1.The mystery is that this should come as a surprise to sb.令人不解的是,this对sb来说竟然出乎意料
Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest executive that trust,that most valuable of economic assets,is easily destroyed and hugely expensive to restore—and that few things are more likely to destroy trust than a company letting sensitive personal data get into the wrong hands.
2.Now something similar could be happening in...现在,一些相似的情况可能正在...发生
3.That matters because theory suggests that...when...这很重要,因为有理论认为...时...
4.To serve as...,we must press forward on...作为...,我们必须加紧...
5.Chinese today don't place a very high value on...今天的中国人不太重视...
6.It has long been known that...人们早就知道...
7.Less well known is the advantage that...鲜为人知的是...的优势
8.Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable.Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it.任何人都明白这个趋势不可持续,但是很少有人试图去扭转这个趋势
9. ...isn't simply a matter of... ...不仅仅是...的问题了
10.But it is hardly inevitable that...但是...是可以避免的
11.This is no flash in the pan.这并不是昙花一现
12.Nothing could be further from the truth.但事实远非如此
13.But the tide is unlikely to turn back.但这一潮流已无法逆转
14.But it goes further than that.但它的意义远不止如此
15.In the general population today,at this genetic,environmental level,we've pretty much gone as far as we can go.今天,就总人口而言,在现有的环境和基因水平下,我们几乎已经达到了我们身高的极限
16. ...have been more than willing to... ...十分乐意去...
17. The trend in sports,though,may be obscuring an unrecognized reality : 然而,体育界的这种趋势可能掩盖了一个不为人知的事实
18.Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit,we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits.不要把自己轻视为按习惯行事的人,自己不会改变,相反,我们可以通过有意识地培养新习惯来引导自身的改变
In fact,the more new things we try-the more we step outside our comfort zone-the more inherently creative we become,both in the workplace and in our personal lives.事实上,我们尝试的新事物越多-我们离开自己的舒适地带越远-我们就变得越有内在的创造力,在工作中和在我们的个人生活中皆是如此
19.More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public,ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.有二十多家公司直接向公众销售DNA检测,DNA检测的价格从几百美元到2500多美元不等
20.Mistakes are an essential part of education.从错误中吸取教训是教育极为重要的一部分
21.There are more things to admire in men than to despise.人之可称赞之点,多于可鄙视之处
22.Pain does not matter to a man.对男子汉而言,痛苦算不了什么
Failure does not matter to young people.
23.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.日本过去是,现在还是全球汽车装配生产力的领跑者
24.We protect the earth not only for ourselves,but also for our descendants.我们保护地球不仅仅是为了我们自己,还为了我们的子孙后代
25.The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both areas is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political,and intellectual development of these and all other societies.经济学家和政治家同样普遍误解了贫穷国家正规教育和经济发展之间之间的关系。教育和经济这两个领域的进步对这些国家及所有其他国家的社会、政治及智力的发展无疑是必要的
26.We are fortunate that it is,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.我们很幸运这种传统的观点是错误的,因为在贫困国家建立新的教育制度,并通过这些教育制度培养足够的劳动力来提高经济效益需要二三代人努力
27.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.一家研究机构的多份研究成果一致表明,所有国家的工人都可以通过在职培训,来从根本上实现更高的生产力,进而从根本上实现更高的生活水平
28.Yet the research revealed that the US factories of Honda,Nissan,and Yoyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts,a results of the training that US workers received on the job.但研究显示,由于美国工人接受了在职培训,本田、尼桑及丰田的美国工厂达到了日本工厂生产力的95%
29.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.只有当人类开始用更有效的方法获取食物时,他们才有做其他事情的时间
30.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.当竞争的环境逼迫我们的祖先去实现这种潜能时,他们反过来又能得到更多的教育
31.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.高层次的经济发展需要复杂的政治体制,而这种日益提高的教育水平也就是这种复杂的政治体制的必要而非充分条件
32.Stick to it,and you'll succeed.只要心有恒,万事都能成
33.There's a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing.声称自己正在做世系检测的人散布的精确度是一种虚假的精确度
34.The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder.But we are taught instead to 'decide',just as our president calls himself 'the Decider'.对创新需要做的第一件事就是对奇事着迷。但是,我们却被训练去'做决定',正如我们的总裁称自己是'决策者'一样
35.Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.This is where developing new habits comes in.了解自己所擅长的事情并多做这些事情才能创造卓越。这才是培养新习惯起作用的地方
36."You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in the pockets."Said Arnold Schwarzenegger.阿诺德施瓦辛格说过,双手插在口袋里是没办法爬上成功的阶梯的
37.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.只是在近30年,学者们才自上而下地研究历史
38.have sb by the throat.有绝对的优势
39.When you embark this journey you must know that it's gonna go down before it comes up,but when it comes up,it's gonna go so much higher than you've ever been,sacrificing today for tomorrow's betterment,sharpen your arsenal for perfection and what you can be.
40.I was living in so much frustration that that was my escape, to go to school, and get ahead and do better.我生活在这么多的挫折之中,以至于以上学读书、取得进步和做的更好的方式来逃避
41.in general routine of everyday living日常生活路径