A key priority was to build up their physical strength, an area in which they had come off second best against their rivals.

一个关键的优先就是加强她们的身体力量，这是她们落后于对手的第二点。

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So when she was laid off from a human resources position at a Chicago-area hospital in January, she knew the time had come to finally get her own credential.

所以，一月份她被芝加哥一家医院的人力资源部门被辞退时，她知道自己该获得一张本科文凭了。

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