Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom.

我的爱情是在友谊这块地基上建起的高楼大厦。它经过了旷日持久的培养才得以开花。

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Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?

为什么有些人比其他人大器晚成呢？

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Just before it was ready to blossom, it died.

就在它即将绽放的时候，它就枯死了。

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Crowds expect a beautiful show as the cherry trees blossom along the edge of the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial.

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But a raving autumn shears Blossom from the summer's wreath; The older is condemned to death, Pardoned, drags out lonely years Conspiring among the ignorant.

可是一个肃杀的秋天啊,从夏日的花环上剪下鲜花；,年长者被判处死刑，遇赦后，挨过寂寞的一年年,在愚氓中间从事阴谋。

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That's why I'm here to help you blossom in your studies.

这就是为什么我在这里，帮助你学有所成。

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Peace can no more be forced to flower than a flower can be forced to blossom.

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However, few have examined whether viable oppositions exist in China that would allow a democracy to blossom.

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Instead of allowing the innovation to blossom, it remained chained to the old products and the old ways.

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