When you desire to say or do something that is not really important, wait a few seconds before talking or acting.

但你想说或做一些不是很重要的事情时，在此之前先冷静一会。

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We’re insufferably self-aware, like some post-modern novel, so that the brain can’t go for more than a few seconds before it starts calling attention to itself.

我们耐不住地时时处于自我意识之中，就像阅读后现代小说一样，几秒不到，我们的大脑就会重回自我意识的漩涡之中。

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Iverson paused to contemplate for a few seconds before adding with a smile: "No, say pass like Magic."

艾弗森停下来沉思了几秒钟，然后微笑道：“不，是说像魔术师那样传球。”

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The flat, black-looking skin of the whale peaked above the water for just a few seconds before submerging again.

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