She owned and operated three McDonald's shops in Illinois, but as a divorced mother of three boys, she yearned for a business that would provide for her children and let her spend more time with them.

她在伊利诺斯州拥有并经营着三家麦当劳店，但作为一个有三个儿子的离异母亲，她渴望有一份工作，既能养活她的孩子们，又能让她有更多时间陪他们。

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Our family is the closest kin we have in the world, so spend more time with them.

家庭式我们在这个社会中所处的最亲密的一个组织形式，多花一些时间和家人在一起吧。

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Whenever you think of someone, or spend time with someone, and feel a desire to spend more time with them in the future, make note of it.

无论何时，当你想起某人，抑或是想与某人共处，抑或是感觉到想将来与某人更多地相处的愿望时，把它记下来。

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you really want to spend more time with them. Because they seem like a fantastic person.

你很想跟他多花点时间，因为他看起来是很不错的人。

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I need to spend less time at the office and more time with my family, telling the people that I love that I love them, doing the things that are important to me, spend less time worrying about getting ahead, making money,getting the plasma TV,whatever it is.

我要花更少时间在工作上，多陪陪家人，告诉我爱的人们我爱他们，做那些对我来说重要的事情，不再浪费时间担心如何获得成功，想着赚大钱，买等离子电视什么的。

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As fathers and parents, we've got to spend more time with them, and help them with their homework, and replace the video game or the remote control with a book once in awhile.

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An involved father is any dad who has made changes to his life, whether temporary or permanent, in order to meet the daily needs of his children or to spend more time with them.

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