Instead, they are looking for "the sure thing", the thing that can give them success with the least amount of uncertainty.

相反的，他们还在寻求“事实”，这些事实和一些未经确认的事实一起为企业家带成成功。

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I am not precisely sure how long I stayed frozen in that position, but the next thing I recall is the apparition vanishing before my eyes.

我不能精准地确定我在那个位置上呆了多久，但我记得的下一件事就是那个幽灵在我眼前消失了。

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One thing is for sure, traveling will be much easier from now on, as I can leave whenever I want without having to juggle rent, the dog, and well stuff.

有一件事是肯定的，从现在开始旅行将变得容易得多，因为只要我想，我可以随时启程，而不必应付房租、狗狗和其他东西。

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"The most important thing from my perspective is making sure the American people understand we don't have two sets of rules here.

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He's more likely to be someone who plays by the rules, avoids dangers, and bets on the sure thing.

他们只会循规守据,只做自己有把握的事情，绝不做任何有风险的事。

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Facebook It's that 70% of the people come back to the site everyday and making sure that that remains, not just because we're doing some gimmicky thing.

每天有70%的人来登录,并且要保持这一状态，靠得不是噱头和花招。

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Weddings, which used to be a nice little earner, are not the sure thing they once were.

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They wanted the sure thing.

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It does, however, make the odds against his successful defense of American interests a bit less like those faced by Horatius at the bridge, if not yet the "sure thing" the merits of the case ought to dictate.

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