I knew this was the question I needed to examine. I knew that fear was what had caused me to feel confused and thus unable to proceed with my work.

我觉得这个问题我需要搞清楚，我知道害怕是使我迷惑并且不能开展我工作的主要原因。

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After the boy finished with his own story, he proceed to ask me to tell him mine.

那个男孩儿讲完自己的故事后又让我告诉他我的故事。

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For instance, if my unconscious should prefer not to give me ideas, I could not proceed with my lecture, because I could not invent the next step.

举个例子，如果我的潜意识不想给我提供想法，我将无法进行我的演讲，因为我无法创造出下一步。

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Not surprisingly, almost all managers answer both questions with a resounding yes and then proceed to give me dozens of heartfelt examples of how complexity gets in the way.

FORBES: Are you a complexity creator?

Any fool could see, she explained in matter-of-fact tones, that it would be a mistake to proceed with medical treatment if the stars in heaven were aligned against me.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Healing Of America'