事实上，73%的受访者把他们与同事之间的关系作为工作中快乐的关键因素，它所占的比例很高。

In fact, 73% of people interviewed put their relationship with colleagues as the key factor contributing to happiness at work, which is a very high percentage.

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然而，Lehrer 说，要想变得更富有想象力，与来自不同背景的人合作也很重要，因为如果同事之间太亲密，创造力就会被扼杀。

However, to be more imaginative, says Lehrer, it's also crucial to collaborate with people from a wide range of backgrounds because if colleagues are too socially intimate, creativity is stifled.

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这件事是同事之间闲谈时听来的

It was a story they'd shared around the water cooler.

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