Books do change lives, I know; and many readers have told me that Number the Stars changed theirs when they were young, that it made them think about both cruelty and courage.

我知道，书籍的确能改变生活；许多读者告诉我说，《数星星》在他们年轻时改变了他们的生活，这本书让他们思索残酷和勇气。

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I told both of them how long and carefully I had taught my horse to walk over the girls.

我告诉了他们两个多久而且小心地我已经教我的马在女孩之上走。

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He defined confidence and optimism and told me that I had both, and warned me never to lose them.

他给信心和乐观下了定义，并且告诉我，我两样都有；同时告诫我千万不要丢掉这两个方面。

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"Like I told both of them, they're both going to have ample opportunity to win the job outright, but, obviously as we stand here today, that's going to have to play itself out during the season, " Porter said.

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When I asked them how they did it, they both laughed and told me that it wasn't always an easy road.

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