"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

It's based on the ancient form of Japanese poetry, which is something that I had never tried myself.

这些诗是根据日本古代诗歌形式创作的，我自己都从没试过。

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Anyway, my mother tried to paint me, but I'd never hold still long enough.

我母亲也试过给我画肖像,可我总是坐不住

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"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else, always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you could be, that is under your control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Strong enough to interfere with the ambitions of emperors and kings, it never was able to impose its own domination, though some of the Popes surely tried.

也无法与君主帝王的,雄心壮志相抗衡,宗教是无法统治一个国家的,一些教皇的努力也以失败告终

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They were the same people who were always trying to annex Cuba; about four times over they tried to annex Cuba, and it's still a bit of mystery how it never happened.

他们与妄图吞并古巴的是同一伙人,他们曾四次试图吞并古巴,这个阴谋最终因何没有得逞倒是个谜

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