The more you do to fill in the holes and cracks, then sand it, the easier it is to paint -- and the better the room looks.

开始粉刷之前，需要填补各处的窟窿和缝隙，然后打磨平整。 这些工作做得越完善，刷漆就越容易，房间就会越漂亮。

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Even back then, early in the war, his opinion differed considerably from Lees, for it appeared to him that we like fighting plenty, and the more terrible it is the better.

即便在当时，战争开始还没有多久，他也完全不同意李的说法，因为这个说法像是在说我们原本是好战的，而且希望战争越残酷就越好。

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We may not be able to get it to be perfect, but we can get it to be a lot better than it is now, which then makes us a lot more competitive.

我们可能做不到完美，但我们可以使相关流程在原有基础上大为改善，这样一来，我们的竞争力就会大大提高。

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And by learning what it is about economic development or housing that actually helps to improve health, we can then design more programs and ultimately make better use of the knowledge that we have."

VOA: special.2009.07.20

And if there is something else, something more, something better that we should be considering, then what is it?

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And if the financial news is bad, if the economy is the conversation and it's more about the economy and less about moose meat, then obviously the Democrats fare better.

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