他们想征服阿富汗人的意图耗费大量金钱而且无效，只维持了十年的时间。

Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.

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尽管苏比约翰花了更长时间完成项目，而且两人完成的任务都很成功，但当有职位空缺时，苏得到了第一次升职。

Although Sue took longer to complete her projects than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion when there came a vacancy.

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但作为成年人，我们也获得了支配自己日记的能力，而且能够安排时间来享受我们喜欢的事情，这一点很重要。

But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love.

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