Yet we know that difficulty can pay unexpected dividends.

然而我们知道，困难可能会带来意想不到的好处。

youdao

Another unexpected boon is that spending on paper—the second-biggest expense at many firms, after staff pay—has plummeted by as much as 40%.

另外，还有一件意想不到的好事，花在报纸纸张上的成本——这是除员工工资之外第二大的开销——大幅下降，下降幅度高达40%。

youdao

We decided to pay very close attention to where those readers came from, just to see what we could learn, and some unexpected trends emerged from the data.

我们决定决定密切关注这些读者究竟是来自何方，为得只是看看我们能从中学到一些什么东西。从这数据中，我们有了一些意想不到的发现。

youdao

Reserves are also retained to pay for for unexpected events such as a flu pandemic or a foot and mouth outbreak.

BBC: Welsh government 'raided reserves' claims Plaid Cymru

Like a Republican congressman from Wisconsin taking an unexpected detour to say his piece and pay his respects to a constituency poorly served by both parties, despite the likelihood that he'll be hammered by some in his own party.

CNN: Is Ryan wooing Hispanics for 2016?

What might you do that is unexpected, yet within the realm of acceptability for your corporate culture, that would cause others to pay closer attention to you, your ideas or your product?

FORBES: Lessons Learned from Lady Gaga