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I disagree, They talk instead of doing homework.

我不赞同，他们以聊天代替做作业。

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Or why do we always wait for someone to apologize to us first instead of doing it ourselves?

或者，为什么我们总是等着别人先来道歉，而不是我们自己先去？

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Instead,we proved we are still a people capable of doing big things."

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and trail run instead of doing it on the street

在小路上跑，而不是在街上

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So there is more even playing field instead of the 21:1 ratio, we are doing much more, focusing on the positive.

比起21比1的比率，两方更均衡，我们做得更多，除了专注于积极的一面。

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Why are we humans so drawn into human drama instead of doing something productive?

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So now, humans get to supervise robots instead of doing mundane tasks, people working alongside robots.

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Instead of doing what they always did, the editors are going to produce what the market wants.

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