Much better, too, to do so in a small group where offers can be compared and ambitions bid up, rather than trying to engage the whole world at once.

先在小范围内实行要比试图立即应用于全世界要好多了。在小范围内，互相间可以比较，也可以增强野心。

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In a bid to become more organized, you may start using post-it notes, create to-do lists, buy personal organizers, etc.

为了做到更有条理性，你要开始使用便利贴，创建任务清单，购买个人备忘记事本等。

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Why, then, have the Saudis mounted a risky bid to do just that, by boosting oil output and summoning the world's top energy officials to an emergency meeting in Jeddah on June 22nd?

那么，沙特为何要于6月22日在吉达通过提高石油产量和邀请世界能源高官召开紧急会议，提出一个冒险的出价？

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Much better, too, to do so in a small group where offers can be compared and ambitions bid up, rather than trying to engage the whole world at once.

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