Make a list, place boxes next to each item, and tick off the boxes as you get things done.

列个清单，在每一项边上留个框框，当你完成事情后就在框框里打个勾。

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Take an interest in the things that make her tick -- from her work to her volunteer work, her hobbies and life goals.

同时对她要做的事也感兴趣，这些事情包括从她的工作到她的志愿者服务工作，以及她的爱好和生活目标。

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If we can engage the South African community on top of our own community then we're beginning to make things tick, because at the moment rugby isn't ticking.

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The alien and unknowable are the things that make Mulder tick, whereas Scully wants evidence.

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