It was about this time that I began to realise that happiness does not come from doing what other people expect you to do, from material possessions, or from social standing.

这时候我意识到幸福并不来自于做周围人期待你做的事情，也不来自于物质财富，也不来自于社会地位。

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A few weeks ago, what began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time.

几周前，在一个原本与平时毫无二致的周六清晨，生活又给我上了一课，就如它会时不时教授你一些东西一样。

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The good news is that the disorder may be on the wane, with the Apiary Inspectors of America reporting that deaths from CCD are below 30% for the first time since the crisis began.

庆幸的是，这种疾病带来的威胁可能会逐步减弱，美国蜂场检疫报告说，情况得到了好转，自危机爆发以来，因感染CCD而死亡的蜜蜂比率首次降到了30%。

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The chief electoral officer was challenged by some politicians angry that by tea-time no results had emerged from the count which began at 0900 BST.

BBC: Former Assembly Speaker criticises poll count system

From the day we began this campaign, I always said that change takes time.

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Privately-funded efforts to save this regal bird from extinction had been underway for some time at that point, and the federal government began its own efforts in 1966 with the passage of the Endangered Species Preservation Act, the precursor to the more comprehensive Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973.

FORBES: The Radical Abuse of the ESA Threatens the US Economy