我一直打算写信，但总找不到时间。

I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.

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尽管他们很快乐，但总缺少点什么。

Happy as they were, there was something missing.

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6月份，非自愿兼职数量有所增加，但总的趋势是下降的。

There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down.

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And I have actually seen evidence over the years, mercifully, just a small amount of evidence, but there are, in a group like this, always a few students who come in with a really strong background in high school.

这几年我已经见到了实例，令人感激的是，只有小部分人，但在这，像这样的一个小组，总有一些来到我们这的学生,在高中打下了良好的基础。

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And in that sense, a lot of my classes are difficult, I have a lot of help on.

虽然有些课程很难，但总能得到很多帮助。

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And you meant to get to it sooner, but you had a lot of other things to do.

本来是打算早点开始准备的，但你总有很多别的事要做。

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