I think most people who have served in the White House would agree with that characterization and try to run their lives that way.

我想很多在白宫,工作过的人都会同意这种描述,而且会尽力,以这样的方式经营自己的生活。

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Were you and the president and everybody else in the White House worked as hard as you could, but things just sort of run away, took on a life of its own.

你们在白宫,尽心尽力地工作,但形势却还是会失控吗，就像是自己有想法似的。

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