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Fortunately, most parents give serious thought to naming their children, with social acceptance usually being a key consideration.
所幸的是，絕大部分父母在給孩子取名時(shí)都會(huì)認(rèn)真考慮，而能否爲(wèi)社會(huì)所接受通常是他們所考慮的最重要的方麪。
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Yet, if we don't give serious thought to our goals and how we can reach them, our time, money, and emotions will be dictated by others.
然而，若我們不嚴(yán)肅思考我們的目標(biāo)及到達(dá)的方式，我們的時(shí)間、金錢和感情都要受制於他人。
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As a Capricorn, you give serious thought to your goals and organise your plans carefully.
作爲(wèi)摩羯，你縂是認(rèn)真地考慮你的目標(biāo)，仔細(xì)地組織你的計(jì)劃。

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Well, this might be as good as time as any to give some serious thought to Windows -- specifically, whether you want to stick around for Win8, and whether you'd prefer using the new OS on a touchscreen.
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