livelihood: a means of earning money in order to live
sparingly: in a way that is careful to use or give only a little of something
contingency: an event that may or may not happen; the fact that events are not certain
Occasionally, despite all my effort, the unexpected does come up, creating a situation where it would be unwise or impossible to keep a promise I have made. But I value that promise. I either keep it anyway, or explain the situation thoroughly to the person involved and ask to be released from the promise.
偶爾，儘管我盡了所有的努力，還是會有意想不到的事情發生，導致我無法或不可能遵守我所許下的承諾。但是我很珍惜這個承諾。無論如何，我都會遵守承諾，或是向當事人徹底解釋情況，並懇求體諒。
delegate: a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them
Unclear expectations in the area of goals also undermine communication and trust.
目標方面的期望不清晰會破壞溝通和信任。
undermine: to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective
The cause of almost all relationship difficulties is rooted in conflicting or ambiguous expectations around roles and goals.
幾乎所有(工作上的)人際關係的困境，都源自於圍繞角色和目標的衝突或模糊(期望)。
We create many negative situations by simply assuming that our expectations are self-evident and that they are clearly understood and shared by other people.
我們簡單地假設自己的期望是不言而喻的，而且假定其他人也清楚了解並認同我們的期望，因而製造了許多(不必要的)負面情況。
Stephen R. Covey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Online Dictionaries Used:
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www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
Translated with the help of DeepL and edited
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