When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or -- hopefully -- on holiday somewhere.

当第二天和以后的日子里查理都没有出现的时候，我们禁不住去想：他是不是病了或者我们更希望他在某个地方度假呢。

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We started wondering, 'Is it possible that the two modulate each other?

我们开始想，'这两者有没有可能彼此调节？

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Then I started wondering how we can get back to work?

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With governments on both sides of the Atlantic scrambling to come up with new ways to stimulate their economies, encouraging companies to hire workers and bring the unemployment rate down, I started wondering: how much do our business trips stimulate the economy, and how many jobs do we save every time we take off?

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