I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

我渴望完成伟大而高尚的任务，但完成那些自认为伟大而高尚的微小的任务却是我的主要职责。

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It was the kobolds' task to keep the streets of Narbondellyn absolutely free of debris, and their devotion to duty was ensured by an ogre taskmaster armed with whip and daggers.

这是狗头人的任务，要保持纳邦德林一尘不染，而它们对职责的忠心耿耿全靠一个手持鞭子和匕首的食人魔来保证。

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The knowledge of teacher quality should take a teacher's fundamental duty or task, that is, "teaching school and cultivating people", as its precondition.

教师作为一种职业，对其素质的认识应以教师“教书育人”这一根本的职责或任务为前提；

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And it's much larger and more important than just me or John or any of us: It's the work of this great country calling us together, and there is no greater duty than that, no more essential task for our generation right now.

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