It took me years to understand the flattery principle’s corollary: Flattery always works–even when the “flatteree” knows he is being flattered.
我几年后才体会到拍马的要义：拍马走遍天下——即使人们知道你是在奉承他。
It never occurred to me that I ought to save this money. And it took me years to understand that most of the Stuff I was buying would end up gathering dust after very little use.
我从来就没想过要存下这笔钱，所以过了很多年之后，我才明白我买的多数物品都只用过几次就放下不用了，只能等着落灰变旧。
It took years for me to understand what "pay yourself first" really meant, and by that time, I was already in financial trouble.
我花了很多年才明白“首先支付自己”的真正含义，而且那时候我已经陷入财务困境了。
It took years for me to understand that I had to go to Vietnam to find her or we would not have met.
我花了几年明白我不得不去越南找到她，否则我们就不会遇见。
It took years for me to understand that I had to go to Vietnam to find her or we would not have met.
我花了几年明白我不得不去越南找到她，否则我们就不会遇见。
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