Manifestly, then, in this period of his life--if a chronology which is in a great measure cojectural may be accepted--Chancer had been a busy worker, and his pen had covered many a page with the results of his rapid productivity. Perhaps, his "Words unto his own Scrivener," which we may fairly date about this time, were rather too hard on "Adam." Authors ARE often hard on persons who have to read their handiwork professionally; but in the interest of posterity poets may be permitted an execration or two against whosoever changes their words as well as against whosoever moves their bones:--英文原著 · 《Chaucer》
Three momentous things symbolize the era that begins its cycle with the memorable year of 1776: the Declaration of Independence, the steam engine, and Adam Smith's book, "The Wealth of Nations." The Declaration gave birth to a new nation, whose millions of acres of free land were to shift the economic equilibrium of the world; the engine multiplied man's productivity a thousandfold and uprooted in a generation the customs of centuries; the book gave to statesmen a new view of economic affairs and profoundly influenced the course of international trade relations.英文原著 · 《The Armies of Labor》
This whole thing was a psy-op to ruin our morale and our productivity-- Worked pretty damn well.美剧 · 《Billions》
It's a focus ratchet, a productivity booster.美剧 · 《Billions》
All I'm talking about is investment, increasing productivity - and reducing waste. - Waste?!美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
I don't think that's gonna help my productivity.美剧 · 《Shameless》