For more mundane tasks, working the counter at Starbucks or answering phone calls at AOL, it’s pretty unlikely that the average worker will figure out a better way of doing things on their own.

对于比较简单的工作，比如说星巴克的服务员，或者AOL的电话客服，他们通常能找到自己的方法。

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That's the obvious, intuitive answer. But the less obvious - the counter-intuitive approach of working less and taking more breaks - gets better results.

这是显而易见，直观的答案，但不太明显——甚至相反的做法，少工作，多休息——能得到更好的效果。

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She and her EU counterparts have been working on a joint handbook on how to counter the phenomenon, which touches many European countries, notably Britain.

她如今正与欧洲其它国家内政部部长一道撰写一本手册，探讨该现象的对策,其中涉及许多欧洲国家，尤其是英国。

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According to two men who are working to counter Islamic militants, the death of Noordin Top last week seriously weakens the country's terrorist network.

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He says his group has been working with intelligence agencies in the 31 nations that are sending teams to South Africa to counter terrorist threats.

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It is still early to determine how well the practice is working and there are concerns the militias lack the training and equipment to counter the Taliban.

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Our mouths watered as the bartender vigorously muddled an aromatic concoction behind the counter, working to the familiar tune of "All Shook Up" sung in Spanish.

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The government is said to be working with counter-terrorism experts from several countries - including the US and UK - in an attempt to neutralise the threat posed by Boko Haram and Ansaru, amid fears that they could worsen instability across West and central Africa.

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We've been doing this for some time and we've been working with the Americans to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation in Yemen.

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