Naturally, this flick raises the age-old question: can two friends really hook up without things getting messy?

自然，这部电影引发了一个古老的问题：两个异性普通朋友真的能偶尔“勾搭一下”而不会把事情搞糟吗？

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Trying to work out what is going on in trace is hard enough without things appearing to occur at the wrong time.

如果没有事情似乎在错误的时间发生，那么尝试弄清跟踪数据中发生了什么是相当困难的。

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She has always been quick to pick things up, doing passably well in school without really trying.

她学东西向来很快，不用多努力书就能读得还不错。

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Even if the south could secede without war,he said, it still would not get any of the things it demanded.

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The wonder of Frost is really in his tone, his way of saying things without saying them in so many words.

弗罗斯特的疑问存在于他的语调，他用极少的词语来叙述。

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On Thursday, we'll look at why that allows you to do lots of things more conveniently than you can do without mutation.

周四我们会探讨下,为什么这种可变性会让你,在进行很多操作的时候方便了许多。

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Now, even bearing in mind that Ros couldn't have said anything bad about 4K without things getting awkward, it's still interesting that he admits to being skeptical of the resolution itself.

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All of these things and more are described in a straightforward style that keeps pages turning without making things artificially light.

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So how do we guard against the possibility of consumer harm without making things worse?

FORBES: Co-authored with Berin Szoka.