"I do believe that I am going to make a difference to those guys that are coming to South Africa."

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But again, these are the extreme circumstance that do make a difference, such as I said, a homeless person, of course, income will make a difference to that person.

这些是能产生区别的,极端情况，比如我举的无家可归者的例子，收入当然会改善他的境遇。

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But whether or not you do so doesn't seem to make a big difference.

但不论你是否选择这样做,都不会有什么太大的影响

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Just want to do things on my own: Can I make a difference?

只想做自己的事，我能否实现改变？

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