At first I am startled when I crack open the door, but then I realize that perhaps I've been expecting them all along.

我先是一惊，随后开了门，我知道，最重要的一刻还是来临。

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At first, we were busy having fun, and charged everything to my credit cards instead, but then I began to realize how much in debt I was.

一开始，我们忙着玩，把所有的钱都记在我的信用卡上，但后来我开始意识到我欠了多少债。

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Then suddenly you realize because God has been in Christ, not because of anything I do, but because what he's done; that radically has to change your attitude.

就是这样，突然之间你明白了：这一切是因为上帝一直在基督里，而不是因为我自己做了什么，是因为祂已经成就了什么。——这将彻底地、不由分说地改变你的态度。

youdao

And I don't know, I used to love to quote from it but then I began to realize I'm only quoting that because it's about a guy's eye being gouged out.

我以前讲课很喜欢从中引用,后来我意识到我引用它只是因为,它写的是一个人的眼珠被刨出来而已

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But then I had to take a step back and realize it was a different time, a different era and a different country.

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They realize they can't afford that, but then go to say, well, perhaps I can refinance.

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