It was a far cry from just a month ago, when no one even bothered to give Cheng a second look - let alone a piece of bread.

这简直是天壤之别，一个月之前，甚至没有人肯多看程一眼，更不用说给他一片面包之类的了。

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I was worried so much that I couldn't wait even one second. But I just could not go back.

仓里满：“所以我很着急，但是没有办法，因为我不能赶回去。” …

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''We are in an urgent situation, and we cannot afford losing even just one minute or one second, '' she said, referring to South Korea's struggling economy.

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' But you have just one second, or even not one second, it just has to be automatic.

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Refusing to do so, or even collecting checks from an unprincipled employer one second longer than necessary, is just inviting trouble.

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