他迈出了在美国废除奴隶制的第一步。

He took the first step to abolish slavery in America.

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目前，他已经迈出了坚实的第一步：鼓励员工更加士气高涨地销售咖啡。

For now, he's taken a solid first step: getting the troops jazzed to sell some coffee.

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回归影坛也许是一场胜利也许是一个可怕的失败，但起码他会迈出这一步，而且不出意料，这将意味着《神奇绅士联盟》不会是他最后一部电影，这本身就是一件值得做的事情。

And, if nothing else, it would mean that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen wouldn't be his final film. That alone has to be worth something.

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