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He would rather be a plumber's mate and do a real job that requires doing than learning about hydrostatics sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be.

他宁愿做一个水管工的伙伴，做一份真正需要动手的工作，也不愿坐在桌子前学习流体静力学，而不知道这些东西有什么实际用途。

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If it is too dark to see what you are doing, use a flashlight rather than pulling the fireworks closer to see the ignition point.

如果天太黑，你看不清楚自己在做什么，那就用一个手电筒照着，而不是把火头移得很近，来找燃火点。

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We are not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around Congress.

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Which leads me to a line that a friend of mine, Scott Cronin, used to use in group sessions when someone was doing something obvious to everyone and not-cool.

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"Now we have a picture of how these antibodies developed, so what we are doing is figuring out how to use them to make a vaccine, " says Haynes.

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