When I faced difficult work, like thinking through an article idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time, for example, a more sinister screen would draw me in.

当我面对困难的工作时，比如思考一篇文章的构思，或者第一百次编辑同样的草稿时，一个更罪恶的屏幕会吸引我。

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Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.

母亲们不仅得不到报酬，而且所干的乏味艰辛的活儿也很少被留意。

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This is the main function for module loading, making use of numerous other functions to do the difficult work.

这是加载模块的主要函数，它利用许多其他函数完成困难的工作。

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"You are helping us to build a cleaner, brighter future and a stronger more prosperous economy and my administration and our country will support you in that difficult work,"

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But I don't think it's actually, more work, or more difficult work.

但我不觉得，其实，功课更多或功课更难。

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I'm not going to have you work long hours on difficult problems to be submitted and then graded.

我的作业不会让你们花费大量的时间,去钻研很难的问题，然后交上来让我打分。

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Policy makers in Beijing seem to acknowledge this, but creating genuinely independent Chinese consumers will be difficult work.

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We seek to engage his intellect, and for most people this is the most difficult work of all.

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The study revealed that difficult work-life conflicts stall many tech women mid-career and force others to sacrifice their personal lives.

FORBES: Women In Tech Make Sacrifices To Succeed