An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry.

明智的男人会考虑失败的可能性，但他不会让自己沉迷于无谓的担心当中。

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She pretended to preoccupy herself studying the chamber's portal, furnishing Tesla with a bit of illusory breathing space. At the same time, she sharpened her eyes and ears in his direction.

她假装正全神贯注于研究这间厅室的入口，以便给泰斯拉一点虚幻的喘息时间，而同时却对他所在的方位擦亮眼睛和竖起耳朵。

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An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry.

一个有才智的人顾及失败的前景，但他不让没意义的担心占满他的思绪。

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Recovery has been much slower and much more uneven than most forecasts had suggested at the beginning of this year, and opinion polls during the election showed that economic worries at home preoccupy Americans more than the prospect of war with Iraq.

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With Europe's populations weary of the constitutional navel-gazing and foreign policy grandstanding which seems to preoccupy their leaders so often, the Barcelona meeting is a chance to demonstrate their concern with bread-and-butter issues like jobs.

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