I don't feel sorry for Carl. He knew the score, he knew what he had to do and couldn't do it.

我并不为卡尔感到难过。他了解实情，他知道他必须做什么，但又没能做成。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

My husband knew that I did not just flippantly decide one day to leave it all and go to Iraq. He knew that coming here was a deep calling that I felt from God. Linda poses with two soldiers in Iraq.

我丈夫知道，我并不是在一天之内轻率地决定抛开一切而来伊拉克的，他知道我所以要去伊拉克是因为我感受了上帝的深情召唤。

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My husband knew that I did not just flippantly decide one day to leave it all and go to Iraq. He knew that coming here was a deep calling that I felt from God. Linda poses with two soldiers in Iraq.

我丈夫知道，我并不是在一天之内轻率地决定抛开一切而来伊拉克的，他知道我所以要去伊拉克是因为我感受了上帝的深情召唤。

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