Often in a quiet moment, just before going to sleep, while reviewing the day, we try to work out how friends and family might interpret what we've said and done.

通常是在入睡前的安静环境下，我们一边回顾一天，一边努力想清楚自己的朋友和家人会怎么评价自己的所作所为。

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I met them the day they movedin, and I saw what they brought with them - beautiful dreams forthe future and quiet hopes for a better life not just forthemselves, but for their children, too.

我在他们搬来那天起认识的他们，我看到他们带来的――对美好未来的憧憬；为更好生活的向往，为自己更为了孩子。

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It's hard to stay focused once the day gets started, so it is key to schedule a few minutes a day to just be quiet and focus on what needs to be done.

新的一天开始后，人们很难保持专注，所以，每天用几分钟时间让自己保持平静，专心思考需要完成的任务，便显得尤为关键。

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Many High Street retailers had reported a last-minute surge in shoppers the last weekend before Christmas, and bumper Boxing Day sales, following what had otherwise been a fairly quiet run-up to Christmas, not helped by the rain.

BBC: UK retail sales fall in December