they send you the hard decisions," "By the time a decision gets to your desk, it is a hard decision.

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But,it's hard,if you're fourty-seven years, your job is a pretender to the throne, it's difficult.He had a hard time getting around.

但是,如果你要花四十七年,去争夺王位,是很不容易的,他做得很艰苦

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