原句中even cause harm说明进行面试会造成不利影响，所以hindrance一词肯定是负面的。 回到选项中A,B都是positive, 而C. procedure（程序，手续）则是中性的，所以只有D.interference (干扰、干涉）为负面意义，故答案为D.

Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and may even cause harm.

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但不幸的是，使用锰电极的电池储能比钴电极电池相对要少一些，而考虑到锰会融化入电解液中，故其使用寿命也相对较短。

Unfortunately, batteries with manganese-based electrodes store slightly less energy than cobalt-based ones, and also tend to have a shorter life, as manganese starts to dissolve into the electrolyte.

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因为有关各方意见无法达成一致，故其外交官也难以在谈判中取得实质性进展。

Since the parties cannot agree, diplomats on all sides have merely been pretending that genuine negotiations are taking place.

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So in this context, the river of oblivion serves an obvious purpose in the context we have here in Book Two.

故在这部分文本中，遗忘之河便是为了遗忘而存在的,在第二册书正是这样体现的。

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