Nothing is more sad than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only ruin your talents but also discourage your desire to succeed in life.

没有什么比做一件你不感兴趣的事情更糟糕的了，因为它不仅会摧毁你的才能，还会挫伤你对成功人生的渴望。

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Many of us take from that statement that if you focus enough on an object that you desire, with no more work and effort, it will become yours.

有些人却断章取义，认为，如果你足够关注，哪怕不必多付出，它也会变成现实。

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People are more open about their desire to be attractive, and plastic surgery no longer has a negative connotation.

人们更加不避讳谈及变漂亮的渴望，而整形手术也不再有负面联想。

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There is no desire for more grand bargains that would give the North more aid in return for more false promises.

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Many people start their own businesses as an alternative to working for someone else and nothing more, with no desire for employees, infrastructure, or the headaches and risk of an actual business.

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The banks, facing serious financial problems of their own, had no great desire to pour more money into a liquor group whose total debts, estimated at 4 trillion won, amount to 29 times its equity.

ECONOMIST: South Korean banks