Taking it on is uncomfortable, especially at first, and it requires a significant investment of time in an era when none of us feel we have enough.

直面冲突总是令人不舒服的事情，尤其是一开始的时候，我们需要投入大量的时间，尤其是当我们觉得已经努力够了的时候。

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It affects consumption and investment decisions, and is largely behind the dramatic collapse in demand we have observed over the last three months.

它影响着消费和投资决策，它很大程度上处在巨大的需求崩溃的背后，一点我们在此前三个月中已经观察到了。

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Stocks, we have been told again and again through the years, are the best long-term investment.

近几年来，我们不断地被告知股票是一种最好的长期投资。

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We have strengthened our investment in our most precious resources - the air we breathe, the water we drink, the parks and public spaces we enjoy."

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One of the things that we've done over the years has been open-minded about backing groups that don't have traditional investment credentials.

多年来我们一直做的一件事情,就是开放思维去支持那些,传统投资者不会涉足的领域

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They might decide that we have some investment over there we just lost money on and we should take a write off for that.

他们决定说,有几笔投资赔了钱,我们得减掉这些

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First we have investment bank Lazard Capital Markets pointing to disappointing retail numbers, 600, 000 to 700, 000 copies sold, as a marker of its failure, as those numbers are down 60% from the last WoW expansion, Cataclysm.

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And one of the things that was interesting, one of the businesses in which we have an investment is EcoLabs.

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We have no investment interest in Dell at this time.

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