She did work which by rights should be done by someone else.

她做了按理本应由其他人做的工作。

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Not only did I lose a whole Saturday every few weeks, I found that getting work done in a disorganized space was harder. I couldn't focus well, and I didn't feel productive.

这样做下来，我不仅每隔几周就要损失一整个周六，而且还发觉在一个乱糟糟的地方工作起来比较困难，因为我无法集中注意力，并且效率不高。

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She examined it and did not find herself in the art.She wrote that she had been taught to work like others.She decided then that she would not spend her life doing what had already been done.

她写道她一直以来学到的仅仅是像其他人一样去进行创作，接着她决定她将不会再把她的人生花费在去做别人已经做过的事情上。

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In the process of getting your work done, did you stumble upon a new product or service that your company could capitalize on?

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Odetta came after me and did the work songs, which were done by the slaves that were taken from Africa.

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