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Instead of trying to grapple with every single one of the risks around them, investors should emulate the lowly cockroach, which has survived for millions of years thanks to a defence mechanism that is rudimentary but good at dealing with unanticipated th
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为了避免将每种风险都缠绕在自己的周围,投资者应该效仿螳螂,它们已经生存了数百万年,这归结浴一种不完善但善于处理突发危险的防御机制。 |
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Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involved the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degr
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除了尽量去保持身体深处的低体温,这将包括支出水和能量,沙漠哺乳动物们允许他们的温度上升到一个通常来说是发烧的温度并且温度高达46摄氏度,这已被在格兰特瞪羚测得。 |
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Instead of twiddling their thumbs inside the camp's barbed wire, however, they play tricks on their captors and sabotage more than a few German plans.
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然而,他们玩弄那些俘获他们的人并且蓄意破坏了许多德国人的计划,而不是在带刺的铁丝网内无所事事。 |
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Instead of using a more aggressive and potentially harmful cleaner on your car's wheels, try cleaning your wheels twice using a soft bristle wheel brush such as Meguiar's Deluxe Wheel Brush, or Ultra Soft Wheel Brush.
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与其使用具有强性的和具有潜在危险的清洁剂,不如使用软猪鬃毛刷子,像美光的高级车轮刷、超柔软车轮刷。 |
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Instead of using a thermometer to take our temperature, maybe we will have sensors implanted in our bodies that will be read by a personal health care monitor.
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我们也许会带有植入体内的传感器,可以由个人健康检测器据此读出数据,无需用体温计来测量我们的体温。 |
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Instead of using an ADA (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) account, why can't we just subtract estimated future write-offs from the Accounts Receivable?
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为何不能直接减除应收帐款所估计的备抵呆帐,而使用备抵科目? |
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Instead of using one big questionnaire, use multiple small ones.
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用多个短小的问卷表替代一个长的问卷表。 |
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Instead of using the tools of physics—light and electrons—we employed mechanical processes that are familiar in everyday life: printing, stamping, molding and embossing.
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我们并没有使用光及电子这些物理工具,而是运用日常生活里所熟悉的机械过程:印刷、压印、铸模及压纹。 |
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Instead of waiting until problems pile up, we should try to solve each as it arises.
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问题一出现就应设法解决,不要等问题成了堆再去解决。 |
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Instead of wallowing in self-pity they should do something positive to improve their situation.
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与其终日自叹自怜,他们应该做一些积极的事情改善自己的处境。 |
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Instead of wanted to be a footballer, or a rugby player like most boys of my age, I am a singer.
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我这个年岁的男孩子都想当足球或者是橄榄球球员,我只是碰巧成了个歌手而已。 |