It's a simple fact that you can never be productive if you take on too many commitments - you simply spread yourself too thin and will not be able to get anything done, at least not well or on time.

一个很简单的事实，如果你承诺的太多，你就永远无法变得高效。你让自己承受的太多，以致于你无法搞定所有的事情，至少无法完美或者按时地完成。

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So here is a very thin wire — - you can't see it very well — and here is one, too.

这是条非常细的线-，看得不是很清楚-，这里也有一条。

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Our one note of caution with Zoho is that, as you can see from the above screenshot, it has so many products that it potentially spreads itself too thin.

我们对Zoho的一句提醒是：当你看到以上截图后会发现他拥有如此多的产品，但同时他也具有自身的薄弱性。

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Too many fat people in the United States, so this will help them keep thin, you know.

美国有太多肥胖的人了，这样可以帮助他们保持苗条。

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Unfortunately, you are then spread way too thin.

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The prospect of sitting at a desk (probably in front of a computer), with only a thin partition separating you from a sea colleagues is sometimes too much to bear.

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Also apparent once you approach is just how thin the set is -- the bezel, too.

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