Standing permanently on guard at the fulcrum of competing privatised arms of the state, armed with his suitcase of his rivals' commercial secrets, is a more tedious occupation.
一直在那盯着国家重要的富有竞争的私营部门,臂弯箱子里夹着竞争对手的商业秘密是一件多么沉闷的事情。
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But this time imagine that you have no idea what your social standing, income or talent level are going to be in the new state.
不过这一次假定你对自己的社会地位、收入和智识水准全然不知。
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Depressing reports about how quickly the world's tropical forests are being felled are commonplace. But depressing reports about the state of the trees that are still standing are much rarer.