As I prepare to attack an unfamiliar problem with mounting schedule pressures and dire consequences for failure, I've been on the edge of a similar cliff more times than I care to mention.

在我准备解决一个不熟悉的问题时，如果进度压力越来越大，而且失败将带来可怕的后果，我也曾踏上一个类似的悬崖边缘，这种情况不胜枚举。

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Falling in love with a brand has similar consequences.

爱上一个品牌也有类似的结果。

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Something similar is happening today with potentially even more profound and disturbing consequences.

相似的场景正在发生，但是其潜在影响可能更为深远，其后果更加令人困扰。

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Micromanaging university admissions, as the British government has been trying to do on grounds of class, with targets, quotas, fines and strictures, risks the same consequences as similar American experiments based on racial preference.

ECONOMIST: Universities