This is the perplexing thing about procrastination: although it seems to involve avoiding unpleasant tasks, indulging in it generally doesn't make people happy.

这就是拖延症令人困惑的地方：尽管它是在避免令人不愉快的任务，但是沉湎于其中也不会让人快乐。

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"Beyond petroleum" is the British company's perplexing yet startlingly successful advertising slogan. But it may be a long time indeed before the oil giant truly moves beyond petroleum.

“不仅仅贡献石油”这条令人费解却又十分成功的广告词正是英国石油公司宣称的公司理念，然而这个石油巨头要想真的不仅仅贡献石油恐怕还需要很长很长的时间。

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Some vexation not known there is perplexing me, perhaps it is the colds of these days.

不知道那里来的一些烦恼困扰着我，或许是这几天的感冒吧。

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So maybe none of this is surprising even if it is perplexing.

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While its Nintendo TVii strategy may be smart and surprising, its philosophy toward gaming is as perplexing as it is problematic.

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