Although answering emails might feel productive - you get the quick win of watching that "unread" number go down - it probably isn't the best use of your time.

尽管回复邮件可能会让你感觉效率很高，很快，你就会看到未读邮件的数量减少。但这应该不是利用时间的最好方法。

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There will be a number of great citizens who won't win, but they will have tried -- and that's better than most of us ever do.

将会有一些非常出色的人无法取得胜利，但至少他们尝试过-- 这已经比我们大部分人强多了。

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Perhaps what has started to win over a number of skeptics is the implementation of these new specifications in IE9, a very welcome iteration on the most used web browser franchise.

也许开始赢得众多怀疑论者的是这些新规范在IE9中的应用——在最常用的浏览器中的重新运用——结果很受欢迎。

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the winner is the person whose number is closest to 2/3 times the average The winner will win $5 minus the difference in pennies between her choice and that two-thirds of the average."

所选数字最接近2/3倍平均数人是赢家,赢家的奖金是5美元减去,所选数和平均数三分之二之差的百分数

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In collaboration with locals, he made a short film, "Kibera Kid, " which went on to win a number of international awards.

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The attack came to light as it was announced G4S had lost its contract to run Wolds prison in East Yorkshire and failed to win a number of other private jail contracts.

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Al-Mustaqbal should win a good number of seats, cutting the old-timers down to size.

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