By the same token, losing is a ticket to subservience, reminding us of the importance of winning and thrusting us back into the race, no matter how often we lose (think about the gambler's mentality).

根据同样的标志，输了就是俯首听命的入场券，提醒我们认识获赢的重要，把我们推回到竞赛当中，无论我们输得多么地频繁(想想赌徒的心态吧)。

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Back in the 1970s, a handful of thrusting, young Japanese firms, including Casio, Kenwood and Kyocera (then known as Kyoto Ceramics), also invested in research and had great success.

ECONOMIST: Small firms in Japan