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He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues.

他对科学界在这些问题上的思考施加了相当大的影响。

A higher educational background exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me.

高等教育背景对很多人都有极大的吸引力，我也不例外。

That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.

部分原因是，设定现实目标的人确实工作效率更高、更努力去实现这些目标。

Do not exert yourself unnecessarily.

不要无谓地耗费自己的精力。