It is not the first time that I had a break though, but today, this microphone in front of me now makes me feel a bit strange…

虽然不是第一次休假，但今天我面前的麦克风让我感到有点陌生…

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I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person's world.

诗歌的所体现的思想深深吸引了我，让我相信文字是具有创造或者毁灭一个人的世界的能力。

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I'm on a scheme that's called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the company I used to work for.

我参加了一个叫做分阶段退休的计划，我可以在6个月的休假后，向之前工作的公司申请项目工作。

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On the weekend I had a break from reading the Sunday papers to sing the Hokey Cokey with a group of toddlers.

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