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You can't spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won't work. You'll just end up missing the life you have.
你与其一生如履薄冰只为躲避灾祸，不如放手去活——防住了万一，却辜负了当下。

a lacklustre conference
不尽人意的销售数据预示着会有更多人被裁员。
The lacklustre sales figures foreshadow more redundancies.

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.
奉承如同口香糖：享受无妨，切忌当真。