Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington.

之后我突然想到了这个答案。自路林顿起这答案就一直明摆在我面前。

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I was standing in front of the sink the other day and realised a great photo opportunity was staring me in the face.

有一天我站在水池前，忽然意识到在我面前就有一个很棒的拍摄机会。

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But being congenitally unable to see a good idea when it was staring me in the face, I didn't do anything about it for another six years.

但是由于天生愚钝，就算一个好主意正在面前盯着我脸我都看不见它，我6年没有做关于它的任何东西。

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So there it is, a great Apple trade staring me in the face, so here you go folks, a copy book trading opportunity.

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