"My son was in fourth grade and told me, 'I'm not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume.'" she said.

“我儿子四年级的时候告诉我：‘我注定一事无成，因为我的简历上没有任何东西可以填。’”她说。

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Is this what I want my life to amount to?

这难道是我想要的生活吗？

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Budget deficits are expected to amount to 6.4% of euro-area GDP this year, rising to 6.9% in 2010.

财政预算赤字预计将达到欧元区GDP的6.4%，2010年将达到6.9%。

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In many countries, women are half as likely as men to use fertilizers to increase the amount of crops.

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One is time, that I think it takes certain amount of time to shed the thoughts, the anxiety in everything else.

第一是时间，要想,摆脱一些想法，摆脱焦虑，是需要一定的时间的。

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It's actually better to spend a certain amount of time just keeping your body in good condition

其实花一定时间保持身体的良好状态更好，

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Would the first 2 cards dealt to you amount to below 13 or over 13?

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It does not seem to amount to much but it does mean that life is possible here.

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In recent years, the U.S. government has increasingly conformed to what amount to shariah blasphemy laws.

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