No one has complete control over how things turn out, but unless you're being forced to do something against your will, you still have a chance to influence the outcome.

谁也没有对事情结果如何上面有完全的控制，可是除非你被迫要违心做某件事，否则，你还是有机会影响结果。

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This implies that I will temporarily cease the writing of long poem "Divine prophecy", turn to think over something beside poetry.

这意味着，我将暂时停止写作长诗《神谕》，转而思考一些诗歌之外的东西。

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Wouldn't you rather spend it doing something other than fighting over whose turn it is to clean the toilet?

难道你不能做一些其他事情而非要为该谁打扫厕所进行争吵吗？

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It gives everyone an opportunity to take something normally over-the-top and turn it into a creative outlet.

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But humans wearing cameras would have an advantage over surveillance cameras: the innate ability to turn their heads to look at something important or interesting.

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But if you want to fret over the next financial catastrophes, turn your gaze away from energy futures and focus on something far more obscure: credit default swaps.

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