He started late, but he was able to catch the eight o 'clock train.

他出发晚了，但他努力一把，还是赶上了八点钟的火车。

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But he started late, his support is concentrated among the better-off, and his opponents have made much of the fact that he holds an American passport as well as a Peruvian one.

但是他起步较晚，他的支持者主要是经济条件较好的人，而他的对手则利用其同时持有秘鲁和美国两国护照这一事实对其进行攻击。

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He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up.

他开始努力工作已为时太晚—不可能赶上了。

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In the late nineteen thirties, he started to collect small pieces of paper including food paper packaging, paper cups and book pages.

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He started late, and lost his nerve as the boat's structural problems came to light.

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In a way, Jay-Z was fortunate because, by entertainment standards, he started late.

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He started to explode late in the third quarter, however, making five of six shots.

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