“Once we settle on a project, we can spend a year or more investigating it.”
一旦定下選題,我們可以花一年甚至更久去調查它。
這句把調查新聞的時間尺度說得理直氣壯:不是拖,是值得。它把「慢」當成一種職業標準,適合任何強調深度、拒絕敷衍的場合,句子剋制卻很有底氣。
Once we settle on something, we can spend a year or more doing it.
說明某項工作值得長期投入時用,語氣自信、剋制。
Once we commit to a story, we give it all the time it needs. / Some things deserve months, not days.
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Once 起句輕,settle on a project 稍慢,a year or more 把 more 拉長。
Once we commit to a cause, we can spend years working on it. 一旦認定一件事,我們可以花好幾年去做。
Once we pick a topic, we can take a whole year to research it. 一旦選定題目,我們可以花整整一年來研究。
