We were lucky to raise the first round of money before the Internet bubble burst.

幸运的是，我们在泡沫破灭之前,完成了第一轮融资。

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I'm generally pretty impressed by what the, what my classmates have gotten up to before they came to school here.

我的同学在入学之前已经完成的事情让我印象深刻。

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You may take on a long-term project and then die before you've been able to complete it; or alternatively, you may peak too soon and then continue to stick around in an anti-climactic way.

你可能承担了一个长期的项目,然后在你能完成之前就死了，或者，你可能太快达到人生高峰,然后继续在平淡中徘徊。

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How can I finish this 15 page report by tomorrow?

我怎么可能在明天之前完成这15页的报告呢？

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But they don't do it by the required deadline.

但他们没能在截止时间之前完成。

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How can I finish this by tomorrow?

我怎么可能在明天之前完成呢？

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