起初，我的眼睛上方被卡住了，然后，当我不放弃地继续完成任务时，我的鼻子卡住了，暂时阻止了我的伸入。

At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry.

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当我在研究生院的学业进行到中期的时候，我的学费突然用完了，我不得不放弃了学业。

When I was in the middle of my career at graduate school, my tuition suddenly ran out and I had to drop out.

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1969年提及皇室家庭的财政情况时说：明年我们的经济情况不会太好了，我可能都不得不放弃打马球了。

I shall probably have to give up polo. 'On the Royal Family's finances in 1969.

youdao

Last year I was virtually ready to drop it and then, I kid you not,that very afternoon,I came across a quote.

去年我真的都要放弃这个讨论了，不开玩笑，那天下午，我看到一句引言。

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Haven't I taken back the assumption that in order to believe it, you've got to be able to picture it? Not quite.

我不就是放弃了不能相信无法想象的东西，这个假设吗，其实不然。

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