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决定
Decisions
It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him.
这是金正日的决定，我们不能替他做这个决定。
The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.
知道多少才算足够的唯一方法，就是做得太多，然后再退一步。
If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.
如果你谈论先发制人，你最好知道一些事情，而不是思考一些事情。
Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.
决定何时开球至关重要，这取决于比赛的进展。
They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.
他们是了不起的孩子，所以我们让他们做决定，但也有纪律。
Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it.
碰壁后，下一步合乎逻辑的做法是不要用头撞墙。
If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.
如果我能重新开始我的职业生涯?也许我会对自己说，快一点。
Don’t think so. We all make our choices, and those choices have consequences.
不这么认为。我们都做出了自己的选择，而这些选择会产生后果。
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
千万不要在你生气的时候做任何事情，因为你会把一切都做错。
Goodness is something chosen. When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man.
善良是被选择的。当一个人无法选择时，他就不再是一个人。
It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.
我们总是在一种短暂的精神状态下作出持久的决定。
Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.
太多的批评人士把国会的审议工作错当成了它的决定。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.
我们几乎总是有选择，选择越好，我们就越能掌控自己的生活。
In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof.
在改变主意和证明没有必要这么做之间的选择，大多数人忙于证明。
If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.
如果你在面对一个大难题时拖延……把问题分解成几个部分，一次处理一个部分。
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
人们总是在试图做他们不能做的事情时忽略了他们能做的事情。
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
哲学家不应该试图逃避下定决心的责任。
Each man must reach his own verdict, by weighing all the relevant evidence.
每个人都必须权衡所有相关证据，得出自己的结论。