BE not oneself indulgence oneself!

不是自己放纵自己！

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When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted.

工作时要集中精力， 不要分心。

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Merton's comic persona can be pretty devastating towards others' stupidity, which is terrifically funny to watch, but presumably not quite as fun to find oneself on the receiving end of.

默顿扮演的喜剧角色相较于其他人装傻式的表演相当具有吸引力，后者看起来非常搞笑，但观看者恐怕不会希望自己和剧中的人物一样。

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