He became a writer after an unfulfilling apprenticeship as an architect.

托马斯曾当过建筑工学徒未果，之后他成为一名作家。

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Before Colleen shipped out, they had achieved a sense of balance, something to maintain the shape of their marriage, as unfulfilling as it often was.

科琳坐船离开之前，他们原本已经达成某种平衡，找到了可以维持他们婚姻的某种东西，尽管这个婚姻常常让他们不能满足。

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Whether it's television, magazine subscriptions, unfulfilling relationships, or commitments, anything that steals too much of our time and attention should be a candidate for elimination.

无论是电视、报刊、不尽人意的关系，还是诺言，任何占用我们过多时间和注意力的事情都应该被我们消灭掉。

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After embarking an unfulfilling career at a large power company, Johan decided to return to the energy and sense of purpose that came with working with young people and math.

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So even as I worked after graduation in a few unfulfilling jobs here in New York -- I will not list them all -- (laughter) -- even as I went from motley apartment to motley apartment, I reached out.

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And Shearer swiftly followed this move with the introduction of Owen, giving the injury-plagued England striker the opportunity to possibly end an unfulfilling spell on Tyneside with a flourish.

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